Post on 05-Jan-2016
Abnormal PsychologyTarget: Treatment and Review
Daily Question
Why do we consider some symptoms of schizophrenia “positive”?
What are some positive symptoms?
Take out your reference sheet. Stephen.Fox@marquette.edu
Review
Schizophrenia is:_____________________
The three types of Schizophrenia are:___________,____________, and
__________
What are the 3 criteria we use to determine if someone behaviors are a psychological disorder ?__________,__________,________
Treatment
Why might those with a Psychological Disorder seek treatment? Think about the 3 criteria.
Brainstorm: Think of 1 way a doctor treat diseases How do they treat them?
Treatment
Psychotherapy: therapy aimed at making patients aware of their unconscious motives so that they can gain control over their behavior.
What might be some ways of making someone aware that their behaviors are not normal?
Treatments
Ways that psychologist use psychotherapy Cognitive Therapy Behavior Therapy Biological Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Uses thoughts to control emotions and behaviors
What do you think this means in terms of treatment?
What disorders might this therapy work best for?
Mood Disorders
Behavior Therapy
Changes undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques.
One way to condition: Systematic Desensitization
Technique to help a patient overcome irrational fears.
Example: getting over a fear of dogs. What class of disorders might this
work best for? Anxiety Disorders
Biological Therapy
Assumes that there is an underlying physiological disturbance that is directly related to the psychological disorder.
Treatment is done by making up for imbalances in the brain.
Major treatment: Drug Therapy. Using medication to treat the symptoms
of the disorder. Schizophrenia, Mood, Anxiety
disorders
Treatment
Scenario:You are a clinical psychologist. A
patient comes to you and has Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
How might you treat them? What therapy(ies) might you use?
Review
What are the 3 kinds treatments psychologist use to treat psychological disorders?
_____________,____________,__________
Review game!
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