This document summarizes various methods of assessment and treatment for abnormal psychology. The main methods of assessment discussed are clinical interviews, psychological tests, behavioral assessment, and cognitive assessment. The primary methods of treatment covered include psychotherapy (with subcategories like behavior therapy, humanistic approaches, cognitive therapy, and group therapy), biomedical therapies, hospitalization, and community-based care. The document provides brief overviews of each assessment and treatment method.

1. ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY

2. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
Clinical Interview – the most widely
used method of assessment
 Psychological Tests- are structured
methods of assessment that are used
to evaluate reasonably stable traits
such as intelligence and personality.
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3. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
Behavioral assessment- test responses are
taken as samples of behavior rather than
as signs underlying traits or dispositions
 Cognitive assessment- focuses on the
measurement of thoughts, beliefs, and
attitudes in order to help identify
distorted thinking patterns.
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4. METHODS OF
TREATMENT

5. METHODS OF TREATMENT
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PSYCHOTHERAPY
- Involves a systematic interaction between
therapists and clients that incorporate
psychological principles to help clients overcome
abnormal behavior, solve problems in living, or
develop as individuals.
Behavior Therapy
o Humanistic Approaches
o Cognitive Therapy
o Group Therapy
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6. Behavior Therapy
Behaviorists disagree that resolving
unconscious conflicts or getting to
know yourself will solve your mental
issues.
 Behaviorists say you’ve learned these
things through rewards and
punishments. But, just as you’ve learned
them, you can unlearn them too.
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7. Humanistic Therapy
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Humanists believe that people are good-atheart and try to help people grow to reach
their full potential.
The humanist approach and psychoanalysis
are called insight therapies because they both
have the person look inside to figure things
out.

8. Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive therapists start with the belief
that what we think influences what we feel.
 In other words, what we think about a
situation impacts what we feel in response to
a situation.
 If we blame ourselves for something
bad, we’re likely to feel depressed. If we think
it through and see something else as the
cause, we don’t.
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9. Group Therapy
Group therapy is the most common
type of therapy—it saves therapist time
and patient money.
 It shows patients that they are not
alone and that others share their
problems.
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10. METHODS OF TREATMENT
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BIOMEDICAL THERAPIES
- Biological
approaches include
drug therapy, electroconvulsive
shock therapy (ECT), and
psychosurgery.

11. METHODS OF TREATMENT
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HOSPITALIZATION and COMMUNITYBASED CARE
- The mental hospital provides a
structured treatment environment for
people in acute crisis and for those who
are unable to adapt to community
living.

12. METHODS OF TREATMENT
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HOSPITALIZATION and
COMMUNITY-BASED CARE
- It
aims to restore patients to
community functioning and
incorporates treatment approaches such
as biological
therapies, psychotherapies, structured
living environment, and drug and
alcohol rehabilitation.