Treatment of Abnormal Behavior
Textbook Reading
Chapter 16: pages 575 - 606
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XIII. Treatment of Abnormal Behavior (5–7%)
This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically
based treatments of psychological disorders . The topic emphasizes descriptions of
treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology .
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention .
• Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e .g ., behavioral,
cognitive, humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning .
• Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e .g ., individual, group) .
• Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific
problems .
• Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of
treatment (e .g ., factors that lead to premature termination of treatment) .
• Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence .
• Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e .g ., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis,
Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B . F . Skinner, Joseph Wolpe)
This section of the course provides students with an understanding of empirically
based treatments of psychological disorders . The topic emphasizes descriptions of
treatment modalities based on various orientations in psychology .
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention .
• Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e .g ., behavioral,
cognitive, humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning .
• Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e .g ., individual, group) .
• Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific
problems .
• Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of
treatment (e .g ., factors that lead to premature termination of treatment) .
• Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence .
• Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e .g ., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis,
Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B . F . Skinner, Joseph Wolpe)