PSY 0010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Antipsychotic, Thalamus, Atypical Antipsychotic
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Section 1 treatment: getting help to those who need it. Why many people fail to seek treatment. Three reasons why people may fail to get treatment for mental disorder: 1. People may not realize that they have a mental disorder that could be effectively treated: 2. People"s attitudes may keep them from getting help. Structural barriers prevent people from physically getting to treatment. Finding the right psychologist can be difficult. Section 2 psychological treatments: healing the mind through interaction. Psychotherapy: an interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem. Electric psychotherapy: a form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem. Psychodynamic therapy: psychodynamic psychotherapies: therapies that explore childhood events and encourage individuals to use the understanding that results to develop insight into their psychological problems.
