PSYC 3406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Social Inhibition, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Hypersensitivity

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3406
• Professor: Ann M.Blumer

Document Summary

Is a modified form of cbt with a focus on: decreasing suicidal/self-harming behaviors, decreasing those behaviors that interfere with therapy and the quality of life. Impulsivity - can"t plan ahead or consider the consequence of one"s actions. Lower levels of serotonin, impacting impulsivity: deficient functioning in the frontal lobes of the brain. Interpersonal relationships: prone to bouts of anger, sometimes resulting in physical aggression. Just as often, however, impulsive anger is directed inward and results in self-harm: criteria (5+ of the following, frantic efforts to avoid abandonment (real or imagined, unstable and intense relationships, alternating between idealization and devaluation of one"s partners. Impulsivity: unstable sense of self, recurring suicidal gestures or self-harming, reactivity of mood, chronic feelings of emptiness. In addition, they have difficulty responding in emotionally appropriate ways when they are angry or anxious, and self-harming may be calming. Few come to treatment willingly: those who are in treatment often distrust their therapists.