1. Methods of Therapy Overview of the history and methods of therapy. n Psychotherapy n History of treatment of psychological disorders n Methods of therapy

2. Methods of Therapy n “The only difference between me and someone who is mad, is that I am not mad!” Salvador Dali Radio Lab (www.wnyc.org)www.wnyc.org n Season Three: “Placebo” Learning Objectives: n History (eras) of Therapy n Types of Therapies

3. Psychotherapy n Psychotherapy defined n Four parts of Psychotherapy

4. History of Therapies n Asylums u Bedlam u La Bicetre n Mental hospitals n Community mental health centers

5. Psychodynamic Therapy Sigmund Freud n Free Association n Catharsis (Abreaction)

6. Humanistic Therapy n Person Centered Therapies u Carl Rogers n Transactional Analysis u Thomas Harris - “I’m OK” n Gestalt Therapy u Fritz Perls

7. Cognitive Therapy n Rational-emotive therapy u Albert Ellis n Four cognitive errors u compare to Critical Thinking principles.

8. Behavior Therapy n Behavior Modification n Various Methods

9. Group Therapy n Encounter Groups n Couple Therapy n Family Therapy

10. Methods of Therapy n The common thread: u Freud n Does Psychotherapy work?

11. Biological Therapies n Drug Therapies u Antianxiety (benzodiazapines) u Antipsychotic (major tranquilizers) u Antidepressants (MAOI / SSRI) u Lithium

12. Biological Therapies n Drug Therapies n Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) u old version u new and improved ?!?! n Psychosurgery n Prefrontal Lobotomy