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Overview of Modern Therapy
Chapter 17: Therapy Overview of Modern Therapy
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Introduction and Overview
Definition of psychological treatment Brief history of treatment Modern Therapy Models Types
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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.
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History of Treatment
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Pre-scientific treatment
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History of Treatment
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Pre-scientific treatment
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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.
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Reform Movement
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Reform Movement Philippe Pinel & Dorothea Dix
Called for improved treatment of the insane Worked to improve conditions In mental hospitals
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Trenton Mental Hospital
Trenton, NJ
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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
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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
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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
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} Modern Therapy Psychotherapies:
Over 250 types of psychotherapies exist The most influential: Psychoanalysis Humanistic Therapy Cognitive Therapy Behavior Therapy } Insight Therapy
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Modern Therapy Biomedical Treatments: Drug Therapy
Electro-convulsive shock therapy Psychosurgery
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Modern Therapy
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