PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unconditional Positive Regard, Classical Conditioning, Mental Disorder

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 102
• Professor: Sherri Atwood

Document Summary

Therapy refers to how mental disorders are treated, with help of knowledge base of psychology. Lots of personal costs and social burdens associated with mental disorders. Many people don"t think they need treatment. About 46. 4% of people in united states suffer from some type of mental disorder in their lifetime. Old ways of getting rid of evil spirits include water dowsing, restriction chairs, etc. Person must be judged to be: dangerous to self or others, unable to take care of basic needs, unable to make decisions about need for help, in need of treatment, care, hospitalization. Psychotherapy: interaction between therapist and someone suffering from psychological problem, with goal of providing support or relief from problem. Biomedical therapy: use of medications and other procedures acting directly on body to reduce mental illness symptoms. Eclectic psychotherapy: treatment that draws on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on client and problem (medical biological treatment)