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      This week we touched on changes in" rel="nofollow">in perception regardin" rel="nofollow">ing psychopathology in" rel="nofollow">in response to shifts in" rel="nofollow">in societal attitudes toward specific behaviors. Now, let us look critically at treatments in" rel="nofollow">in general. A number of treatments for currently diagnosable disorders have been discontin" rel="nofollow">inued, such as trepannin" rel="nofollow">ing and lobotomies, because they were discredited and are now considered crude and/or barbaric. A number of disorders have been completely removed from diagnostic manuals and their correspondin" rel="nofollow">ing treatments have been discredited and discontin" rel="nofollow">inued. For example, the treatment known as conversion therapy or reparative therapy for lesbian, gay, and bisexual in" rel="nofollow">individuals is known to be in" rel="nofollow">ineffective and even harmful.In this journal entry, consider current treatment methods (e.g., electroconvulsive therapy, exposure, and response prevention). Choose a current treatment method and comment on what ways future researchers might consider this current treatment barbaric or crude. Explain" rel="nofollow">in why you chose to comment on this treatment. What would need to happen for current acceptance of this treatment procedure to change? What are the ethical implications in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in usin" rel="nofollow">ing a questionable treatment option?