Psychotherapy: Psychological Approaches to Treatment
Define psychotherapy and identify the main approaches/types. (p. 416)
Describe the psychodynamic approach to the treatment of abnormal behavior, including the major techniques and concepts employed by psychodynamic therapists. (pp. 416-419)
Describe the behavioral approaches to the treatment of abnormal behavior, including aversive conditioning, systematic desensitization, observational learning, and the use of operant conditioning principles. (pp. 419-422)
Discuss the cognitive therapy approaches of rational-emotive and cognitive therapy. (pp. 422-424)
Describe the application of humanistic theory in the approaches of Rogers's client-centered therapy as well as gestalt therapy. (pp. 424-426)
Describe group therapy, including family therapy. (pp. 426-427)
Discuss the methods used to evaluate psychotherapy and the arguments proposed to support and dispute the effectiveness of psychotherapies, and explain the eclectic approach to psychotherapy. (pp. 427-429)
Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Name and describe drugs used in the treatment of abnormal behavior, and discuss the problems and controversies surrounding their use. (pp. 431-434)
Describe electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery, and discuss the effectiveness of biomedical therapies. (pp. 434-436)
Explain the concepts of community psychology and deinstitutionalization, and identify recommended guidelines for selecting a psychotherapist. (pp. 436-437)
