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Abnormal Psychology Fifth Edition Oltmanns and Emery: Powerpoint Presentations Prepared By: Cynthia K. Shinabarger Reed
Abnormal Psychology Fifth Edition Oltmanns and Emery: Powerpoint Presentations Prepared By: Cynthia K. Shinabarger Reed
Fifth Edition
Psychosurgery
• Psychosurgery is a controversial biological
treatment, as it involves the surgical
destruction of specific regions of the brain.
• Prefrontal lobotomy is a procedure in which
the frontal lobes of the brain are surgically
and irrevocably severed.
Couples Therapy
• Couples therapy involves seeing intimate
partners together in psychotherapy.
• The goal of couples therapy typically is to
improve the relationship, and not to treat
the individual.
• Couples therapists typically help partners to
improve their communication and
negotiation skills.
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Couples, Family and Group Therapy