Ch. 15/16 Disorders & Tx

Extra Videos (for fun):

• TED Talk, Elenore Longden, The Voices in My Head

• TEDx Talk, Glennon Doyle Melton, Lessons from the Mental Hospital

• PBS, Facing Suicide: Understanding Suicide Causes and Prevention 

• Nature, Understanding Parkinson's Disease

• TED Ed, ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)

• Dr. Ramani, Gaslighting: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Extra Videos (for Fun)

Therapy:

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) 

  • • • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts by interrogating and uprooting negative or irrational beliefs. Considered a "solutions-oriented" form of talk therapy, CBT rests on the idea that thoughts and perceptions influence behavior. 

• DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

  • • • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) provides clients with new skills to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships. DBT specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) 

  • • • EMDR is an interactive psychotherapy technique used to relieve psychological stress. It can be an effective treatment for trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).