Therapy v Medication
Treatment of abnormal behavior has significantly changed and improved over many decades. As noted in the textbook, early treatment focused on the biological bases and often involved harsh treatments. Based on your reading, respond to the questions below. Please refer to the syllabus regarding discussion post.
1. Do you think that society over uses medication now as a treatment versus therapy? Why or Why not.
2. If you was a counselor, would you recommend that your patient only use therapy, only use medication to start, or use therapy plus medication? Please explain why.
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Therapy mainly deals with establishing a relationship between the psychologist and the patient with the medic’s effort being aimed at making the patient talk about their feelings, their fears and other subject matters that will help the therapist understand the patient while medication deals…
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