Psychology 101 - Study Guide

Chapt. 15 - Treating Psychological Disorders

Matlin - Psychology

Dr. David L. Carpenter

Rev.  11/99

I.    Psychotherapy Approaches

A.    Introduction

1.    Psychodynamic Therapy

2.    Humanistic Therapy

3.    Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

4.    Eclectic approach

B.    Psychodynamic Approaches

1.    Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud

2.    Psychoanalytic Concepts

a.    Free Association

b.    Dream Analysis

c.    Transference

d.    Insight

3.    Current Psychodynamic Approaches

a.    Brief psychodynamic therapy

b.    Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

C.    Humanistic Approaches

1.    Humanistic Therapy

2.    Person-Centered Therapy

a.    Congruence

b.    Unconditional positive regard

c.    Empathic Understanding

3.    Active listening

D.    Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

1.    Systematic Desensitization

2.    Exposure with Response Prevention

3.    Behavior Modification

a.    Token Economy

4.    Beck's Cognitive Therapy

a.    Self-statement Modification

5.    Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

6.    Meichembaum's Stress Management Therapy

E.    Other Psychotherapies

1.    Group Therapy

2.    Family Therapy

II.    Biological Treatments - Drug Therapies

A.    Treating Anxiety Disorders

1.    Anti-anxiety Drugs

B.    Treating Mood Disorders

1.    Treating Major Depression with Drug Therapy

a.    Antidepressant drugs

2.    Treating Major Depression with Electroconvulsive
          Therapy

3.    Treating Bipolar Disorder with Drug Therapy

a.    Lithium

C.    Treating Schizophrenia

1.    Anti-psychotic Drugs

2.    Target effects

3.    Side effects

4.    Tardive Dyskinesia

D.    Conclusions About Biological Treatments

III.    Issues in Treating Psychological Disorders

A.    In Depth

1.    Evaluating Therapeutic Approaches

2.    Self-Reports on the Effectiveness of Therapy

a.    Spontaneous Remission

3.    Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Therapy

4.    Client-treatment interaction

5.    Underlying Similarities in Therapies

a.    Working Alliance

B.    Therapy and Gender

1.    Feminist

2.    Feminist Approach to Therapy

C.    Therapy and Ethnic Group

1.    Bias Against Members of Some Ethnic Groups.

2.    Therapy With People of Color

D.    Therapy and the Deaf

E.    The Community Psychology Approach

1.    Preventing Disorders

a.    Sociocultural Approach

2.    Deinstitutionalization

3.     Other Programs in the Community

a.    Halfway House

b.    Crisis Hotline

c.    Empowerment

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