PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psychophysiology, Cognitive Restructuring, Exposure Therapy
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Q: compare and contrast the psychodynamic perspective, the behavioral perspective, the cognitive perspective, and the biological perspective in treating anxiety disorders. Please provide examples and/or specific details to support your ideas: cognitive and behavioral treatments often overlap seeping as they are most often in a therapy like environment with a specialist or dr. A behavioral approach to anxiety could incorporate physical exercise as an escape for anxious energy or yoga to practice self-control and meditation. Behavioral and psychodynamic approach to treating anxiety or anxiety based problems include helping the patient identify and examine the root causes of their anxiety (sue). The biological approach on the other hand, focuses more on the relief of symptoms and relies heavily on pharmaceuticals. More often than not, at least two of these perspectives must work together to fully treat a patient- going to therapy, using the behavioral approach, and adding in medicine when the symptoms are persistent.
