PSYC 1010 Lecture 13: CHAP 15 - TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Freud psychotherapy therapy of the mind. Insight therapies: talking therapies (ex/ psychoanalysis, couples and family therapies: behaviour therapies: based on learning principles (not interested in looking at unconscious/feelings; instead looking at the problem itself, bio-medical therapies: alter patients biological functioning (ex/ drug therapy) *men less likely to seek help than women* If they think a patient who they think will not benefit from their therapy, they turn them to someone who specializes in that type of therapy. Person must acknowledge that they have a problem and need help and be motivated to seek help and change otherwise not matter how much therapy you get, you might not change. Anxiety/neurotic symptoms is related to conflictual feelings that were repressed. The aim is to uncover the underlining the cause of the anxiety. The therapy/analysis tries to help the patient gain insight and re-experience the emotions that were repressed.