Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Behaviors, thoughts, or feelings can be viewed as pathological or abnormal if they are symptoms of mental illness which implies that a disease process is present.

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Mental Illness

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There are as number of blood tests, x-raysm and other medical procedures which are available to identify physical problem before any medical intervention is adapted.

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Physical disease

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There are no blood tests available for the experts to determine whether a person is psychologically normal or not.

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Psychological disorders

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“No biological test is available to diagnose any of the types of abnormality.”

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Hyman (2010)

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These are collections of problems in thinking or cognition, in emotional responding or regulation, and in social behavior.

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Mental disorders

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The view that there are no universal standards or rules for labeling a behavior abnormal, instead, behaviors can be labeled only to cultural norms.

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Cultural relativism

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Behavior, thoughts, and feelings are dysfunctional when they interfere with the person’s ability to function in daily life, to hold a job, or to form close relationships.

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Dysfunction

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Behaviors and feelings that cause distress to the individual or to others around him or her are also likely to be considered abnormal.

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Distress

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Highly deviant behavioral lead to judgement of abnormality.

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Deviant

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If behaviors and feelings are potential harm to the individual or to others.

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Dangerous

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Viewed abnormal behavior as similar to physical diseases, caused by the breakdown of systems in the body.

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Biological theories

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Viewed abnormal behavior as a result of divine intervention, curses, delusions, demonic possessions, and personal sin.

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Supernatural theories

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Viewed abnormal behavior as a result of traumas, such as bereavement, or of chronic stress.

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Psychological

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a person who acted oddly was suspected of being possessed by evil spirits

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Driving away evil spirits

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15
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Driving the evil spirits from the body of suffering person.

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Exorcism

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Operation where people drill holes in the skull of a person displaying abnormal behavior to allow the spirits to depart.

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Trephination

17
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If the two forces were in balance, the individual was healthy. If not, illness, including insanity, could result.

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Balancing Yin and Yang

18
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Held that human emotions

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