Overview of Modern Therapy Chapter 17: Therapy Overview of Modern Therapy

Introduction and Overview Definition of psychological treatment Brief history of treatment Modern Therapy Models Types

Brief history of treatment Prior to 1700’s Cause of mental illness was possession by evil spirits or imbalance of body chemicals Treatment included trephining, bleeding, or torture.

History of Treatment

Pre-scientific treatment

History of Treatment

Pre-scientific treatment

Brief history of treatment Prior to 1700’s Cause of mental illness was possession by evil spirits or imbalance of body chemicals Treatment included trephining, bleeding, or torture. 1700 – 1900 People with psychological disorders are "madmen" who should be caged in order to protect society. Anyone undesirable - criminals, lepers, old people, and the mentally ill - was confined in asylums. Dungeons with horrible conditions.

Reform Movement

Reform Movement Philippe Pinel & Dorothea Dix Called for improved treatment of the insane Worked to improve conditions In mental hospitals

Trenton Mental Hospital Trenton, NJ

Modern Therapy The Medical Model “Madness” is a mental illness that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured Has links to modern insights into genetic causes of disorders and modern biomedical treatments

Modern Therapy The Bio-Psycho-Social Model Behavior is the result of interaction between nature and nurture To attribute a disorder to “illness” is to say that the cause is purely internal

Modern Therapy Two approaches: Psychotherapy A trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to overcome difficulties or achieve personal growth Biomedical Therapy A prescribed medication or medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system

} Modern Therapy Psychotherapies: Over 250 types of psychotherapies exist The most influential: Psychoanalysis Humanistic Therapy Cognitive Therapy Behavior Therapy } Insight Therapy

Modern Therapy Biomedical Treatments: Drug Therapy Electro-convulsive shock therapy Psychosurgery

Modern Therapy