Showing papers on "Psychological intervention published in 1968"

Psychology: An Introduction

Abstract: 1. The Science of Psychology. What is Psychology? The Growth of Psychology. Human Diversity. Research Methods in Psychology. Careers in Psychology. 2. The Biological Basis of Behavior. Neurons: The Messengers. The Central Nervous System. The Peripheral Nervous System. The Endocrine System. Genes, Evolution, and Behavior. 3. Sensation and Perception. The Nature of Sensation. Vision. Hearing. The Other Senses. Perception. 4. States of Consciousness. Conscious Experiences. Sleep. Dreams. Drug-altered Consciousness. Meditation and Hypnosis. 5. Learning. Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Comparing Classical and Operant Conditioning. Cognitive Learning. 6. Memory. The Sensory Registers. Short-Term Memory. Long-Term Memory. The Biology of Memory. Forgetting. Special Topics in Memory. 7. Cognition and Language. The Building Blocks of Thought. Language, Thought, and Culture. Nonhuman Thought and Language. Problem Solving. Decision Making. 8. Intelligence and Mental Abilities. Theories of Intelligence. Intelligence Tests. What Makes a Good Test? What Determines Intelligence. Mental Abilities and Human Diversity. Extremes of Intelligence. Creativity. 9. Motivation and Emotion. Perspectives on Motivation. Hunger and Thirst. Sex. Other Motives. Emotions. Nonverbal Communication of Emotion. Gender, Culture, and Emotion. 10. Life Span Development. Methods in Developmental Psychology. Prenatal Development. The Newborn Baby. Infancy and Childhood. Adolescence. Adulthood. Late Adulthood. 11. Personality. Psychodynamic Theories. Humanistic Personality Theories. Trait Theories. Cognitive-Social Learning Theories. Personality Assessment. 12. Stress and Health Psychology. Source of Stress. Coping with Stress. Stress and Health. Staying Healthy. Extreme Stress. The Well-Adjusted Person. 13. Psychological Disorders. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders. Mood Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders. Dissociative Disorders. Sexual Disorders. Personality Disorders. Schizophrenic Disorders. Childhood Disorders. Gender and Cultural Differences in Psychological Disorders. 14. Therapies. Insight Therapies. Behavior Therapies. Cognitive Therapies. Group Therapies. Effectiveness of Psychotherapy. Biological Treatments. Institutionalization and Its Alternatives. Gender and Cultural Differences in Treatments. 15. Social Psychology. Social Cognition. Attitudes. Social Influence. Social Action. Appendix A. Measurement and Statistical Methods. Appendix B. Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Glossary.

Rejection by mental health professionals: a possible consequence of not seeking appropriate help for emotional disorders.

Abstract: In a replication of Phillips' study, we ask whether the pattern of rejection of the mentally ill he discovered for the public holds true for our sample of psychiatric nurses. Nurses' rejection patterns diverge from and in part reverse those reported for the public. It is proposed that nurses' rejection patterns emerge from the interplay of the public's "normative" and the "psychiatric" perspectives. We further suggest that, with increasing professional psychiatric training and experience, the crucial factor explaining the pattern of rejection is less the seriousness of an individual's mental illness than the "appropriateness" of the help he obtains.

Ecological analysis of treated mental disorders in Chicago.

Abstract: OVER the last 30 or more years, mental health researchers have been interested in the ecological study of mental disorders. It has been argued by these researchers that studies of the distribution of various mental disorders within the urban area would give some insight into the social factors associat ed with mental illness. Some of these researchers have promulgated a cause and effect relationship from their findings. Others have been more cautious and argued that strong ecological relationships do not necessarily show causality but rather help to identify social problem areas which aid the social planner in his endeavors. Much of the interest in the use of the ecology methodology for preliminary investigations into the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders in a specified geographic area stems from a study of mental disorders in Chicago in the 1920's and early 1930's. 1 Faris and

Mental disorders within psychiatry and outside

Abstract: The ambiguous and rather vague title may cause some specula+' LioLi as to which theme is intended. I t will immediately be revealed: In my opinion the development of our welfare state, both with regard to diseases and society in general has brought psychiatric problems into a central position of public health and social politics. I also have the impression, at least from Norway, that neither the academic psychiatry, nor the rest of the profession is as yet aware of this. I would suggest moreover that this is due to the fact that psychiatry is anchored in traditional concepts and trains of thought with regard to its ideas and teaching about mental disorders, their incidence, causes and consequences for the individual and for the community as a whole, and problems of treatment. The traditional basic teaching of psychiatry must, to some extent, be biased by the fact that until the present day, psychiatry has been in contact with only a small, selected part of the total volume of psychiatric illness in the population. Assessing the resources and possibilities of psychiatry in meeting the expectations confronting it to-day it is of primary importance to consider the isolation from important aspects of the total problems of mental public health in which psychiatry has existed up to now. This applies especially to academic psychiatry with its responsibility for teaching. These problems, the real existence of which I am trying to convince you, are far from negligeable. Before I proceed I wish to make two reservations. I am no advocate of an irresponsible and too rapid expansion of the psychiatric field; we have more than enough on our hands as it is. I am rather asking for a new dimension in psychiatric thinking and posing of problems: An interest in the whole question of mental health as a group phenomenon, and what can be done about it-not in terms of individual treatment but as a collective, public health or socio-political enterprise. Furthermore, and as the second reservation: I shall use the term mental

Cultural Bias in Psychiatry and Mental Health

Abstract: (1968). Cultural Bias in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 8-16.

The psychiatrist and community mental health practice.

Abstract: This paper deals with community mental health practice for the psychiatrist. It defines comprehensive community mental health, its scope, and the variety of centers that are emerging. It discusses the possible ways that various professions may be affected. It presents the similarities and differences between public health and community mental health. Medical and psychiatric education are discussed emphasizing the need for curricular change in preparation for future practice. An existing model now in operation at New York Medical College is described which affords an opportunity for the training of psychiatrists, other professionals and nonprofessionals as community mental health workers in multi-disciplinary, task oriented teams engaged in action, training and research. Built into the program is a method for ongoing evaluation. This program also illustrates how the psychiatrist functions as a specialist, generalist, and community mental health worker.

The new role of the clinical psychologist in a community mental health center.

Abstract: As comprehensive community mental health centers begin to proliferate nationwide under the impetus of the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, it is imperative that the roles and functions of its staff members be redefined to meet the new demands that will be placed upon them by the community. These include participation in new programs concerned with welfare, education, rehabilitation, gerontology, and positive aspects of mental health and mental retardation. Several new roles for clinical psychologists in a community mental health setting are suggested; also a distinction is made between community mental health center psychologists and community psychologists. The roles that are cited are applicable to all mental health professionals and others who offer mental health services to the community.

MENTAL HEALTH: Public Attitudes and Mental Health Education.

Abstract: ing his principle of contemporaneity in psycho logical fields: “¿ The b havior b at the time t is a function of the situation S at the time t only (S is meant to include both the person and his psycho logical environment). b' = F(S').― The papers included in this volume show well the heuristic use to which Lewin put his conceptual devices. They obviously inspired him and his pupils to formulate and design original experiments. Whether other psychologists are equally inspired by them has become doubtful. Since Lewin's death in 1947, the popularity of his hodological approach seems to have declined. The editor has done his best to eliminate repetitiveness. He was, however, not entirely success ful, as the papers cover very similar ground.