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Abnormal Psychology

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Family Aggregation whether a disorder runs in families
nomenclature naming system
stigma disgrace
stereotyping automatic beliefs that people have about other people based on knowing one (often trivial) thin about them.
labeling Giving a diagnosis of schizophrenia, depression, or some other form of mental illness that might cause a person's self-concept to be affected.
abnormal behavior behavior that deviates from the norms of the society in which it is enacted.
epidemiology the study of the distribution of diseases, disorders, or health-related behaviors in a given population.
prevalence the number of active cases in a population during any given period of time.
1 year prevalence a count of everyone who suffered from a certain disordered at any time during the whole year.
lifetime prevalence a count of everyone who suffered from a certain disordered at any time in their lives (even if they are now recovered).
incidence the number of new cases that occur over a given period of time (typical 1 year).
comorbidity term used to describe the presence of two or more disorders in the same person.
mass madness the widespread occurrence of group behavior disorders that were apparently cases of hysteria.
asylums sanctuaries or places of refuge meant solely for the care of the mentally ill
moral management a wide-ranging method of treatment that focused on a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs
mental hygiene movement a method of treatment that focused almost exclusively on the physical well-being of hospitalized mental patients.
deinstitutionalization movement of closing down mental hospitals and return psychiatrically disturbed people to the community, ostensibly as a means of providing more integrated and humane treatment than was available in the "isolated" environment of the psychiatric hospital.
psychoanalytic perspective A comprehensive theory of psychopathology developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasized the inner dynamics of unconscious motives (often referred to as psychodynamics).
psychoanalysis the methods Freud used to study and treat patients.
mesmerism View by Anton Mesmer that the planets affected a universal magnetic fluid in the body, the distribution of which determined health or disease.
Nancy School Method started by Ambrose August Liebeault a French physician who practiced in the town of Nancy. They used hypnosis successfully in his practice. Also in Nancy at the time was a professor of medicine, Huppolyte Bernheim (1825-1919), 1ho became interested
catharsis A moment where a patient has just awaken from a hypnotic state and fells a significant emotional release.
unconscious the portion of the mind that contains experiences of which a person is unaware
free association Method involved having patients talk freely about themselves, thereby providing information about their feelings, motives, and so forth.
Dream analysis A method that involved having patients record and describe their dreams.
behavioral perspective the role of learning in human behavior.
classical conditioning a form of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired repeatedly with an unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits an unconditioned behavior.
behaviorism The study of overt behavior rather than the study of theoretical mentalistic constructs
operant conditioning Learning through consequences. Behavior that operates on the environment may be instrumental in producing certain outcomes, and those outcomes , in turn, determine the likelihood that the behavior will repeated on similar occasions.
acute short in duration
chronic long lasting
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