Brief History of Therapy Flashcards
What is Stigma
This is societal disapproval and judgement of a person
What are the types of Stigma
Stereotype
Prejudice
Discrimination
What are the Effects of Stigma
- Refusal to receive treatment
- Social isolation
- Distorted perception of the incidence of mental illness
What did people think cause abnormal behavior
- Supernatural
- Biological
- Psychological
- Multiple casualty/factors
What is Trephining
This is when holes were drilled into people’s heads to release demonic spirits that caused the person’s disordered behaviors
Who is Hippocrates
He is a Greek physician who believed that abnormal behaviors was a diseases coming from internal physical problems
What are Asylums
This was an institution popular in the 16th century to provide care for persons with mental disorders
Who is Philippe Pinel
A French physician who argued for more humane treatment of the mentally ill
Who is Dorothea Dix
A school teacher who push for the development of mental and state hospitals in America from year 1841-1881
What is the Psychopharmacologic Revolution
This was when effective drugs for mental conditions like depression were found in a lab by accident
What is Deinstitutionalization
What was a movement that pushed for patients who were not considered a threat to be removed from mental hospitals, due to the creation of better psychotropic drugs
Negative of Deinstitutionalization
26% of homeless adults in homeless shelters experience mental illness
