PSYC1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Autism Spectrum, Cognitive Therapy, Pharmacotherapy
29 Aug 2018
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Lecture 15 - 29/08/18 - abnormal psychology (treatments cont and autism) in 9 weeks: high reward = start increasing increments of max in 9 weeks. Cognitive therapies: cognitive accounts of mental disorders argue that, we evaluate events through the len of our beliefs and cognitions. Mental disorders arise from: cognitive distortions and maladaptive cognitive styles. Cognitive therapy aims to identify and modify cognitive distortions, maladaptive cognitive styles and irrational thoughts. Cognitive restructung: evidence for/evidence against a thought - thought challenging. Best therapy: cbt has most supporting evidence for anxiety and mood disorders, pharmacotherapy still the most effective treatment against schizophrenia and bipolar. I: evidence that psychotherapy plus pharmacotherapy is more effective than either in isolation, change the brain and you change the mind; change the mind and you change the brain. Mind blindness - autistic individuals cannot represent the mental states of other people: beliefs, intentions, motivations.
