AbPsych Chp 1 Flashcards
What is the demonological perspective?
How did Plato and Aristotle’s perspective on psychological disorders differ from Hippocrates?
Which early alienist began to change the environment of asylums for the better?
Philippe Pinel
What are the 4 humors that Hippocrates theorized were the cause of psychological and biological disorders or ailments?
Blood, Phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
What are the 6 common criteria of abnormality that this chapter gives?
Statistical deviance, harm to self or others, misperceptions of reality, behavior that disturbs others, emotional distress, violation of social norms and values
What 2 perspectives on abnormal psychology started to grow during the 17th and 18th centuries?
the moral treatment perspective and the biological perspective
