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Abnormal Behavior
Ch. 1
Question | Answer |
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Definition of abnormal psychology: | scientific study aimed @ describing, explaining, predicting, and treating strange or unusual behavior. |
Cultural considerations in abnormality: | Shared learned behavior transmitted from generation to generation. |
Prehistoric & ancient beliefs | Demonology, treated by trephining or exorcism |
Greco-Roman beliefs: | Naturalistic explanation. Naturalist explanations supplanted supernatural |
Middle Aged Beliefs: | Reverted to supernatural explanation. Mass madness, group hysteria, witchcraft |
Renaissance Beliefs: | Humanism, Responsibility for own self. Respect for human kind. |
18th-19th century Beliefs: | Reform movement. Moral treatment movement. |
Contemporary Trends: | The drug revolution and deinstitutionalization, prescription privileges, managed health care, appreciation for research |