2. Treatment of Psychological Disorders

3. Questions Why is it Difficult to Evaluate Treatments? What are Insight Therapies? What are Behavior Therapies? What are Biomedical Therapies?

4. Why is it Difficult to Evaluate Treatments? Measurable outcomes Spontaneous remission Placebo effects Regression to the mean

5. Misconception Alert! Mental illnesses are real illnesses. People cannot just “buck up” and get better from a mental illness.

6. What are Insight Therapies? Help clients understand their motivations. Psychoanalysis – Unconscious mind – Defense mechanisms Client-Centered Therapy – Humanistic perspective – Client-directed

7. What are Behavior Therapies? Emphasis on monitoring and changing behaviors Systematic Desensitization – Extinction of Classical Conditioning Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy – Change maladaptive thought patterns

8. What are Biomedical Therapies? Medical interventions to address biological problems Drug Treatments Electroconvulsive Therapy Brain Stimulation Surgery

9. What are Biomedical Therapies? Antianxiety Drugs Benzodiazapenes (Valium) Stimulate GABA receptors Tolerance may develop Side effects - drowsiness, difficulty thinking

10. What are Biomedical Therapies? Antidepressants Tricyclics (Elavil) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Prozac) May take several weeks to work Dangerous when consumed with alcohol

11. What are Biomedical Therapies? Mood Stabilizers Lithium Blood levels must be monitored

12. What are Biomedical Therapies? Antipsychotic Drugs Phenothiazines (Thorazine) Block action of dopamine Side effects include tardive dyskinesia Lack of compliance with medication instructions