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Abnormal Behavior
Ch. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |