PSYCH 9C Chapter Notes - Chapter 15.1-15.3: Frontal Lobe, Panic Disorder, Monoamine Oxidase
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15 treatment of psychological disorders: how are psychological disorders treated, at this time there are no instant cures for psychological disorders. So non-biological treatments can be more effective in long term. Can be used alone or combination: although researchers are gaining better understandings of the causes of disorders it doesn"t mean they always find a cure. Ex: autism is biological and yet the best available treatment is behavioral not biological. Client would say whatever came to mind and therapist would look for signs of unconscious conflicts, where there appeared resistance discussing certain topics: dream analysis therapist would interpret the hidden meaning of the dreams. General goal was to increase the client"s awareness of his/her unconscious and how they affect them daily. Unlike frau"s they replace couch with chair and its more conversational. Explore client"s avoidance of distressing thoughts, looking for patterns, trauma, relationships etc Controversial for many years, it"s long and expensive.
