PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Unconditional Positive Regard, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Systematic Desensitization
4 Oct 2016
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14. 1 psychotherapy - the use of psychological principles and techniques to treat mental health disorders biomedical therapy - the use of medications or other medical interventions to treat mental health disorders. Attitudes of younger participants improved more than attitudes of middle-aged participants. Another study found that african americans and hispanics or latinos may have more positive attitudes toward seeking mental health treatment than non-hispanic whites. Participants in 2006 were more likely to say that medications help people deal with day- to-day stress, make it easier to deal with family and friends, and help people feel better about themselves. Participants in 2006 were also more likely to report a willingness to take medications for personal problems, depression, panic attacks, and to cope with life stresses. Graduate school in clinical psychology to earn a doctorate (phd or psyd; requires 5 8 years after college degree)
