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movement; which enpassed practices and methods enhancing the 
potential of the average human being toward greater levels of 
performance and greater richness of experience 
B。 Client…Centered Therapy 
1。 Primary goal is to promote healthy psychological growth of the 
individual 
2。 Assumption: All people share the tendency to self…actualize; to reach 
their potential 
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3。 Incongruence: a conflict between naturally positive self…image and 
negative external criticism。 Creates anxiety; unhappiness; and low 
self…worth 
4。 Therapeutic strategy: To recognize; accept; and clarify client’s feelings 
in an atmosphere of unconditional positive regard; nonjudgmental 
acceptance and respect for the client。 
C。 Gestalt Therapy 
1。 Focus on uniting of mind and body to make the person whole 
2。 Goal of self…awareness by helping clients express pent…up feelings 
and unfinished business from past conflicts 
VI。 Group Therapies: 
A。 Marital and Family Therapy 
1。 Couples counseling seeks clarity in munication between partners; 
and works to improve the quality of interaction。 It is more effective 
in resolution of marital problems than individual therapy for only 
one partner 
2。 Family therapy client is the entire nuclear family; with each member 
treated as a member of a system of relationships 
a) Focus is on altering psychological space between people 

b) The interpersonal dynamics of people acting as a unit 

c) Most family therapists assume problems brought to therapy 
to represent situational difficulties; rather than dispositional 
aspects of individuals 

d) Job of family therapist is understanding the structure of the 
family and the forces acting on it 

B。 munity Support Groups 
1。 Self…help groups help many people obtain psychological support in 
the munity setting 
2。 Address four basic problem areas: 
a) Addictive behavior 
b) Physical and mental disorders 
c) Life transition or other crises 
d) Trauma of family and friends of those with specific 
problems 

VII。 Biomedical Therapies 
A。 Psychosurgery and Electroconvulsive Therapy 
1。 Psychosurgery is the general term for surgical procedures performed 
on brain tissue to alleviate psychological disorders; with the 
prefrontal lobotomy being best known 
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2。 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is the use of electroconvulsive shock 
to treat psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia; mania; and; 
most often; severe depression 
a) ECT is successful in treatment of severe depression。 It works 
quickly。 

b) Potentially negative effects of ECT include temporary 
disorientation and memory deficits 

B。 Drug Therapy 
1。 Psychopharmacology: the branch of psychology investigating the 
effects of drugs on behavior 
2。 The three major categories of drugs used today are: 
a) Antipsychotics alter symptoms of schizophrenia。 Examples 
include Thorazine; Haldol; and Clozaril。 

b) Antidepressants increase the activity of the neurotransmitters 
norepinephrine and serotonin。 Examples include Tofranil; 
Prozac; Paxil; and Zoloft 

c) Antianxiety agents (anxiolytics) adjust levels of 
neurotransmitter activity in the brain。 Examples include 
Valium and Xanax。 

3。 Prescriptions for Psychoactive Drugs 
a) The rate at which drugs are prescribed changes over time 

b) From 1985 to 1994; prescription of antianxiety tranquilizers 
decreased from 52 to 33 percent of all mental health doctors 
visits; while prescriptions for antidepressants increased from 
30 to 45 percent 

4。 When Is Drug Therapy Necessary? 
a) Although drugs can produce tremendous improvements in 
psychological functioning; research suggests that some 
forms of therapy may have the same effect on the brain as a 
course of drug treatment 

VIII。 Does Therapy Work? 
A。 Evaluating Therapeutic Effectiveness 
1。 Spontaneous…remission effect is one baseline criterion of naturally 
occurring change against which effectiveness of therapies must be 
assessed 
2。 Placebo therapy: A neutral therapy that creates expectations of heating 
3。 Meta…analysis: A statistical technique that evaluates general 
conclusions from data across many different experiments or 
evaluation studies 
B。 Treatment Evaluations: 
1。 A study by the National Institutes of Mental Health pared 
treatments for depression 
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a) Therapies evaluated were cognitive behavioral therapy; 
interpersonal psychotherapy; and drug therapy 

b) Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioral and 
interpersonal therapies had an intermediate level of 
effectiveness; and drug therapy had the greatest effect 

c) Research indicates that virtually all therapies will bring 
some relief 

C。 Prevention Strategies 
1。 Preventing a problem is the best solution。 
2。 Goal of prevention can be realized at different levels 
a) Primary prevention tries to prevent a condition from ever 
beginning 

b) Secondary prevention attempts to limit duration and severity 
of a disorder; once it has begun 

c) Tertiary prevention limits the long…term impact of a 
psychological disorder by seeking to prevent a relapse 

3。 Implementation of these three types of prevention focuses on 
paradigm shifts in mental health care; with most important being: 
a) Supplementing treatment with prevention 

b) Going beyond a medical disease model to a public health 
model 

c) Focusing on situations and ecologies that put people at risk 
and away from “at…risk” individuals 

d) Looking for precipitating factors in life settings; rather than 
predisposing factors in people 

4。 Clinical ecology expands the boundaries of biomedical therapies by 
relating disorder to environmental irritants 
5。 Ultimate goal of prevention programs is to safeguard the mental 
health of all members of society 
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 

1。 Does your university have a psychological counseling center for students? The years one 
spends in college are often some of the more trying years of one’s entire life。 If your 
school is one that does provide counseling services for its students; check it out; in terms 
of cost; usual duration of therapeutic intervention; treatment modality; and any 
underlying philosophies。 You may wish to prepare a summary of this information for the 
class。 
2。 Ask the class what would be most frightening to them if it was learned that tomorrow all 
the mental hospitals were to close; and all patients were to be released without 
supervision; medications; or treatment。 Elaborate on and discuss your class’s concerns。 
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3。 Have the class propose situations of transference and countertransference in the 
therapeutic environment and in their own personal relationships outside of the 
therapeutic milieu。 Help them to understand the dynamics of these manifestations。 
4。 Phobias are a part of life for many of us; and many of us feel foolish in discussing them。 
Ask students if they know someone who is phobic in some area (this lets them off the 
hook; relative to self…identification) and ascertain what; if any; coping mechanisms may 
be employed。 Is the individual in therapy? Are they “toughing it out”? Do they avoid 
situations that might trigger the phobia? How do various individuals deal with their 
phobias? 
5。 Is aversion therapy worth the “price”; in terms of the physical and emotional stress that it 
may cause? How effective does the class believe it to be? Ask if any of the class would 
engage in aversion therapy for a problem such as smoking or weight loss? Why or why 
not? Have them be specific。 
6。 Discuss with the class situations in which social…skills training might be beneficial。 What 
about situations in which it may be less than effective? Are social skills really something 
that can be “learned” by an adult; or are we hopeless if we fail to learn these skills in 
childhood? Outline a treatment program for a shy friend。 
7。 Ask the class if they think cognitive behavior modification might be more successful with 
one segment of the population than with another? Have them discuss the potential for 
success with a 38…year…old attorney; as pared to a 75…year…old widower。 What might 
be the motivations involved in accepting therapy; as displayed by these very different 
individuals? Why is this relevant? 
8。 What is the class’s “take” on electroconvulsive (shock) therapy? Many people have little 
if any understanding of what the procedure entails。 Help the class develop an 
understanding of this treatment modality; and the reasons for its success in certain 
disorders; as well as why it is feared by some individuals。 
9。 People with personality disorders do not respond well to most attempts at psychological 
therapy。 Success rates in treating males with antisocial personality disorder have been 
estimated to be as low as 2 to 5 percent。 Success rates with other types of personality 
disorders vary; but are often not significantly higher。 Additionally; persons with 
personality disorders rarely e in for treatment on their own。 Often; their only reason 
for attempting therapy

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