1. Therapy

2. Types of Therapy Biomedical therapy Psychotherapy Drugs Surgery
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Psychotherapy
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic Therapies
Behavior Therapies
Cognitive Therapies
Group Therapies

3. Types of Therapy Goal of Biomedical Therapy
Restore proper neurotransmitter function, balance amount and type of neurotransmitters present in brain
Neurotransmitters start the action potential – responsible for thinking, emotions, muscle movement, hearing, seeing, memory, stress reactions, etc.

4. Normal
Depressed

7. Normal
OCD

9. Psychoanalysis (Freud)
Goals
Confront disturbing thoughts, socially unacceptable desires, immoral urges
Relieve stress that is causing the disorder by gaining understanding of unconscious
Methods
Analyze content of: dreams, free associations, resistance, transference
Benefits
Anxiety, somatoform, dissociative disorders

10. Behavioral (Watson, Skinner)
Goals
Change (unlearn) problem behavior and increase desirable behavior using learning techniques
Methods
Classical & operant conditioning, systematic desensitization, aversion therapy, flooding, modeling, reinforcement, extinction
Benefits
Phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, quitting substances, PTSD

11. Cognitive (Beck, Ellis)
Goals
Change distorted thinking that leads to maladaptive behavior, develop coping strategies
Methods
Test unrealistic beliefs, challenge negative self-statements, make behavior plans
Benefits
Mood, stress, eating, anxiety, personality, and some schizophrenia disorders

12. Humanistic (Rogers, Perls)
Goals
Align “real self” with “ideal self”
Insight into personal choices and how to change behavior
Methods
Reflection, unconditional positive regard, empathy, authenticity
Benefits
Life choices, marriage counseling

13. Interpersonal Goals Methods Benefits
Ease interpersonal disputes, role transitions, grief, interpersonal deficits
Identify stress in life events, family, home, workplace, friendship patterns
Methods
Clarification, role playing, communication analysis, encouraging affect, problem- solving techniques
Benefits
Mood, stress, anxiety, and eating disorders

14. Group Therapies
Family counseling
Self-help groups