PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Therapeutic Relationship, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation
12 Jul 2016
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Chapter 12 learning objectives: discuss the uses of antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, minor tranquilizers, and lithium carbonate in treating emotional disorders. Antipsychotic drugs are used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Some are being prescribed off label for people with nonpsychotic disorders such as major depression. Antidepressant drugs are used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, phobias, and obsessive- compulsive disorder. Minor tranquilizers may temporarily help individuals who are having an acute anxiety attack. Lithium carbonate helps treat people who suffer from bipolar disorder: summarize the problems inherent in treating psychological disorders with drugs. Many drugs have side-effects and are only useful in moderation. Many people tend abuse these drugs and later suffer from withdrawals. Prefrontal lobotomy: two holes are drilled into the patient"s skull and a special instrument is used to crush nerve fibers running from prefrontal lobes to other areas.
