PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Suicidal Ideation, Major Depressive Disorder, Pharmacology
14 Aug 2020
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Feeling that the anxiety is the only thing keeping oneself on track. Symptoms interfere with their ability to work, so might not be able to afford treatment. Local health-care systems may not offer the treatment needed. Someone with depression realizing it"s causing him issues and disliking the symptoms. Early stages of treatments often ensure that patient has ego dystonic relationship with their disordered symptoms. This process introduces the first two stages in prochaska and diclemente"s 1983 stages of change. Someone thinking anxious symptoms motivate her for following through on responsibilities. Illusion of a safety net, when it"s a trap. An internal barrier to treatment, since you don"t realize you have a problem. Stages of change describe the progression to healthy behaviour. Precontemplation inability or unwillingness to acknowledge the existence of a problem. Contemplation individual acknowledges existence of a problem, but may be unsure/unwilling to change the problem. Preparation individuals recognize the problem and prepare for change.
