Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context Flashcards
A psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected.
Psychological Disorder
A psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation.
Phobia
It is a psychological dysfunction within an individual
that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected.
Abnormal Behavior
Refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning.
Psychological dysfunction
The scientific study of psychological disorders.
Psychopathology
The study of origins
Etiology
_____ is considered to be the father of modern Western medicine. He and his associates left a body of work called the Hippocratic Corpus, written between 450 and 350 b.c. (Maher & Maher, 1985a), in
which they suggested that psychological disorders could be treated like any other disease.
Hippocrates
Indicates apathy and sluggishness but can also mean being calm under stress (from the humor phlegm)
Phlegmatic personality
A person who is hot tempered (from yellow bile or choler)
Choleric person
(literal meaning “red, like blood”)
describes someone who is ruddy in complexion, presumably from copious blood flowing through the body, and cheerful and optimistic, although insomnia and delirium were thought to be caused by excessive blood in the brain.
Sanguine
Means depressive (depression was thought to be caused by black bile flooding the brain).
Melancholic
What are the four bodily fluids or humors?
Blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm
Blood came from the ________
heart
Black bile came from the ________
spleen
Phlegm from the ________
brain
Choler or yellow bile came from the ________
liver
A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial microorganism entering the brain, include believing that everyone is plotting against you (delusion of persecution) or that you are God (delusion of grandeur), as well as other bizarre behaviors.
Advanced syphilis
Psychological disorders characterized in part by beliefs that are not based in reality
Delusions
Perceptions that are not based
in reality
Hallucinations
