1. TREATMENT 2: BIOMEDICAL THERAPY
Is the"ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder
a biomedical cure?

2. "Ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder a biomedical cure?
Some believe: All psychological disorders can be traced to some sort of biological malfunction, especially malfunctions in the nervous system.
In a perfectly formed & perfectly functioning biological organism, there could be no psychological disorder.
If this were true, then "ultimate cure" for psych disorder would be a biomedical cure.
Explain why this position does or does not make sense to you.

3. TWIN STUDIES:
Does the info to the right suggest that psych disorders are genetic?

4. Is the"ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder a biomedical cure?
If your set of philosophical assumptions includes the belief that all psychological phenomena are products of biological activity, then this position will make sense to you.
It says, in essence, that the nervous system is the "organ" of thought, emotion, and personality.
So disturbances in these domains should be traceable to malfunctions in the nervous system.

5. Most modern psychologists are in this camp.
Is the"ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder a biomedical cure?
Psychological disorders may follow from biological problems that are inborn, or…
Environmental events may lead to biological damage, which then leads to psychological disorder.
Most modern psychologists are in this camp.
This explains, at least in part, why the search for biomedical (especially drug) cures is progressing at a rapid pace &, apparently, quite successfully.

6. Is the"ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder a biomedical cure?
Other psychologists, and students, aren't comfortable with this position.
One argument is that psychological disorders may indeed be caused by biological malfunction but, just as environmental events or subjects' behaviors may lead to biological damage.
In some cases environmental events or behavior changes (including changes in cognitive patterns) may actually lead to repairs of the biological malfunction.

7. Is the"ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder a biomedical cure?
Those who don't agree that the mind is a dependent product of the body may believe that some psychological disorders can exist in a perfectly healthy (biological) organism.
In these cases, therapies that focus on changing behavior or thought may be considered the most appropriate.

8. “Identically Different” – TEDx Talk

9. DRUG THERAPY
1st course of treatment for many psychological disorders is to provide relief of the symptoms.
Drugs are often the most effective strategy for immediate relief of symptoms.

11. ANXIETY DISORDERS
Anxiolytics, such as Xanax or Paxil.

13. How GABA works clip

14. DEPRESSION:
Antidepressants, including the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft.

16. How Antidepressants Work clip

17. SCHIZOPHRENIA
Early antipsychotics include drugs that caused side effects such as tardive dyskinesia.
dyskinesia - disorder resulting in involuntary, repetitive body movements that can be tardive, having a slow or belated onset.
The most well-known of these drugs was chlorpomazine (Thorazine). More recent drugs, such as Zeprexa and Risperdal, reduce the effects on the muscle systems.

18. How Antipsychotics Work clip

19. Drug Therapy + Talk Therapy:
Drug therapy is typically combined with “talk therapy” to alleviate symptoms overall and to help the afflicted person handle the disorder more effectively.

20. Electroconvulsive Therapy

21. Biomedical Therapies Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Psychosurgery
therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
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Psychosurgery
surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior
lobotomy
now-rare psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients