PSY 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cognitive Restructuring, Social Anxiety Disorder, Unconditional Positive Regard
24 Apr 2016
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Treatment/ therapy systematic procedures designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior. A sufferer who seeks relief from the healer. A trained, socially accepted healer whose expertise is accepted by the sufferer and his/her social group. A series of contacts between healer and sufferer. Psychotherapy a treatment system in which a client and a therapist use words and acts to overcome the client"s psychological difficulties. Biological treatments the use of physical and chemical procedures to help overcome psychological difficulties. Electroconvulsive therapy use of electric shock to trigger a brain seizure in hopes of relieving abnormal functioning. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms) a procedure in which an electromagnetic coil placed on or above a person"s head sends a current into the prefrontal cortex. Vagus nerve stimulation a procedure in which an implanted device sends electrical signals to the brain through the vagus nerve; used to treat severe depression. Antipsychotics reduce positive symptoms: side effect tardive dyskinesia.
