_____ uses psychological rather than biological means to treat psychological disorders
a behavior therapy that is based on classical conditioning and used to treat fears by training clients in deep muscle relaxation and then having them confront a graduated series of anxiety-producing situations (real or imagined) until they can remain relaxed while confronting even the most feared situation. Mental health workers view psychological disorders. as persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and. actions. When behavior is deviant, distressful, and. dysfunctional psychiatrists and psychologists label it. as disordered (Comer, 2004). A behavior therapy that is based on classical conditioning and used to treat fears by training clients in deep musicle relaxation and then having them confront a graduated series of anxiety-producing situations (real or imagined) until they can remain relaxed while confronting even the most feared situations. 1 Antipsychotic drugs may cause movement disorders and tremors. Doctors and patients have to weigh up the possible benefits of using a certain drug against the negative effects it may cause.  Drugs are an intervention that treat the symptoms of many mental illnesses and do not address the cause. Antidepressants may elevate a person's mood so they are able to return to a normal life, but they do not necessarily address the cause of the depression, which is often psychological. Psychosurgery is an extremely controversial treatment for mental illness. Before the 1960s it was performed on many thousands of people in an effort to treat otherwise untreatable disorders, and to allow otherwise dangerous patients to leave mental institutions. Biological treatments act directly on the biological mechanisms that cause, or are involved in, mental illness. This can be, for example, by altering the function or availability of a neurotransmitter, changing the way certain cells in the nervous system function, or removing dysfunctional parts of the nervous system. People are fascinated by the exceptional, the. unusual, and the abnormal. This fascination may be. caused by three reasons:  During various moments we feel, think, and act like an. abnormal individual.  Psychological disorders may bring unexplained physical. symptoms, irrational fears, and suicidal thoughts.  A reminder of our species’ fragility. A therapy that was orginated by Fritz Perls and that emphasizes the importance of clients' fully experiencing, in the present moment, their feelings, thoughts, and actions and then taking responsibility for them. To study the abnormal is the best way of. understanding the normal.  There are 450 million people suffering from. psychological disorders (WHO, 2004). [current. population of US is 307 million]  Depression and schizophrenia exist in all cultures of the. world. The use of drugs to treat mental illness raises many ethical concerns, particularly when they are used in mental institutions against a patent's will. Critics have argued that the drugs are not effectively treating mental disorders, but instead are sedating patients to make them compliant and manageable.
Biological treatments