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| the term used to describe it have varied throughout time; today the term metal illness, psychopathology, abnormal behavior, and maladjusted behavior |
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| normal individual’s posses a powerful motive to survivor, and therefore behavior contrary to that motive is considered abnormal. There are a few exceptions which generally include some benefit (for example Chinese suicide, castration, and war). |
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| Unrealistic thoughts and perceptions |
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| if a person’s beliefs and perceptions differ markedly from those considered normal. Today we categorize these abnormal beliefs and behaviors as delusions and hallucinations. Represent unrealistic contact with reality. |
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| when an individual consistently laughs in social situations where it is normal to cry or cries in social situations when laughter is normal, or when emotional reactions are extreme in moderate situations. |
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| individuals who experience sudden shifts in one’s beliefs or emotions are considered to be at least emotionally unstable. If these rapid mood swings persist it is characterized as mentally ill. |
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| Two categories of people susceptible to being labeled mentally ill |
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• Extreme nonconformists
• Those who are cannot abide by the norm |
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| Biological Explanation of Mental Illness |
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| assumes that all disease is caused by the malfunctioning of some aspect of the body. Includes predispositions and events that interfere with the body’s normal functioning. |
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| Psychological Explanation of Mental Illness |
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| looks at how psychological events could cause physiological responses. Grief, stress, anxiety, disappointment, and frustration are the focus of this approach |
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| Supernatural Explanation of Mental Illness |
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| popular during the Middle Ages. Ailments that aren’t caused by obvious things like falling down are caused by mysterious forces entering the body. Both mental and physical were inflicted on a person from an immortal being. |
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any attempt to help a person with a mental disturbance.
The remedy is based on the explanation that dominates at the time. |
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| Psychological Approach to Treatment |
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| based on treating symptoms such as fear, stress anxiety, frustration, guilt and conflict by teaching the sufferer better coping methods. |
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the belief that you get what you deserve in life.
To alleviate suffering a person must change their ways |
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| based on principles of similarity |
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| based on the principle of contiguity |
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| Procedure where a part of the skull was removed to allow evil spirits to escape. |
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| describes various ailments such as paralysis, loss of sensations, and disturbances of sight and hearing. It is also the Greek word for uterus and denoted that the illness was due to a wandering uterus and led to many years of sexism towards females |
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| “keep sorcery out of medicine” and denounced the cruel treatment of women brought before the inquisition |
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| argued against witch hunts, and saved many from witch trials |
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| published the Deception of Demons where he claimed that the bewitched were actually mentally disturbed and is a step by step rebuttal of Malleus |
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| King of France abolished the death penalty of witches |
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| wrote influential articles arguing for the humane treatment of those had mental disturbances. He became a director of an asylum where he gradually had inmates released from chains as people saw it lead to improvements in their mental condition. He also stopped bloodletting, improved rations, and forbade harsh treatment like spinning them in a chair |
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| declaration signer who protested unfair treatment, and was possibly the first psychiatrist, but still had skewed ideas concerning treatment |
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| classify mental disorders which was the first important step to taking away unknown and fear, published worldwide – very well known, and coined the term Alzheimer’s (named after a friend who had it) |
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| found practical applications for psychological principles in a clinical sense, established the first clinic, coined the term “clinical psychology,” considered the father of clinical psychology, and suggested practical applications when treating mental illness |
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| argued that mental illness labeled as an illness has hurt more people that it has helped, it removes responsibility, and encourages the person being diagnosed to act in according to the diagnosis |
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| talked about magnetic forces in therapy, labels in scientific in approach, became a magician, was popular for a while, and coined the terms “mesmerized” and “animal magnetism.” |
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| those who would not respond to suggestion when alone would do so readily when in a group and seeing others respond |
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| pioneer in the hypnotic phenomenon, made many important discoveries in fact most of what we know about hypnotism is due to him |
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| treated patients with hypnotism |
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| Charcot’s Proposed Explanation of Hypnotism and Hysteria |
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| hysteria might have a psychological cause |
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