History Flashcards
What is abnormal behaviour?
Behavioural, emotional or cognitive dysfunctions unexpected in cultural context and causing distress or impaired function.
Give 2 deviant behaviours from the supernatural explanation of abnormal behaviour.
Battle of ‘good’ vs ‘evil’ (e.g. demonic possession) and that caused by the moon and stars (e.g. lunacy).
What tradition foreshadowed modern views linking abnormality with brain chemical imbalances?
Galenic-Hippocratic tradition.
Suggesting black bile caused depression and phlegm cause sluggishness and dullness are examples of what?
Humoral Theory of Disorders.
How was mental illness typically treated in the 1930s?
Biological treatments (e.g. Electroconvulsive therapy, lobotomy).
How was mental illness beginning to get treated in 1950s?
Medications (e.g. strong tranquillisers).
Name 3 defence mechanisms for when the Ego loses the battle between the Id and Superego.
Denial, displacement and rationalisation.
Which theory suggests humans are basically good and strive toward self-actualisation?
Humanistic theory.
