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Be able to distinguish between the various treatment approaches for different mental illnesses, including behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and biological. Compare the various treatments for a specific disorder, such as depression. Look at the different situations in which therapy can take place, such as individual, group, or family, and discuss the prevention and intervention programs that are available at the community level.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention.
• Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning.
• Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e.g., individual, group).
• Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific problems.
• Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of treatment (e.g., factors that lead to premature termination of treatment).
• Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence.
• Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e.g., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe).
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