Therapy

Early treatment of mental disorders (Movie) What did these early treatments assume about the causes of psychological disorders? Under what conditions should we implement new treatments for psychological disorders?

Treating OCD: Exposure and response prevention Cognitive therapy (how people think) Behavior therapy (How people act) Exposure therapy Response prevention How do the basic principles of conditioning explain the effectiveness of this therapy?

Outpatient commitment: Forcing people into mental health treatment Outpatient commitment: Forcing people into mental health treatment. (movie) Does Kendra’s Law violate the right of a person to determine the course of treatment? Does the law have a racial or socioeconomic basis? Do you support Kendra’s law? Why or why not?

Dealing with panic (movie) Could EMDR have a strong placebo effect? Should we use treatments if we do not know how they work? What is the best way of determining if an alternative therapy is effective?

I am Freud What do I call my therapy? What is the cause of your problems? What do I try to accomplish in psychoanalysis? How can I use free association? What are the problems with my methods?

I am Carl Rogers What do I call my therapy? What is the cause of your problems? What methods do I use in therapy? Unconditional positive regard Active listening Reflect feelings What do I try to accomplish?

I am a behavior therapist What do I feel caused your problem? How do I try to solve your problem? Classical conditioning Systematic conditioning Token behavior

I am a cognitive therapist What do I focus on? How will I try to change your behavior?

I am a family therapist What will I focus on?

How do I know therapies are effective? What factors would cause patients to get better even if the therapies were ineffective? Regression toward the mean Placebo effect

How can we test a new therapy to determine its effectiveness?