PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Exposure Therapy
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Treatment: getting help to those who need it annual financial burden of anxiety disorders in us: . 3 billion, or ,542 per sufferer, including costs of treatment, diminished productivity, and absenteeism in the workplace. Why people cannot or will not seek treatment national survey: only 30% of depressed people receive treatment people don"t get treatment because of 3 major problems: people may not realize that their disorder needs to be treated. Origin of mental illness is hidden; not prevalent. 2 kinds of treatments: psychotherapy: a person interacts with a psychotherapist, medical or biological treatment: the mental disorder is treated with drugs or surgery. Psychotherapy was used for a long time since there were no medicines invented. Early mental health workers used water dowsing, or hydrotherapy, for psychological disorders; gave cold. Morita: instructs patients that feelings cannot be changed and are to be accepted, actions can be taken to achieve goals which will increase +ve feelings.
