Chapter 1 - Historical Context Flashcards
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Psychopathology
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The scientific study of psychological disorders
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Scientist-practitioner
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- Consumer of science
- Evaluator of practice
- Creator of science
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Etiology
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Study of origins of a disorder
4
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Supernatural Tradition
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- Prevalent in 14th century
- Conflicting opinions on mental health
5
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Demons & Witches
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- 14th & 15th centuries
- madness caused by witches and sorcery
- unexplainable behaviour attributed to evil
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Stress & Melancholy
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- 14th & 15th centuries
- insanity a natural phenomenon
- caused by stress
- treated with rest and general care
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Possession
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- considered divine punishment
- treated with cold baths, hanging over snake pits
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Hippocrates and Galen (theory on mental health)
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-Illness caused by bodily humours
9
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Emil Kraepelin
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- 1856-1926
- early founder of modern psychiatry
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Moral Therapy
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- Philippe Pinel
- humane treatment of patients
11
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Benjamin Rush
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- moral therapy
- Father of North American Psychiatry
12
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Mental Hygiene Movement
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- Dorothea Dix
- reformation of asylums
- more humane
13
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Psychoanalytic theory
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- Freud
- Id, ego, super ego
- the unconscious
- defence mechanisms
- dream analysis
- transference
14
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Humanistic Theory
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- self actualization
- carl rogers
- unconditional positive regard
- Maslow
- hierarchy of needs
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Behavioural Model
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- classical conditioning
- Pavlov
- Watson
- B.F Skinner
