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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