Target: Treatment and Review

 Why do we consider some symptoms of schizophrenia “positive”?  What are some positive symptoms?  Take out your reference sheet. 

 Schizophrenia is:_____________________  The three types of Schizophrenia are: ___________,____________, and __________ What are the 3 criteria we use to determine if someone behaviors are a psychological disorder ?__________,__________,________

 Why might those with a Psychological Disorder seek treatment?  Think about the 3 criteria.  Brainstorm:  Think of 1 way a doctor treat diseases  How do they treat them?

 Psychotherapy: therapy aimed at making patients aware of their unconscious motives so that they can gain control over their behavior.  What might be some ways of making someone aware that their behaviors are not normal?

 Ways that psychologist use psychotherapy  Cognitive Therapy  Behavior Therapy  Biological Therapy

 Uses thoughts to control emotions and behaviors  What do you think this means in terms of treatment?  What disorders might this therapy work best for?  Mood Disorders

 Changes undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques. One way to condition:  Systematic Desensitization  Technique to help a patient overcome irrational fears.  Example: getting over a fear of dogs.  What class of disorders might this work best for?  Anxiety Disorders

 Assumes that there is an underlying physiological disturbance that is directly related to the psychological disorder.  Treatment is done by making up for imbalances in the brain.  Major treatment: Drug Therapy.  Using medication to treat the symptoms of the disorder.  Schizophrenia, Mood, Anxiety disorders

 Scenario: You are a clinical psychologist. A patient comes to you and has Generalized Anxiety Disorder. How might you treat them? What therapy(ies) might you use?

 What are the 3 kinds treatments psychologist use to treat psychological disorders?  _____________,____________,__________

 Beware of Richard Simmons.  Teams answer questions