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- Drug therapy is a treatment with any substance, other than food, that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.

- Different types of drug therapy can include medications to help manage the symptoms of certain mental health disorders, such as anxiety, PTSD, or depression.

- 30-day drug rehab programs usually last around a month. Though the exact number of days in one's treatment stay may vary, month-long rehab programs generally last between 3-6 weeks either in an inpatient or outpatient setting.

Examples of drug therapy include:

Antimetabolites.

Antimitotics.

Antitumor Antibiotics.

Asparagine-Specific Enzymes.

Biosimilars.

Bisphosphonates.

Chemotherapy.

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what is it?

rewards good behaviour with tokens that can be exchanged for something desired.

it is a form of psychological therapy based on operant conditioning, which uses a reward system to manage maladaptive behaviours.

for example a chip, coin, star, sticker etc.

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Growth mindset is someone that believes that every element of their mental and cognitive abilities can be developed at any stage of their life and their current abilities are only at a starting point.

Examples-

You believe that achievements are down to effort, not just inherent talent.

You're willing to learn from your mistakes and find value in criticism.

You believe that your intelligence and ability can be developed.

You're willing to ask questions and admit when you don't know something.

Summary- This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts

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What is it ?

A type of therapy that exposes someone to their phobia to help them overcome it

Brief summary:

This type of therapy exposes an individual to anxiety inducing objects or situations while also preforming therapeutic activities to reduce the symptoms of anxiety.

Examples

if someone is afraid of animals take them on walks to expose them to things like dogs and cats so they learn that they are not dangerous

Help individuals to overcome fear of highs

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What is psychosurgery?

Psychosurgery is a procedure that involves drilling two small holes in a patient's skull and cutting the nerve fibres that connect the front of the brain (which controls personality, decision-making and reasoning) with other regions of the brain.

Examples of psychosurgery include:

Anterior capsulotomy

Limbic leukotomy

Cingulotomy

Subcaudate tractotomy

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Mindfulness is a technique of bringing attention to the present moment and awareness of someone's own actions.

For example, if someone with ADHD is feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated mindfulness can support them to re-focus

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aversion therapy is psychotherapy that allows individuals to avoid or reduce an undesirable behaviour pattern by conditioning the individual to associate the pattern with an undesirable stimulus

Examples

There are many physical and emotional ways aversion therapy can take place with these being minor to extreme

• placing unpleasant smells under fingernails to discourage nail biting

•pairing behaviour with electric shocks there for leading to a negative outcome

• alcoholics are paired with drugs that cause you to vomit therefore will

lead to an unpleasant thought on drinking

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growth mindset is the belief that your abilities can be improved through effort, learning and persistence. It also looks at an individual’s attitude when they face challenges and how they process and adapt to make a positive change.

Some examples individuals can use to implement a growth mindset it to learn from and embrace failure, set goals and to seek feedback.

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psychosurgery is surgically altering the brain to treat sever mental health conditions, usually when other treatments have failed. It’s used for conditions like sever depression, OCD, or chronic pain. In psycho surgery, doctors typically alter the brain by removing or destroying small areas of brain tissue that are thought to be causing the mental health issues. One common method is called a lobotomy, where parts of the brain’s frontal lobe are cut or damaged. Another method is deep brain stimulation, where electrodes are implanted in specific brain areas to regulate activity. These procedures aim to change brain function to alleviate symptoms of certain mental health disorders.

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Drug therapy involves the administration of drugs to treat or prevent disease.

Different types of drugs therapies can be used for certain mental health disorders, including anxiety, PTSD or depression. Individuals who are living with diseases such as HIV, diabetes or cancer may use drug therapies.

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Sensory rooms can help people with challenging behaviors by providing a calming environment where they can regulate their emotions and behavior. They can also help people learn coping skills for sensory processing disorders

such as, autism, down syndrome, mental health, dementia

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AVERSION THERAPY

Aversion therapy sometimes called Aversive therapy is used to help an individual give up a behaviour or habits by having associate it with something unpleasant.

Summary

This therapy is based off on the theory of classical condition, use conditioning but focuses on creating a negative response to an undesirable stimulus. Many times in people with substance disorder, the body is conditioned to get pleasure from the substance for an instance, it tastes good and make you feel good. In aversion therapy, the idea is to change that.

Example

Aversion therapy is used for people with substance use disorder, smoking, eating disorder.