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| alter the biochemistry of the brain |
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What drug is for:
ADHA
anxiety
depression
bi-polar |
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ritalin for adha
paxil/xanax for anxiety
prozac, zoloft, celexa, for depression
lithium for bi-polar |
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deep brain stimulation
thin electrode surgically implanted so electrical currents can be delivered to the brain |
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| What is a disease that lesioning an area can help |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) |
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shock therapy
beneficial to those with severe depressions which are not responsive to medication/therapy. Can lead to memory impairment. Unclear on why/how it works |
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based on freudian principles believing in the impact of early childhood.
Uses free association: first thing that comes to mind
Dream interpretation
Transference: clients develop relationship with therapist based on other people in the clients life |
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| looks at unconscious conflicts, defense mechanisms and symptom resolution in a broader manner that Freud |
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| Humanistic or Client-Centered therapies |
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belief that people need to be supported and set the pace of their own therapy
unconditional positive regard
help build self esteem and feelings of acceptance with genuineness and empathy |
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| 3 Behavioral and cognitive therapies |
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Systematic desensitization
Virtual reality therapy/Exposure
Aversion Therapy |
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| Systematic Desensitization |
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| step by step process of eliminating a fear. Uses counter conditioning: pair relaxation techniques with feared situation |
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subsititutes punishment for the reinforcement of a bad habit.
Antabuse: makes you violently ill when you drink alcohol
Shock for pedophiles |
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| immersion into the feared situation/circumstance as an intervention to decrease the phobic/feared response |
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| help identify beliefs and expectations which maintain problems and conflicts. challenges distortions in thinking |
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| focus on the dynamics in the family as a system with different rules, rolse and motivations. |
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people with similar or different problem come together to provide support, strategies
normalization a key component |
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| Psychotherapy outcome research |
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1). Various therapies see similar success rates though this is challenged statistically (regression to the mean)
2). Different beliefs that some therapies do better for some disorders
3). A positive therapeutic relationship to the therapist can be vital |
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| The thing with the light moving back and forth and it helps in trauma situations |
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