Chapter 1 - History Of Psych Flashcards

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Abnormal Psychology

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The scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain and change abnormal behavior patterns of functioning

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The 4 D’s

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Deviance, Dysfunction, Distress and Danger

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Deviance

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Behavior, thoughts and emotions that differ from the norms of society

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Dysfunction

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The inability to function in daily activities

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Distress

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A feeling that puts stress on a person such as anxiety, depression or personality disorders

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Danger

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Careless, hostile or confused behavior that puts someone or others in danger

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Social norms

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Stated and unstated rules of proper conduct

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How many adults and children display serious psychological disturbances?

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30% of adults, 19% of children, however, some meet the criteria of the disorder but it isn’t serious enough to be counted in the above percentage

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Stone Age Treatments of abnormal psychology

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Trephination and Exorcism

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Trephination

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Drilled holes into skull to give the “evil spirits” a way to exit the body

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Exorcism

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Used to Expel “evil spirits” or demons

Still seen in Catholicism

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Healer/Priest

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Preformed exorcism, became intertwined over time

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What was wrong with Saul : 1 Samuel 16: 14-16

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Saul was bipolar, he would have a man play the harp whenever he would have his mood swings. He was told that an evil spirit from the lord troubled him

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Hippocrates (Greek)

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Father of medicine, decided that it has something to do with the body and not with evil spirits.
Imbalance of the 4 humors.
Preached need for rebalance.

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4 Humors

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Yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm

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Galen (Roman)

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Absorbed the aspects of Greece but believed it had to do with neurology
Studied monkeys since it was illegal to study cadavers

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Psychology 500 B.C to 1350 A.D

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Church rejected scientific findings, believe abnormality was a conflict between god and evil

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Psychology from 1400 A.D to 1700 A.D

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Deomonological views declined
Care for people with mental disorders
Shrines devoted to the care of mental patients

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Johann Weyer

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Believed it was a “sickness in the mind”

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Asylums

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Purpose was to care for the mentally ill.

Intention was good care but due to overcrowding became more of a prison

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Psychology in the 1800’s

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Care for mentally ill improved

People were given proper bedding

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Pinel & Turke

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Advocated moral treatment: care that emphasized moral guidance, humane and respectful techniques

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Psychology in the 19th Century

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Moral treatment reversed 
Money/staff shortages
Decrease in recovery rates 
Overcrowding
Emergence of prejudice
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Somatogenic

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Physical causes

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Psychogenic

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Psychological problems

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Kraeplin

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Argued that the physical factors (genetics) are responsible for mental dysfunction
Biological studies made showed link between syphallis and general paresis

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Paresis

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End stage of syphilis
Treatment found accidentally
If you gave the infected malaria then the fever would kill the syphilis virus but ran the risk of killing the patient with malaria

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Charcot & Mesmer

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Hysterical disorders

Used hypnosis

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Freud

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Theory of psychoanalysis

Offered treatment to outpatients

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Psychoanalytic theory and psychological disorders

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Widely accepted by the 20th century

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How many people believe people bring mental health among themselves?

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43%

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How many believe mental illness is due to sinful behavior?

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35%

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Treatment in the 1950’s

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Antipsychotic drugs
Antidepressants drugs
Antianxiety drugs
Led to deinstitutionalization and increase in outpatient care

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Effect of deinstitutionalization

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1950’s: over 500,000 in hospital

2010: less than 100,000 in hospital

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Kennedy’s mental health act of 1963

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Allowed people to get medication and then go home. However, federal funding stopped and states refused to pay

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How many people receive treatment for severe disturbances?

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Between 40% and 60%

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How does insurance view mental illness?

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They believe that mental illnesses is an endless black hole of finances.

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Managed care

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Insurance choose how a patient is treated and what criteria needs to be met in order to receive treatment

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How many adults are treated for disturbances and how many sessions do they go to?

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1 in 6 adults are treated and go less than 5 sessions