AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Treating disorders with medicine and surgery is known as
A
cognitive therapy.
B
humanistic therapy.
C
biomedical therapy.
D
psychoanalysis.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biomedical therapies are physiological interventions that focus on the reduction of symptoms associated with psychological disorders. Three procedures used are drug therapies, electroconvulsive (shock) treatment, and psychosurgery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biomedical therapy, or biomedical psychiatry, uses physiological treatments such as medications to treat psychological disorders. Many people who have addiction or substance abuse problems also have another mental health issue, such as depression or anxiety.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biomedical therapies include drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery.

Detailed explanation-4: -The biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes pharmacological treatment to target presumed biological abnormalities. A biologically-focused approach to science, policy, and practice has dominated the American healthcare system for more than three decades.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pharmacotherapy is the most well-known type of biomedical therapy. It includes the use of a medication to treat an underlying mental illness.

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