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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 |
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