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15.7 Identify the advantages and
disadvantages of group therapy.15.8 Summarize the research on the
effectiveness of psychotherapy.15.9 Identify factors that influence the
effectiveness of therapy.15.10 Categorize types of drugs used to
treat psychological disorders.15.11 Explain how electroconvulsive
therapy and psychosurgery are used
to treat psychological disorders.15.12 Identify some of the newer
technologies being used to treat
psychological disorders.15.13 Describe how virtual reality can be
used in psychotherapy.Learning Objectives
15.1 Describe how the treatment of
psychological disorders has changed
throughout history.
- 2 Describe the basic elements of
Freud’s psychoanalysis and
psychodynamic approaches today. - 3 Identify the basic elements of the
humanistic therapies known as
person-centered therapy and Gestalt
therapy. - 4 Explain how behavior therapists use
classical and operant conditioning to
treat disordered behavior. - 5 Summarize the goals and basic
elements of cognitive and cognitive-
behavioral therapies. - 6 Compare and contrast different
forms of group therapy.