gather info systematically in order to describe, predict, and explain the phenomena they study
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clinical practitioners
detect, assess, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning
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deviance
going against social norms
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distress
causes the sufferer distress (subjective) or could cause distress for the people around you
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dysfunction
interferes with the persons ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way
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Szasz
mental illness is created by culture to control people
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eccentrics
display abnormalities but dont follow the four ds
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weeks
fifteen dif characteristics in eccentrics
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treatment
procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior
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exorcism
priest would recite prayers and whip / starve the person
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Greek and Roman treatments
hippocrates thought mental illness meant something was physically wrong
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500-1350
demonology returns
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1400-1700
the renaissance and the rise of asylums
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Johann Weyer
mind is as susceptible to sickness as the body
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asylums
institutions whose primary purpose was to care for people with mental illness
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Benjamin Rush
father of psychology in America, believed in moral treatmenT
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somatogenic perspective
abnormal behaviors are rooted in biology (physical causes)
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emil kraepelin
physical things can happen to you to cause mental dysfunction
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psychogenic perspective
abnormal behaviors are rooted in psychology
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hypnotism
changing mental states
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psychoanalysis
a form of discussion where clinicians help patients gain insight into their unconscious psychological processes
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antipsychotic drugs
drugs that correct distorted thinking
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positive psychology
study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, abilities, and group-directed virtues
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abnormal psychology
the scientific study of abnormal behavior undertaken to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
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deviant
different, extreme, unusual, bizarre
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distressing
unpleasant and upsetting to the person
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dysfunctional
interfering with the person's ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way
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the four d's
deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger
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norms
a society's stated and unstated rules for proper conduct
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culture
a people's common history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts
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Thomas Szasz (1920-2012)
believed that the deviations that society calls abnormal are simply "problems in living"
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eccentrics
people who deviate from common behavior patterns or display odd behavior, but who don't suffer from mental disorders
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treatment / therapy
procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior
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therapy
a systematic process for helping people overcome their psychological problems. consists of a client/patient, a trained therapist, and a series of contacts between them
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trephination
a stone instrument is used to cut away a circular section of the skull. used as a treatment for severe abnormal behavior in ancient communities
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exorcism
treatment for abnormality in early societies, when mental illness was believed to be caused by evil spirits
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humors
according to the greeks and romans, bodily chemicals that influence mental and physical functioning
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delusions
absurd false beliefs
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hallucinations
imagined sights or sounds
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lycanthropy
a form of mass madness in which people thought they were possessed by wolves or other animals
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Johann Weyer
first physician to specialize in mental illness
believed that the mind is as susceptible to illness as the body is
founder of psychopathology
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asylums
institutions whose primary purpose was to care for people with mental illness. first became popular in the sixteenth century
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moral treatment
a ninteenth-century approach to treating people with mental dysfunction that emphasized moral guidance and humane and respectful treatment
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Benjamin Rush
the father of American psychiatry and responsible for the early spread of moral treatment in the US
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state hospitals
state-run public mental institutions in the US
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somatogenic perspective
the view that abnormal functioning has physical causes
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psychogenic perspective
the view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological
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eugenic sterilization
the elimination of individual's ability to reproduce through medical or other means
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hypnotism
a procedure in which a person is placed in a trancelike mental state during which they become extremely suggestible
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psychoanalysis
the theory / treatment of abnormal mental functioning that emphasized unconscious psychological forces as the cause of psychopathology
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psychotropic medications
drugs that mainly affect the brain and reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunction
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deinstitutionalization
the practice of releasing hundreds of thousands of patients from public mental hospitals. began in the 1960s
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private psychotherapy
an arrangement in which a person directly pays a therapist for counseling services
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prevention
interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop
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positive psychology
the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities
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multicultural psychology
the field that examines the impact of culture, race, ethnicity, and gender on behaviors and thoughts, and focuses on how such factors may influence the origin, nature, and treatment of abnormal behavior
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managed care problem
health care coverage in which the insurance company largely controls the nature, score, and cost of medical or psychological services
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telemental health
the use of digital technologies to deliver mental health services without the therapist being physically present
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