1. TYPES OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Professional Title
Specialty and common work settings
Counseling psychologist
Helps with common problems for normal living
(i.e. relationships, parenting, occupations, school)
Typically work in schools, clinics, or other institutions
Clinical psychologist
Primarily works with more severe disorders
Usually works in private practice or mental health
agencies/hospitals
Not typically licensed to prescribe drugs
Psychiatrist
Specialty of medicine
Works in private practice or mental hospitals
Psychoanalyst
Practitioners of Freudian therapy
Usually works in private practice
Psychiatric nurse practitioner
Specialty of nursing
Clinical or
psychiatric social worker
Social workers specializing in mental disorders
Practices in social and evironmental context
Pastoral counselor
Member of a religious order or ministry
Specializes in treatment of psychological disorders
Combines spiritual guidance with practical
counseling
= Licensed to prescribe drugs

2. COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES
INSIGHT THERAPIES
Freudian Psychoanalysis
Probes the unconscious to bring issues into consciousness
Neo-Freudian Psychoanalysis
Focus on conscious motivation
Humanistic Therapies
Help patients recognize their freedom to enhance self-esteem
Group Therapies
Treat problems with social behavior and relationships
BEHAVIOR THERAPIES
Classical Conditioning
Focus on eliminating or replacing problem behaviors
Operant Conditioning
Reshaping a problem behavior using reinforcement
Observational-Learning
Patient observes and imitates desirable behaviors
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES
Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy
Focus on realistic values and achievable goals
Positive Psychotherapy
Emphasis on growth, health, and happiness
Treats delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, and agitation
Antipsychotic Drugs
Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers
Enhances or dampens communication over brain pathways
Reduces stress and suppresses anxiety
Antianxiety Drugs
Produces excitement or hyperactivity
Stimulants

5. TOPIC 1 –Treating Psychological Disorders
Psychotherapy for Bi-Polar Patients
Drug Therapy for Schizophrenia
Cognitive Therapy
TOPIC 2 –Medical Therapies
Light Stimulation to treat brain waves
Light Stimulation for treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
Electro-convulsive Shock Therapy
TOPIC 3 –Psychological vs. Medical Therapies
Side Effects of using antipsychotics
ADHD Medication improves elem. School performance