Abnormal Psychology Abnormal Psychology TreatmentsTreatments

PsychotherapyPsychotherapy

““Healing of the soul”Healing of the soul” Any treatment used by therapists to Any treatment used by therapists to

help people with their problemshelp people with their problems Involves: Involves:

Verbal interactionVerbal interaction TrustTrust AnalysisAnalysis

Early ApproachesEarly Approaches

Being inhabited by Being inhabited by demons or the devildemons or the devil

Treatment:Treatment: ExorcismExorcism physical physical

punishment punishment (torture)(torture)

burning at the stakeburning at the stake ““ship of fools”ship of fools”

Modern ApproachesModern Approaches

Viewed as a diseaseViewed as a disease Seek to help people Seek to help people

realize problems on realize problems on their own and find their own and find possible solutionspossible solutions

Examine lifestyle Examine lifestyle and ways of thinkingand ways of thinking

Goals of TherapyGoals of Therapy Allow patient to take Allow patient to take

control of his/her lifecontrol of his/her life Reach own goalsReach own goals Placebo Effect- the Placebo Effect- the

effect of a patient’s effect of a patient’s hopes on hopes on improvementimprovement

New Vocab: New Vocab: ConfidentialityConfidentiality

Support in TherapySupport in Therapy New Vocab: Out-patientNew Vocab: Out-patient GroupGroup

Self-help Self-help Ex. Alcoholics AnonymousEx. Alcoholics Anonymous

IndividualIndividual FamilyFamily CouplesCouples MarriageMarriage

Types of TherapyTypes of Therapy

PsychoanalysisPsychoanalysis HumanisticHumanistic Cognitive Cognitive Behavior Behavior BiologicalBiological New Vocab- New Vocab-

EclecticEclectic

Types of Therapy JigsawTypes of Therapy JigsawCategory:Category: Goal(s) of Goal(s) of

TherapyTherapyTherapy Therapy Technique(s)Technique(s)

Key Terms & Key Terms & DefinitionDefinition

A. Psychoanalysis A. Psychoanalysis (pgs. 494-496)(pgs. 494-496)

B. Humanistic B. Humanistic (pgs. 496-497)(pgs. 496-497)

C. Cognitive (pgs. C. Cognitive (pgs. 499-502)499-502)

D. Behavior (pgs. D. Behavior (pgs. 502-504)502-504)

E. Biological (pgs. E. Biological (pgs. 507-510) 507-510)

Art TherapyArt Therapy

Malchiodi (2006) "In most art therapy sessions, the Malchiodi (2006) "In most art therapy sessions, the focus is on your inner experience--your feelings, focus is on your inner experience--your feelings, perceptions, and imagination... and expressing perceptions, and imagination... and expressing images that come from inside the person… your inner images that come from inside the person… your inner world of images, feelings, thoughts, and ideas is world of images, feelings, thoughts, and ideas is consistently important and primary to the experience.consistently important and primary to the experience.

ActivityActivity Draw your inner thoughts, feelings, emotions, or anything Draw your inner thoughts, feelings, emotions, or anything

else that comes to mindelse that comes to mind Analysis- work with a partner to analyze the piece of art’s Analysis- work with a partner to analyze the piece of art’s

deeper meaningdeeper meaning

PsychoanalysisPsychoanalysis

Make patients Make patients aware of aware of unconscious unconscious motivesmotives

Use the following Use the following techniques:techniques: Free AssociationFree Association Dream AnalysisDream Analysis TransferenceTransference

HumanisticHumanistic

Focuses on the Focuses on the value, dignity, and value, dignity, and worth of each worth of each person in achieving person in achieving full potentialfull potential

Client-Centered Client-Centered therapy through therapy through active listeningactive listening

CognitiveCognitive Focuses on Focuses on

changing the changing the way people think way people think to control to control emotionsemotions

Changing Changing unrealistic unrealistic assumptions assumptions and beliefsand beliefs

BehavioralBehavioral

Changing Changing undesirable behaviorundesirable behavior

Counter Counter conditioning- conditioning- desensitization desensitization

Operant Operant Conditioning- Conditioning- repetitionrepetition

BiologicalBiological

Underlying physiological Underlying physiological reasons for behaviorreasons for behavior

Drug Therapy:Drug Therapy: Antipsychotic- Antipsychotic-

tranquilizerstranquilizers Antidepressant- Antidepressant-

serotoninserotonin Antianxiety- sedativesAntianxiety- sedatives

BiologicalBiological Electroconvulsive Electroconvulsive

“shock”“shock” Causes a mild Causes a mild

seizureseizure PsychosurgeryPsychosurgery

Destroys part of Destroys part of the brainthe brain

Prefrontal Prefrontal lobotomylobotomy

Very rareVery rare