Theories
He theorized that the human psyche is the struggle between the unconscious/subconscious primal urges, repressed memories and the conscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Hears voices, delusional thoughts, intense mood swings.
What is schizophrenia?
Brain surgery that was used to treat depression and schizophrenia in the 1940-50s.
What is lobotomy?
As a child, she tried to please her parents even though they were verbally, emotionally and physically abusive.
What happened to Stephanie Foo?
Dancing, singing, storytelling
What are some traditional ways of healing?
Mental illness is a brain disorder.
What was the perspective to destigmatize mental illness?
The most common psychiatric disorder with high risks of suicide.
What is major depressive disorder (MDD)?
A chemical imbalance in the brain.
What is the theory behind using pharmaceutical drugs for anxiety and depression?
Externally, she was conforming to social expectations of excelling at school but internally felt very alienated.
What troubled Laura Delano during her teenage and early adulthood years?
When people are desperate/inspired/learned enough
When do people change?
The problems validity and reliability in psychiatric diagnosis.
What prompted changes in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders)?
Adverse Childhood Experiences increase risks of chronic health conditions in adulthood.
What is significant about the ACE study?
Teaching daily activities and communication skills through play and socialization.
What is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy?
He suffers from mental injury instead of mental illness.
What was the explanation that helped Darrel Hammond heal from his childhood trauma after decades of misdiagnosis?
Feelings of transcendence, connectedness, love and surrender.
What are some of the mystical experiences noted in psychedelic-assisted therapy?
Confucian values in filial piety, obedience and pressure of social conformity.
What's behind the medicalization of social distress regarding internet addiction in China?
Communication challenges, poor eye contact, sensory over/under sensitivities, repetitive movements.
What are s/sx of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Left/right lateralization of senses: sight, sound, touch to reprocess traumatic memories.
What is EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing)?
She allows the voice in her head to coexist with her while trying to move forward with her life.
How does Ambar Martinez cope with schizophrenia?
Attentive listening, empathy and support
What are some key skills in counseling?
The verbal left hemisphere deactivates while the right hemisphere emotional regions are over-aroused.
What happens to the brain in trauma?
Intrusive thoughts, dissociation, hypervigilance, mood dysregulation
What is PTSD?
To experience moments of connection with another person and recalibrate judgements, according to one therapist (Jacob Ham).
What is goal of talk therapy?
What happened instead of what is wrong with a person.
What is the approach of trauma-informed care?
Safety, remembrance, mourning and reconnection
What are the stages in recovery from trauma?