Lesson 1 Flashcards
scientific study of abnormal behavior to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning.
Abnormal Psychology
the four Ds
deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger
behavior that is significantly different from societal or cultural norms
deviance
Behavior or psychological states that interfere with daily functioning
Dysfunction
considers whether the individual is experiencing significant emotional pain or suffering.
distress
Refers to behaviors that are dangerous to the individual or others
Danger
T or F
Danger can be a critical factor, all disorders involve dangerous behavior.
False
How many needs to be present?
Atleast One especially dysfunction and stress
Ancient Treatments
- Trephination
- Exorcism
Humor or Fluids are used as treatment during what era?
Greek and Roman
4 Humor/Fluids
- Blood (Sanguine)
- Yellow (Choleric)
- Black bile (melancholic)
- Phlegm (Phlegmatic)
Treatments in Middle Ages
- Mass Madness
- Delusions, hallucination
Rise of Asylums
Renaissance
first physician to specialize in mental illness, believed that the mind was as susceptible to sickness as the body was.
Johann Weyer
Johann Weyer is now considered
the founder of the modern study of psychopathology
unchained the patients and allowed them to move freely about the hospital grounds; replaced the dark dungeons with sunny, well-ventilated rooms; and offered support and advice.
Philippe Pinel
Philippe Pinel later brought similar reforms to a mental hospital in Paris for female patients, ___ ____
La Salpetrière
founded the York Retreat in 1796, a rural estate where about 30 mental patients lived as guests in quiet country houses and were treated with a combination of rest, talk, prayer, and manual work
William Tuke
view that abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
Somatogenic Perspective
view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological
Psychogenic Perspective
Who is Emil Kraepelin?
published an influential textbook arguing that physical factors, such as fatigue, are responsible for mental dysfunction.
Treatment
- Psychotropic Medications
- First Antipsychotic Drugs
- Antidepressant Drugs
- Antianxiety Drugs
- Prevention
What is Psychotropic Medications?
drugs that primarily affect the brain and reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunctioning.
First Antipsychotic Drugs
which correct extremely confused and distorted thinking
Antidepressant Drugs
lift the mood of depressed people
High serotonin = __
unstable mood
High dopamine = ___
hallucination
Antianxiety Drugs
reduce tension and worry
