Early cause of abnormal behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
Whats the dualist view to abnormal psychology?
A
The body and soul are independent. Mental illness is a consequence of the soul leaving the body.
2
Q
Why does the soul leave the body?
A
Because of intense fear, sudden awakening or it is stolen.
3
Q
What is the cure?
A
A priest ‘finding’ and restoring the soul
4
Q
Other views assume possession, what is the cure for possession?
A
Exorcism, ‘expelling’ the spirit.
Punishing the body- Hitting, intense sounds.
Psychic techniques
5
Q
Who practiced exorcisms?
A
J.J Gassner
6
Q
Who did J.J Gassner attract?
A
Frank Mesmer
7
Q
What is the concept of mesmerisation?
A
Took into account fashionable phenomena, using electricity, magnetism, astronomy.
