PSYC 100 - Ch 16 “Therapy and Treatment”

In this lecture podcast, we reach the last chapter (typically) found in an Introduction to Psychology course, covering various psychotherapies, biomedical therapies (mainly meds) and therapy environments (individual, couples and group).  Youtube Version with captions and content index Content Index:   intro to the field, my professional background, a review of practitioners,  2 major categories of treatment, psychotherapy and biomedical therapy (meds)    brief history of psychiatric treatment   Mental Health treatment today   Types of treatment: talk therapies  Psychoanalysis (Freud)  Play therapy  Behavior Therapy  Systematic Desensitization (subtype of exposure therapy)  Operant Conditioning, token economy  Cognitive Therapy  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)  Humanistic Therapy (client-centered)   Biomedical therapies   Treatment modalities, intake, confidentiality rules  Individual and group therapies  Family and couples therapy   Addiction  What makes treatment effective?   Sociocultural Model   Treatment barriers  How to support the podcast: - Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app. - Buy the Doc a cup of coffee! Thanks to our sponsor, BetterHelp (https://www.betterhelp.com/psychexplained) Visit our sponsor, BetterHelp, for 10% off your 1st month #sponsored #ad #mentalhealth #therapy Join our Discord Community for great Psych conversations! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @PSYCH_EXPLAINED Facebook Page Video Lectures --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychexplained/support