week 6 Flashcards
1
Q
philippe pinel
A
asylum reform movement
- patients moved from dungeons, fresh air, harsh practices stopped, not all received active treatment
- studied and classified mental distress; used case study methodology
- causes: social and physiological factors not possession
2
Q
somatic vs psychogenic
A
somatic:
- abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
Psychogenic
- abnormal psychological functioning has psychological causes
3
Q
Emil Kraeplin
A
- established foundations of classification system
- psychiatry = medical science
- opposed inhumane practices
- opposed psychodynamic / philosophical approaches
- promoted neuropathological approach
4
Q
Rosenham
A
- 3 women. 5 men reported innocuous auditory hallucinations
- attempted to be admitted to 12 psychiatric hospitals
- all were admitted and diagnosed with psychiatric disorder
- reports of being ignored or treated in non-compassionate fashion
- patients then behaved normally
- diagnosed with schizophrenia
5
Q
incidence meaning
A
number of new cases
6
Q
cure/remission meaning
A
the rate at which the disease ceases to be present in individuals who have previously shown it
7
Q
recurrence meaning
A
the rate at which the disease occurs again in individuals who have previously shown it
8
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comorbidity meaning
A
the presence of two or more disorders for a single individual
