CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF ABNORMALITY Flashcards
- What is psychological disorders?
A psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment of functioning that is atypical or not culturally expected
What is the definition of psychological disorders in DSM - 5?
A biological psychological and social dysfunction that are unxpected in their cultural context associated with distress and impairment of functioning.
What is psychopathology?
It is a study of pychological disorders
Counseling psychologists vs. Clinical Psychologist
Counseling psychologist deals with the vocation issues
Clinical psychologists prescribed drugs and treatment. They also deal people with severe psychological disorders
What are the requirements that make you a psychiatrist?
- You have to M.D Degree from Medicine School
2. Take 2 - 4 years of internship
What is scientific- practitioner
It uses scientific approach that applies in clinical work
What are the three categories of studying psychological orders?
- Clinical Description
- Causality (Etiology)
- Treatment and outcome
What are the two functions of clinical description?
- Know the difference of disorder to a normal behavior and other disorders
- Used statistical treatment
What is the difference of prevalence and incidence?
Prevalence ois the total of the people who have the same disorder in the whole population
Incidence - the number of people on a specific period of time or year
What are the courses of disorder? Explain each.
- Chronic course - long time or lifetime
- Episodic course - few months or later time
- Time limited course - short time or can be treated without treament
What are the two onsets of disorder?
- Acute onset - begin early or suddenly
2. Insidious onset - gradually over an extended period of time
What is prognosis?
It is the anticipated course of treatment
It tells about the progress or the future of the treatment
What is the difference of developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology?
Developmental psychology - study of changes in behaviors
Developmental psychopathology - study of changes in abnormal behaviors
What is lifespan developmental psychopathology?
It is a study of abnormal behaviors in an entire lifespan
What is etiology?
It is the study of origin of disorder
Knowing the cause of the abnormal behaviors
Includes behavioral, psychological and social dimensions
What is the cause of abnormal behavior during middle ages?
- Supernatural tradition like movements of the moon, 2. It because of demons and witches
What are the treatment given to the people with abnormality?
- Exorcism
2. Shaving the head with a cross shape and hearing masses
Despair and lethargy are called _____ by church.
Acidea or sloth
What are the treatments given to acedia or sloth?
Sleep, rest and happy environment
Who is the chief adviser of the king of france in the 14th century?
What is the source of bizarre behavior according to him?
Nicolas Oresme.
According to him, the source of sanity is the disease of melancholy or depression.
What is the old name of mass hysteria?
St. Vitus Dance or Tarantism
Who believed that moon has the effect to people to have mental disorders?
Paracelsus
Who is the father of modern western medicine?
Hippocrates
What work of hippocrates suggests that psychological disorder can be treated?
Hippocratic Corpus