PSYC 330 Study Guide - Manfred Sakel, Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud
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Presenting problem: original complaint reported by the client to the therapist. The actually treated problem may sometimes be a modification derived from the presenting problem. Clinical description: details of the combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings, of an individual that make up a particular disorders. Prevalence: number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any given time. Incidence: number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific time period. Course: pattern of development and change of a disorder over time. Prognosis: predicted future development of a disorder over time. Etiology: cause or source of a disorder. Insulin shock therapy: a process of administering higher and higher levels dosages of insulin until patients convulse and become temporarily comatose to help recover mental health (manfred sakel) Electroconvulsive shock therapy: process of sending small shocks directly to the brain to produce convulsions. Benzodiazepines: minor tranquilizers which seem to reduce anxiety.
