Psychological Therapies/Treatments

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Psychological Therapies/Treatments

1. Psychoanalysis
2. Behavioral
3. Cognitive
4. Organic (Medical)
5. Humanistic

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Psychological Therapies/Treatments
Psychoanalysis Analysis Insight Catharsis
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Psychological Therapies/Treatments
Behavioral Systematic Desensitization Symptom
Substitution
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Psychological Therapies/Treatments
Organic (Medical) Psychosurgery Chemotherapy
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Psychological Therapies/Treatments
Humanistic Client-Centered Therapy (Carl Rogers)
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DSM-IV-TR

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version IV,
  Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) the guidebook of
  psychological disorders and their symptoms.
• gives objective, measurable criteria for
  diagnosing psychological disorders
• Does not suggest therapies or treatments
• Does not discuss possible causes

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Insanity as a Legal Defense

• Insanity A legal term defined as inability to
  understand that certain actions are wrong at the
  time of a crime
• Under this definition, people with recognized
  disorders may be judged legally sane
• Famous cases where insanity defense succeeded
• John Hinckley Jr., Lorena Bobbitt, Deanna Laney
• Where insanity defense did NOT succeed
• Jeffrey Dahmer, Andrea Yates
• Should we blame the person or nature/nurture?
• Insanity defense is used in less than 1 of
  criminal felony cases, despite public perception
  that it is common (what heuristic is this?)

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