PSY Chapter 15

Drug Therapies effect of psychotic hospitals

-once drugs came out they sent people out into the real world -many patients are not prepared to cope independently outside in society

Brain Stimulation

1. ECT 2.rTMS

Psychological Therapies

1. Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theory 2. Humanistic Theory 3. Behavioral Theory 4. Cognitive Theory

Factors that increase the risk for Pschological Disorders

1. poverty 2. constant criticism 3. unemployment 4. racism 5. sexism

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her. Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by _________ drugs.

Antipsychotic

Antidepressant Drugs

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors that improve mood by elevating levels of serotonin ex: Prozac

Atypical Antipsychotic

Clozapine blacks receptor for dopamine and serotonin to remove the positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Which procedure is most likely to result in a loss of memory?

Electroconvulsive Therapy

How to know which therapist is best?

Whichever makes you feel most comfortable

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

a pulsating coil is placed over prefrontal regions of the brain to treat depression with minimal side effects

Aversive Conditioning

a type of counter conditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior (alcohol)

Systematic Desensitization

a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant, relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli (spiders)

Humanistic Therapy

aim to boost self-fulfillment by helping people grow in self-awareness and self-acceptance -client centered therapy

Psychotherapy

an emotional changed, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and patient

Behavior Therapy

applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors not worried about inner causes

McKenzie's therapist believes that active listening is an extremely important component of therapy. He is probably a:

client-centered therapy

Beck's Therapy for Depression

cognition such as "I can never be happy" need to change in order for depressed patients to recover. This change is brought about by gently questioning clients

Counterconditioning

conditions new responses to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors

Antianxiety Drugs

depress the central nervous system and reduce anxiety and tension by elevating the levels of the GABA neurotransmitter ex: xanax

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates:

exposure therapy

While focusing on several thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist was making use of a technique known as:

free association

Exposure Therapy

repeatedly expose patients to things they fear and avoid extinction occurs (snakes/spiders)

What do psychological problems originate from?

repressed impulses and conflicts id-superego conflicts

Psychopharmacology

the study of drug effects on mind and behavior

Client Centered Therapy

therapists is accepting and non-judgmental builds self-esteem engages in active listening and echoes and clarifies patient's feelings

Cognitive Therapy

thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions---change from irrational to rational thinking

Electroconvulsive Therapy

used for severely depressed people who do not respond to drugs. given a muscle relaxant before the 100 volt shock

Biomedical Therapy

uses drugs or other procedures that act on the patient's nervous system

Eclectic Approach

uses various forms of healing techniques depending upon the client's unique problems

A cognitive therapist would be most likely to say:

"Can you think of a more positive interpretation of what happened?"

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

-alter the way people think and act -replace irrationals negative thinking and related behaviors (OCD patient scared of public restrooms made to go 3 times a week)

Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapies

-interpretation of hidden feelings -short-term -specific problems

Group Therapy

knowing others with similar problems family therapy self help and support group

Behavior Modification

operant conditioning procedures in which desired behaviors are rewarded and undesired behaviors are either unrewarded or punished

Free Association

patient lies on couch and speaks about whatever comes to mind

Biomedical Therapies

physical, medicinal, and other forms of biological therapies 1. Drug Therapies 2. Brain Stimulation