Psych Quiz 2

give awareness to feelings, motivations, actions in hope of becoming better adjusted

problems are created by unconscious feelings, usually due to childhood experiences
goal - make individuals aware of unconscious thoughts
takes forever to find problem (two years)
boils down to therapist interpretation of problem

somebody says something and someone says the first thing that comes to mind

transfer feelings about somebody onto therapist

therpist begins to treat client as if they're someone else therapist knows (bad)

become a fully functioning person by understanding one's own thoughts
leads you to figure out problem by self
individual does most of the work, therapist listens
therapist asks questions for client to reflect
therapist never offers insight, due to clients own interpretations

everyone is inherently good no matter what

ability to empathize/put yourself in another persons shoes

everything has been learned, don't worry about why the person has become the way they are, focus on change

client signs agreement to make certain behavior changes within a certain period of time

a system used in behavior modification to provide positive reinforcement (tokens for good behavior exchanged for treats/toys)

pairing an undesired behavior with something you don't like to get rid of behavior

pair a fear with something that maekes you feel secure (night light, stuffed animal)

not real, V-R devices, imagining

real, put spider in room with you

last resort, throwing them into feared situation

fear scenario is demonstrated by somebody (doesn't work well)

focus on changing perceptions about life, which then leads to changes in behavior
Rational emotive therapy, Becks cognitive therapy

Albert Ellis, problems are caused by irrational ways of thinking
first goal - determine irrational thoughts
therapists is always very direct, don't baby client
give homework assignments

also focuses on changing irrational thoughts, usually self-negative thoguhts associated with depression
very similar to rational emotive therapy
downward spiral of depressive thoughts
focuses on each of the irrational beliefs

clients with similar problems meet for discussion
allows person to see that they are not the only one iwth the illness
person gets isnight into problem through others
less expensive
family therapy - if one person in family has problem, then entire family has problem
goals - better communication among family, empathy, encouragement
therapist does not try to change personalities

encourages face to face confrontations in which peole reawaken emotions see the whole person
stresses self-responsibility, person is in control of life
uses must role playing in therapy
therapist is conscious of body movements, anxiety, calm

electric current is sent through brain briefly, placing individual in temporary coma
used to treat severe depression
10 or fewer session
usually very effective
don't know exactly how works
used when other methods have failed

brain surgery is done to treat a mental disorder
Pre-frontal lobotomy - section of brain is removed or scrambled to prohibit later behavior
not very common anymore
only used with severely aggression mental paitients

must common form of treatment today
side effects are predictable
dosages can be manipulated

used to treat hallucinations, delusions (schizo)
block dopamine receptors (schizos have too much dopamine)
side effects - blurred vision, constipation, tardive dyskenesia (muscle twitches/tremors)
usually have to take drug forever
reduces symptoms but doesn't make them go away

used to increase the level of serotonin (person either can't absorb it, metabolized it too quickly or can't produce efficiently)
MAO inhibitors and Tricyclics - increase srotonin and norepenepherine
Prozac - basically focuses strictly on serotonin
few side effects with prozac - probably aggression

SSRI - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
SNRI - slective noreporephrine reuptake inhibitor
SSRI, SNRI - long term situation, 2-3 weeks to see effects
Benzos - tranquilizers, short term, takes effect in 20-30 minutes

placing individual in mental hospital, is threat to self or others or can't function in society
usually for very short periods of time (1-2 weeks)
treatment is basically drug therapy
often accept permanent sick role

promote mental health and prevent it from starting
family planning - deciding whether or not ot have kids based on genetics, class
becoming educated in working with others

early detection of mental illness, seeing warning signs
identify at risk groups
quick intervention using secondary methods (crisis groups, hotlines)
use of therapy and medication on an outpatient basis

reduce long term effects of mental illness, help people get readjusted to the community after being in an institution
familiarize people with community mental health facilities
half way houses are good training facilities