Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Unconditional Positive Regard, Diazepam, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Psychologists: clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and everyday behavioural problems, must earn a doctoral degree - 5 to 7 years of training, use insight or behavioural approaches, b. Therapeutic climate: climate is more important than process, therapist must be warm, supportive, accepting to reduce defensive tendencies, rogers says must have [3] conditions, a) genuineness, b) unconditional positive regard, c) empathy, b. Effectiveness of ect: found it"s effective for treatment of major depression, justifies conservative use of ect for severe mood disorders who haven"t responded well to treatment with medication, but relapse rates are high, b. Risks associated with ect: controversial bc ect carries risks, eg. memory loss, impaired attention + other cognitive deficits, sometimes permanent. Where do you find therapeutic services: most are not in private practice, most are in institutional settings - eg. community centers, hospitals, human service agencies, b.