PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Empiricism, Random Assignment, Countertransference
11 Apr 2017
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Final: 100 multiple choice, based on lectures, readings, seminars since midterm, 3 hours to write, student card, pencil & eraser. Potential barriers to intervention and prevention: pre-existing stereotypes (about mental health, active stigma towards persons with mental illness. Stereotypes: popular culture: wedding et al. (2010) found that although some movies and tv shows display sympathetic portrayals of person with mental illnesses, most do not. The presumption that mental illness has a traumatic aetiology is a well-worn plot device. When films do it right: irony is that films can also have a greater impact than almost any other type of information, good examples. Who provides treatment: clinical psychologists (ph. d & psy. d, counselling psychologists, psychological associates, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, counsellors. 1 of 7: involves the use of biological interventions, such as drugs. Psycho-education: involves training and education programs that focus on prevention, interventions may be delivered individually or in groups, may be standardized or tailored to particular clients.
