Chapter 1 Looking at Abnormality Flashcards
Opponents of cultural relativism claim which of the following
Societies have labeled individuals or groups as abnormal in order to justify controlling them
Dangers arise when cultural norms are allowed to dictate what is normal and abnormal
Our understanding of prehistoric peoples understanding of abnormality is based on?
Artwork and fragment of bones
Cultural Relativism
the view that there are no universal standards or rules for labeling a behavior abnormal; instead, behaviors can be labeled abnormal only relative to cultural norms.
A common yet inaccurate belief is that a mental illness implies that an individual has a
A disease
An advantage of cultural relativism is that it imposes the standards of one culture on judgements of abnormality
T OR F
False
What was was believed to be the reason for abnormality in the middle ages?
Physical injury or severe emotional shock
Early Greeks and Romans saw abnormality as
an affliction from the gods
The Catholic church originally established the inquisition to rid the earth of what?
Heretics (contrary to religious beliefs)
Which of the following statements about the early greeks and romans are true?
How was AB viewed in the middle ages?
obsessions with supernatural forces
severe emotional shock and physical illness were most often seen as the cause of AB
In the eleventh century AB was viewed as
Witchcraft and Satanism
The mental hygiene movement
viewed AB as a cause from beomg separated by nature
Which psychiatrist formed the basis of classified symptoms into specific disorders?
Emil Kraeplin
What does psychoanalysis refer to
A method of investigating the mind
A form of treatment psychopathology
A theory of personality and psychopathology
Albert blank was trained in behaviorism and a clinical psych
Bandura
