1. Psychology in Everyday Life
David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall
Psychology in Everyday Life
Third Edition
Chapter 14
Therapy
Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

2. Therapists gave people with a history of alcohol abuse a mixed drink containing alcohol and a drug that produces severe nausea. After repeated treatments, some people developed at least a temporary conditioned aversion to alcohol. (Classical conditioning terms: US is unconditioned stimulus, UR is unconditioned response, NS is neutral stimulus, CS is conditioned stimulus, and CR is conditioned response.)
Figure Aversion therapy for alcohol abuse David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

3. The person’s emotional reactions are produced not directly by the event but by the person’s thoughts in response to the event.
Figure A cognitive perspective on psychological disorders David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

4. Table 14. 1 Selected Cognitive Therapy Techniques David G. Myers and C
Table Selected Cognitive Therapy Techniques David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

5. In 475 studies, the outcome for the average therapy client was better than that for 80 percent of the untreated people. (Adapted from Smith et al., 1980.)
Figure Treatment versus no treatment David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

6. Ideal clinical decision making is a three-legged stool, upheld by research evidence, clinical expertise, and knowledge of the patient.
Figure Evidence-based clinical decision making David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

7. Table 14. 2 Therapists and Their Training David G. Myers and C
Table Therapists and Their Training David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

8. Shown here is the action of Prozac, which partially blocks the reuptake of serotonin.
Figure Biology of antidepressants David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

9. Although controversial, ECT is often an effective treatment for severe depression that does not respond to drug therapy. “Electroconvulsive” is no longer accurate because patients are now given a drug that prevents convulsions.
Figure Electroconvulsive therapy David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

10. In rTMS, a painless magnetic field is sent through the skull to the surface of the brain. Pulses can stimulate or dampen activity in various areas. (From George, 2003.)
Figure Magnets for the mind David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

11. The biomedical therapies assume that mind and body are a unit: Affect one and you will affect the other.
Figure Mind-body interaction David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers

12. Table 14. 3 Comparing Therapeutic Approaches David G. Myers and C
Table Comparing Therapeutic Approaches David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall: Psychology in Everyday Life, Third Edition Copyright © 2014 by Worth Publishers