PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Diazepam, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Fluoxetine
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Psyc 102 - introductory psychology - lecture 29: psychotherapy. Movement in the direction of more flat motions after the lobotomy with other consequences: electro-convulsive therapy. Mess up the negative cycling that goes on in some people. Did not work well for schizophrenia and other illnesses: gene therapy. Consulting individuals that their genes may lead to severe illness. Those people who do find out do need to have some psychological counselling. Alteration of genes being done: drug therapies, schizophrenia. Anti-psychotics (chlorpromazine, clozapine: mood disorders (depression) For bipolar (lithium: anxiety disorders (most common) Tranquilizers (valium, zanax: psychological therapies, psychoanalysis. All behavior driven or motivated by powerful inner sources. Relationship between the patient and the therapist. Expect the patient to play an active part of the therapy. Try to understand what gives them difficulties and where they are hurting. Human relationship rather than a medical treatment. Free association - anything that comes to their mind - revealing the thoughts of the unconscious: cognitive-behavioral.
