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Learning Objective 16
Treatment of Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 16 Therapy
(AP Psychology Scoring Criteria 15)
Lesson One: Pages 650-656
Treating Disorders & Humanistic Therapy April 19
Vocabulary:
Psychotherapy, biomedical therapy, eclectic approach, psychoanalysis, resistance, interpretation,
transference, psychodynamic therapy, insight therapies, client-centered therapy, active listening
Reading Questions:
16-1: How do psychotherapy, biomedical therapy, and an eclectic approach to therapy differ?
16-2: What are the goals and techniques of psychoanalysis, and how have they been adapted in
psychodynamic therapy?
16-3: What are the basic themes of humanistic therapy? What are the specific goals and techniques
of Rogers’ client-centered approach?
Lesson Two: Pages 657-660
Behavioral Therapies
April 20
Vocabulary:
Unconditional positive regard, behavior therapy, counterconditioning, exposure therapies, systematic
desensitization, virtual reality exposure therapy, aversive conditioning, token economy
Reading Questions:
16-4: How does the basic assumption of behavior therapy differ from those of psychodynamic and
humanistic therapies? What techniques are used in exposure therapies and aversive conditioning?
16-5: What is the main premise of therapy based on operant conditioning principles, and what are the
views of its proponents and critics?
Lesson Three: Pages 660-665 Cognitive & Group/Family Therapies
April 21
Vocabulary:
Cognitive therapies, rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT), group therapy, family therapy
Reading Questions:
16-6: What are the goals and techniques of cognitive therapy and of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
16-7: What are the aims and benefits of group and family therapy?
Lesson Four: Pages 666-671
Evaluating Psychotherapies
April 24
Chapter 16 Reading Quiz 1 
Vocabulary:
Meta-analysis, evidence-based practice
Reading Questions:
16-8: Does psychotherapy work? Who decides?
16-9: Are some psychotherapies more effective than others for specific disorders?
Lesson Five: Pages 671-675 Evaluating Psychotherapies (cont’)
April 25
Vocabulary:
Therapeutic alliance
Reading Questions:
16-10: How do alternative therapies fare under scientific scrutiny?
16-11: What three elements are shared by all forms of psychotherapy?
16-12: How do culture, gender, and values influence the therapist-client relationship?
Lesson Six: Pages 675-681
Biomedical Therapies
April 26
Vocabulary:
Psychopharmacology, antipsychotic drugs, antianxiety drugs, antidepressant drugs, electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
Reading Questions:
16-14: What are the drug therapies? How do double-blind studies help researchers evaluate a drug’s
effectiveness?
16-15a: How is brain stimulation used in treating specific disorders?
Lesson Seven: Pages 682-685
Psychosurgery, Lifestyle Change, Prevention
April 27
Vocabulary:
Psychosurgery, lobotomy, resilience
Reading Questions:
16-15b: How is psychosurgery used in treating specific disorders?
16-16: How, by taking care of themselves with a healthy lifestyle, might people find some relief from
depression, and how does this reflect our being biopsychosocial systems?
16-17: What is the rationale for preventative mental health programs?
CH. 16
Learning Objective 16 Assessments
Notebook Check (Apr. 28) Chapter 16 Reading Quiz 2
Chapter 16 Exam questions will appear on Semester Final Exam
What should I know from Chapter 16?
a. Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention.
b. Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e.g., behavioral, cognitive,
humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning.
c. Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e.g., individual, group).
d. Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific problems.
e. Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of treatment (e.g.,
factors that lead to premature termination of treatment).
f. Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence.
g. Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e.g., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis,
Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe).
(CollegeBoard, 2014)