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schizophrenia though NM and SPECT analysis。
Native American psychologist Teresa LaFramboise examines the psychological consequences
of the clash between Native American and generic American cultures。
PROGRAM 22: PSYCHOTHERAPY
Overview
The relationship among theory; research; and practice; and how treatment of psychological
disorders has been influenced by historical; cultural; and social forces。
Key Issues
Psychosurgery; electroconvulsive therapy; drug therapy; genetic counseling; psychodynamic
therapy; rational emotive therapy; behavioral modification therapy; humanistic therapy。
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Archival Demonstrations
A therapist uses fear reduction strategy to help a young boy overe his fear of dentists。
Another therapist trains a young girl to control her epileptic seizures。
Actual therapy session with a girl who fears dating。
Interviews
Hans Strupp explains the kinds of patients most suited for psychodynamic therapy。 (10:30)
Enrico Jones explains his problems in selecting the most effective therapy for various people
and their various disorders。
Cognitive therapist Albert Ellis explains how to treat patients’ irrational attributes; false
beliefs; and expectations of failure through rational emotive therapy。
Humanistic therapist Rollo May discusses therapy for “normal” people seeking greater
fulfillment。
FILMS AND VIDEOS
Depression: The Dark Side of the Blues (1986)。 BARR; 25 minutes
Offers an illuminating perspective of the nation’s number one mental health problem。 Clinical
depression is a life…threatening disease that affects persons from all occupations。 People who are
seriously depressed are profiled; and mentary reveals probable causes and available
treatments。 Symptoms and effects of depression are detailed and hope; through early recognition
treatment; is offered。
Dreams So Real: Three Men’s Stories (1981)。 IFMIJ; 28 minutes
bines the words and animated films made by three outpatients from a munity mental
health center。 Struggling to make a transition back into the munity; these men are striking in
their nonconformity to the stereotypes expected of mental health patients。 A great film for
sensitizing students to the needs and pain of mental health patients。
The Mind Depression (1988)。 NCAIARR; 24 minutes
Profiles people with bipolar disorders; showing the grandiose delusions that often acpany
the manic phase。 Contrasts the normal cycle of emotions with the unpredictable swings of bipolar
disorders。 Interviews one family in which the grandmother; father; and several children all suffer
from depression; speculates that their depression is biologically caused; and depicts the
suspected genetic basis of bipolar disorders。 Focuses on people who perform well with the help
of antidepressant drugs; including one young M。D。 Describes the benefits of talking therapy in
conjunction with drug therapy。
The Mind of a Serial Killer (1993)。 FFHS; 60 minutes
This program goes behind the scenes to give the real story behind the FBI unit popularized in The
Silence of the Lambs。 Using a detailed psychological profile; the unit helps the Rochester; New
York; police department catch a notorious serial killer that targeted prostitutes。 This NOVA
program is part of the WGBH collection。
Neurotic Behavior: A Psychodynamic View (1973)。 CRW; 19 minutes
Illustrates the neurotic behavior and classical defense mechanisms of Peter; a college student。 A
psychodynamic approach to behavior is used to analyze Peter’s life as he experiences anxiety;
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repression; rationalization; displacement; and finally phobias and obsessive…pulsive neurosis
in reaction to the psychological trauma induced by his mother during early training。 Although
the use of the term “neurosis” is outdated according to the DSM…IV; the film provides clear
examples of phobic and obsessive…pulsive disorders。
One Man’s Madness (1974)。 IUTFF; 32 minutes
Documentary of a writer who became a bipolar depressive (bipolar depression was previously
referred to as manic…depression)。 Swinging in mood from ecstasy to severe depression; his
symptoms of alienation and withdrawal are shown both at home and in the hospital setting。
The Scandal of Psychiatric Hospitals: When the Goal Is Insurance Reimbursement (1993)。
FFHS; 52 minutes
At the same time that mentally ill patients are being discharged into the streets because their
insurance benefits have expired; healthy Americans are being locked up in mental hospitals
while the hospital draws their insurance。 This shocking program reveals some of these abuses。 It
shows how one group of hospitals herded up patients and; in a cynical and sadistic way; held
healthy Americans hostage; it also shows how bona fide psychiatrists are tempted or duped; and
how outnumbered and outgunned law enforcement agencies are trying to restore psychiatry to
its role as a healing profession; not a get…rich…quick business。
Teenage Suicide: The Ultimate Dropout (1980)。 PBS; 29 minutes
A 14…year…old girl who attempted suicide discusses her feelings of frustration and helplessness。
Advice is given for families with problems involving suicide。
The World of Abnormal Psychology (1991)。 Intellimation; 60 minutes
A series built around documentary views of people experiencing a variety of behavioral
disorders。 Case histories are acpanied by mentaries from educators; clinicians; and
researchers who highlight and help interpret what students see。 Programs include:
1。 Looking at abnormal behavior
2。 The nature of stress
3。 The anxiety disorders
4。 Psychological factors and physical illness
5。 Personality disorders
6。 Substance abuse disorders
7。 Sexual disorders
8。 Mood disorders
9。 The schizophrenias
10。 Organic mental disorders
11。 Behavior disorders of children
12。 Psychotherapies
13。 An ounce of prevention
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Therapies for Personal Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
On pletion of this chapter; students should be able to:
1。 Identify the overall goals of therapeutic interventions
2。 Explain how modern forms of therapy developed
3。 Discuss the differences in types of therapists
4。 Describe the historical and cultural aspects of treatment of the mentally ill
5。 Discuss the differences in the major theoretical models of mental illness
6。 Explain what happens when an individual receives therapy
7。 Describe the differences and advantages in drug and psychotherapy treatments
8。 ment on the general effectiveness of the different types of treatment for mental
illness
CHAPTER OUTLINE
I。 The Therapeutic Context
A。 Goals and Major Therapies
1。 The Therapeutic Process Involves Four Primary Goals:
a) Reaching a diagnosis and classifying the disorder
b) Proposing a probable etiology
c) Making a prognosis
d) Prescribing and carrying out some mode of treatment
2。 Major Therapeutic Models
a) Biomedical therapies attempt alteration of brain functioning
through chemical or physical interventions
b) Psychotherapy focuses on changing learned; maladaptive
behaviors。 There are four major types of psychotherapy
(i) Psychodynamic approach views neurotic suffering as
the outer symptom of inner; unresolved trauma and
conflict
(ii) Behavior therapy treats the behaviors themselves as
disturbances that must be modified
(iii) Cognitive therapy attempts restructuring of the
individual’s thoughts away from distorted self…
thoughts
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(iv) Existential…humanistic therapies emphasize
patient/client values; directing energies toward self…
actualization
B。 Therapists and Therapeutic Settings
1。 Counseling psychologists provide guidance in areas such as vocation
selection; school problems; drug abuse; and marital conflict
2。 Clinical social workers are mental health professionals who consider
the social contexts of people’s problems
3。 Pastoral counselors are members of a religious order; specializing in
the treatment of psychological disorders
4。 Clinical psychologists have a Ph。D。 and concentrated their graduate
training in the assessment and treatment of psychological problems;
followed by a supervised internship in a clinical setting
5。 Psychiatrists have pleted medical school; earned an M。D。; and
pleted postdoctoral training in mental and emotional disorders;
their training is slanted toward the biomedical basis of psychological
problems; and they are the only therapists who can prescribe
medical or drug…based interventions
6。 Psychoanalysts have either an M。D。 or Ph。D。 and have pleted
specialized postgraduate training in the Freudian approach to
understanding and treating mental disorders
C。 Historical and Cultural Contexts
1。 History of Western Treatment
a) 1403: London’s St。 Mary of Bethlehem Hospital admitted its
first patient with psychological problems; For the next 300
years the hospital’s mental patients were chained; tortured;
and exhibited to an admission…paying public。 Through
mispronunciation of Bethlehem; the hospital became known
as Bedlam; or chaos; due to the confusion that reigned and
the dehumanized treatment of its patients。
b) Late 1700s: French physician Philippe Pinel described
psychological problems as mental illness
c) Mid…1800s: Psychology was gaining credence as a field of
study in the U。S。; and a “cult of curability” emerged
d) 1900s: Clifford Beers spurred on the mental hygiene
movement; with confinement of the mentally ill taking on a
rehabilitative goal; and the asylum became a fixture of the
emerging sociopolitical movement
2。 Cultural Symbols and Rituals of Curing
a) Western views and practices emphasize the individual’s
uniqueness; independence; and personal responsibility for
success and failure; consistent with both the disease model
and demonology。 Mental disorder is viewed as the failure of
the individual。
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b) Cultural anthropology analyzes explanations and treatments
for psychological disorders across various cultures
(i) Shamanism personalizes the forces of fate or chance
that intervene in one’s life; creating problems。
Personalization permits action to be taken against
presumed evildoers and directs help to be sought
from assumed divine healers。
(ii) Ritual healing ceremonies infuse emotional intensity
and meaning into the process of healing。
II。Psychodynamic Therapies
A。 Freudian Psychoanalysis
1。 Psychoanalytic therapy is an intensive; prolonged technique for
exploration of the neurotic and anxiety…ridden individual’s
unconscious motivations and conflicts
2。 The goal is establishment of intrapsychic harmony and
understanding of the patient’s use of repression to handle conflicts
3。 Psychodynamic therapy is often called insight therapy
4。 The “talking cure” began with Joseph Breuer in 1880; as treatment for
hysterical conversion resulting from psychogenic causes
5。 Free Association and Catharsis
a) Free association involves allowing the mind to