Exam 1 Flashcards
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actions that are unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ from typical or usual behavior
abnormal behavior
describe the start of psychiatric hospitals
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John P. Grey was a psychiatrist stated that causes of insanity were physical so all mentally ill patients should be treated as physically ill
He caused conditions in hospitals to improve but they became so large that individual attention was impossible.
Mental hospitals
describe the mental hygiene movement
Dorothea Dix campaigned for reform in the treatment of the insane and made it her life work to inform the American public and their leaders about the abuse
This work became known as the mental hygiene movement
Worked to make sure everyone who needed care received it and humane treatment became more widely available in the US institutions
mid 19th century effort to improve care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment
mental hygiene movement
assessment and therapy pioneered by Sigmund freud that emphasizes exploration of, and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts
psychoanalysis
explanation of human behavior including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology
behaviorism
in the 14th century, bizarre behavior of people afflicted with psychological disorders was seen as what?
work of devil and witches
individuals were “possessed by evil spirits
treatment was exorcism
how was stress and melancholy viewed in the 14th century?
mental depression and anxiety were recognized as illnesses but symptoms like despair and lethargy were identified by the church as sin
describe mass hysteria
large scale outbreaks of bizarre behavior
emotional contagion: experience of an emotion spreads to those around us
mob psychology
treatment practices that focus on social and cultural factors, as well as psychological influences. these approaches include cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal methods
psychosocial treatment
psychosocial approach in the 19th century that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environments
moral therapy
causes for the decline in moral therapy?
- after the civil war, immigrants came in and increased the number of patients in hospitals and there were not enough workers to give individual treatment
- Dorothea Dix campaigned for the reform in the treatment of insanity - mental hygiene movement
the psychological theory made by frued and describes the unconscious, anger, aggression, sex, and death
psychoanalytical theory
the psychological theory dealing with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, treating people as individuals, conditions of worth, and unconditional positive regard
humanistic theory
the psychological theory dealing with humans as a blank slate, being shaped by environment and experiences, classical condition and operant conditioning, believes positive outcomes make you more likely to do something again, and punishment has limitations
behavioral theory
the psychological theory that you learn from the people around you, the “bobo doll experiment” also called the social learning theory, and we act like people we admire
cognitive behavioral theory
what do the different parts of the mind do according to frued?
superego: conscious thinking and driven by moral principles
ego (mediator): logical and rational thinking and driven by reality principle
Id: illogical, emotional, irrational thinking, driven by pleasure principle
what was the process used to induce fear in little Albert?
conditioned stimulus
he was not afraid of rats, but a loud sound was paired with a rat to create a correlation between those 2 things
the model that explains how individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits or behaviors which may then be activated under conditions of stress
diathesis-stress model
the model that explains that people with a genetic predisposition for a disorder may also have a genetic tendency to create environmental risk factors that promote the disorder
gene-environment correlation model
why is the limbic system important for mental health?
it regulates our emotional experiences and expressions and our ability to learn and control our impulses
what is the GABA neurotransmitter?
it reduces the activity across the synaptic cleft and thus inhibits a range of behaviors and emotions, especially generalized anxiety
what is the serotonin neurotransmitter?
involved in processing of information and coordination of movement as well as inhibition and restraint
also assists in the regulation of eating, sexual, and aggressive behaviors, all of which may be involved in different psychological disorders
interaction with dopamine is present in schizophrenia
what is the norepinephrine neurotransmitter?
active in the central and peripheral nervous systems, controlling heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration.
may also contribute generally and indirectly to panic attacks