Comparison of Psychotherapies-Discussion Comparison of Psychotherapies-Discussion Insight or Action? Directive or Non-directive? Individual or Group? Therapy’s Strength Psychoanalysis Insight Directive Individual Searching honesty Brief psychodynamic therapy Insight Directive Individual Productive use of conflict Client-centered therapy Insight Non-directive Both Acceptance, empathy…
Core Features of Psychotherapy Discussion Core Features of Psychotherapy Discussion What do psychotherapies have in common? We have sampled only a few of the many therapies in use today. For a summary of major differences among psychotherapies, see ? Table…
Community Mental Health Programs Community Mental Health Programs Community mental health centers, which offer a wide range of mental health services and psychiatric care and are a bright spot in the area of mental health care. Such centers try to…
Psychosurgery and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Psychosurgery and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Psychosurgery (any surgical alteration of the brain) is the most extreme medical treatment. The oldest and most radical psychosurgery is the lobotomy. In prefrontal lobotomy, the frontal lobes are surgically…
Medical Therapies-Psychiatric Care Assignment Medical Therapies-Psychiatric Care Assignment Gateway Question 15.8: How do psychiatrists treat psychological disorders? Psychotherapy may be applied to anything from a brief crisis to a full-scale psychosis. However, most psychotherapists do not treat patients with major…
Knowledge Builder Behavior Therapies Knowledge Builder Behavior Therapies RECITE 1. What two types of conditioning are used in behavior modification? ______________________ and ______________________ 2. Shock, pain, and discomfort play what role in conditioning an aversion? a. conditioned stimulus b. unconditioned…
Operant Therapies-All the World Is a Skinner Box? Operant Therapies-All the World Is a Skinner Box? Gateway Question 15.7: What role do operant principles play in behavior therapy? Aversion therapy and desensitization are based on classical conditioning. Where does operant…
Aversive Therapy for Drinking Aversive Therapy for Drinking Another excellent example of aversion therapy was pioneered by Roger Vogler and his associates (1977). Vogler worked with alcoholics who were unable to stop drinking and for whom aversion therapy was a…
Therapies 521-Behavior Therapy Discussion Therapies 521-Behavior Therapy Discussion Any therapy designed to actively change behavior. Behavior modification The application of learning principles to change human behavior, especially maladaptive behavior. Aversion therapy Suppressing an undesirable response by associating it with aversive (painful or…
Overcoming the Gambler’s Fallacy-The Clinical File Overcoming the Gambler’s Fallacy-The Clinical File Seventeen-year-old Jonathan just lost his shirt again. This time, he did it playing on- line Blackjack. Jonathan started out making $5 bets and then doubled his bet over…