Chapter 1: Past and Present Flashcards
(35 cards)
abnormal psychology
scientific study of abnormal behavior
the 4 d’s of abnormal psychology
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
deviance can be explained as…
reactions from specific circumstances that are not socially excepted. It often depends on the circumstance
distress
person needs to be distressed by the symptoms they have
dysfunction would be explained by…
preventing person from carrying out daily activities that society views as normal
However, in certain situations, fasting or sacrificing parts of their daily life can be seen as heroic and honorable
danger can be explained by…
this is the exception not the rule
people hardly ever do harm to themselves or other
if they are dangerous, they are careless and hostile
treatment goals
to change abnormal behavior to normal behavior
3 essential features of treatments
sufferer, healer (trained and socially accepted), series of contacts (between sufferer and healer)
clinical treatment to this day is still surrounded by…
conflict and confusion because of the many disparities surrounding mental illnesses
back in the day, what was abnormal behavior attributed to?
evil spirits
trephination
holed carved into skull to relieve pressure or a form of exorcism
500 B.C.E- 500 C.E.
The greeks and romans views and treatments
roman/greek treatments
trying to rebalance or restore humans with blood letting
4 humors
black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, blood
what did the greeks/romans believe about the 4 humors?
that each corresponded to a particular termparent elements
black bile
melancholy
yellow bile
anger/mania
phlegm
thoughtfulness
blood
bravery
when did demonology return
middle ages
mass hysteria/madness was prevalent in…
the middle ages when belief in demonology started to return
ex: lycanthrophy and tarantism
lycanthrophy
ppl thought they were wolves and acted as such
tarantism
thought to be due to a tarantula bite and gives the impulse to dance
Renaissance and Rise of Asylums
1400-1700 C.E.