PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Interrupt, Therapeutic Relationship, Systematic Desensitization

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Ch 16-psychotherapy: getting therapy, stigma, common therapeutic ingredients, difference in therapeutic orientations, different therapeutic approaches, psychodynamic therapy, behavioural therapies, cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, client-centered therapy, biomedical approaches. Tuesday, april 3, 2018: method, apply learning principles to get rid of symptoms, training/ exposure/ counter-conditioning, goal, alleviate symptoms/ modify behaviour, systematic desensitization, effect with phobias, use (cid:862)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ter(cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g(cid:863, set-up a hierarchy of anxiety-triggering situations, learn relaxation response. Imagine least anxiety-provoking situation while maintaining a relaxed state. Imagine more difficult situations until most difficult is imagined while maintaining a relaxed state: practice with real-life situations, cognitive therapy, problem. I(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)grue(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith o(cid:374)e"s true self: therapist, non-directive, genuine, empathic and unconditional, method, therapeutic relationship allows fuller experiencing and greater acceptance of the self, goal, greater congruence and self-actualization. Biomedical treatment: problem, chemical imbalance/abnormalities in the brain, therapist, medical doctor (family or psychiatrist) will monitor symptoms and adjust medication, method, depression: antidepressants, electro shock therapy (ect), transcranial magnetic.