Historical Overview: Abnormal Behavior - Supernatural to Medical Models, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

A historical perspective on the understanding and treatment of abnormal behavior, from ancient beliefs in supernatural causes and treatments to the modern medical models. Topics covered include the abnormal, supernatural model, supernatural tradition in the middle ages and witchcraft, reform movement, decline of moral therapy, early medical models, and the community mental health movement.

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2013/2014

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TERM 1
Abnormal
DEFINITION 1
a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or
impairment in functioning that is not typical nor culturally
expected
TERM 2
Supernatural Model
DEFINITION 2
deviant behavior= battle of good vs evil
cause: demonic possession, witch craft, sorcery,
movement of the moon and stars, lunacy
treatments: exorcism, torture, beatings, and crude
surgeries
EX: trephination
TERM 3
Supernatural Tradition: Middle Ages
DEFINITION 3
476-1450 AD
possession cause of illness
treatment: prayer, exorcism, starvation, torture
TERM 4
Supernatural Tradition: Witch
Craft
DEFINITION 4
15th -17th century
witches voluntaryily work with the devil
primarily women: poor, unmarried or disobedient
attempt at diagnosis--> death wither way
malleus Maleficarum 100,000+ accused and killed
TERM 5
Reform Movement
DEFINITION 5
late 18th to early 19th century
1450-1550 horrible institution conditions leads to this
movement
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Abnormal

a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not typical nor culturally expected TERM 2

Supernatural Model

DEFINITION 2 deviant behavior= battle of good vs evil cause: demonic possession, witch craft, sorcery, movement of the moon and stars, lunacy treatments: exorcism, torture, beatings, and crude surgeries EX: trephination TERM 3

Supernatural Tradition: Middle Ages

DEFINITION 3 476-1450 AD possession cause of illness treatment: prayer, exorcism, starvation, torture TERM 4

Supernatural Tradition: Witch

Craft

DEFINITION 4 15th -17th century witches voluntaryily work with the devil primarily women: poor, unmarried or disobedient attempt at diagnosis--> death wither way malleus Maleficarum 100,000+ accused and killed TERM 5

Reform Movement

DEFINITION 5 late 18th to early 19th century 1450-1550 horrible institution conditions leads to this movement

Reform Movement: Key figures

Benjamin Rush- led the reforms in the United States Dorothea Dix- led mental hygiene movement TERM 7

Decline of Moral Therapy

DEFINITION 7 1880s not curable--> life long institutionalization and little/poor care TERM 8

Early Medical Models: Hippocrates

DEFINITION 8 400 BC Abnormal Behavior as a Physical Disease first break from demonology TERM 9

Theory of Mental Illness: Hippocrates

DEFINITION 9 4 humors: vital fluids: phlegm, black and yellow bile, blood TERM 10

Extension of Hippocrates

Work

DEFINITION 10 Galen discovered arteries carry blood not the air and further grounding biological model, Rudimentary Treatments