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Abnormal Psych. Exam 1 Ch. 1-3, 16
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abnormal psychology - Answer-the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to
describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning

clinical scientists vs clinical practitioners - Answer-clinical scientists: gather info to
describe/predict behavior
clinical practitioners: detects/treats abnormal behavior

scientist-practitioner model - Answer-APA expects the combination of both a clinical
scientist and clinical practitioner in psychology education

4 D's of abnormality - Answer-deviance: behavior/thoughts differ from norms
distress: suffering caused by situations
dysfunction: impedes daily life
danger: place others and self at risk

societal norms - Answer-the 4 D's of abnormality are subject to these

discernment - Answer-the ability to judge well

treatment/therapy - Answer-procedure to change abnormal behavior (not the thinking)

lack of agreement - Answer-goals, success, failure

statistics of mental health - Answer-30% of adults need clinical treatment, 20% of
children need clinical treatment, almost everyone has difficulty at some point

treatment includes three features - Answer-sufferer: person who seeks help
healer: trained person who helps
series of contacts: meetings in hopes of producing favored behavior

ancient view of abnormal behavior - Answer-due to evil spirits/demons and excised via
the church

trephination - Answer-removal of skull to release evil

Greek/Roman View - Answer--illness has biological cause
-releasing/balancing of humors
-diet/lifestyle change suggested

Hippocrates - Answer-humors to balance behavior and illness

, Middle Ages View - Answer--religious views claim evil is cause of illness
-exorcism and torture
-witches
-plagues and war caused mental illness

Renaissance View - Answer--less demons more biological cause
-mind can be sick
-asylums increase in numbers but overcrowding created prisons
-reforms weren't much help

reforms during Renaissance - Answer-focus changed to care, love, kindness

19th View - Answer--reforms slowly working
-reforms die down due to money and staff shortages
-prejudice against mentally ill and immigrants

20th View - Answer--distinction between somatogenic/physical and
psychogenic/physical
-physical discoveries, syphilis, led to mental illness
-psychogenic studies produced hypnotism and mesmerization

somatogenic - Answer-physical factors connected to mental dysfunction

psychogenic - Answer-hypnotism rose, outpatient treatment created, psychoanalytic
theory/treatment used

current statistics - Answer-43% believe mental health is the person's fault
35% believed poor mental health is due to sinful behavior

care today - Answer-psychopharmacology and psychotherapy

Deinstitutionalization - Answer-encouraged by psychopharmacology and psychotherapy

psychopharmacology - Answer-antipsychotic, antidepressant, antianxiety drugs

psychotherapy - Answer-outpatient care, community mental health, short-term
hospitalization

treatment numbers - Answer-1 in 6 get treatment and usually go to less than 5 sessions

multicultural psychology - Answer-understand how culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and
other factors affect behavior and thought

prevention movement - Answer--correct social conditions
-help those at risk
-focus on positive psychology

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