Chapter One: Past and Present

gather info systematically in order to describe, predict, and explain the phenomena they study

detect, assess, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning

going against social norms

causes the sufferer distress (subjective) or could cause distress for the people around you

interferes with the persons ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way

mental illness is created by culture to control people

display abnormalities but dont follow the four ds

fifteen dif characteristics in eccentrics

procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior

priest would recite prayers and whip / starve the person

hippocrates thought mental illness meant something was physically wrong

demonology returns

the renaissance and the rise of asylums

mind is as susceptible to sickness as the body

institutions whose primary purpose was to care for people with mental illness

father of psychology in America, believed in moral treatmenT

abnormal behaviors are rooted in biology (physical causes)

physical things can happen to you to cause mental dysfunction

abnormal behaviors are rooted in psychology

changing mental states

a form of discussion where clinicians help patients gain insight into their unconscious psychological processes

drugs that correct distorted thinking

study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, abilities, and group-directed virtues

the scientific study of abnormal behavior undertaken to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning

different, extreme, unusual, bizarre

unpleasant and upsetting to the person

interfering with the person's ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way

deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger

a society's stated and unstated rules for proper conduct

a people's common history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts

believed that the deviations that society calls abnormal are simply "problems in living"

people who deviate from common behavior patterns or display odd behavior, but who don't suffer from mental disorders

procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior

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

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

treatment for abnormality in early societies, when mental illness was believed to be caused by evil spirits

according to the greeks and romans, bodily chemicals that influence mental and physical functioning

absurd false beliefs

imagined sights or sounds

a form of mass madness in which people thought they were possessed by wolves or other animals

• first physician to specialize in mental illness

• believed that the mind is as susceptible to illness as the body is

• founder of psychopathology

institutions whose primary purpose was to care for people with mental illness. first became popular in the sixteenth century

a ninteenth-century approach to treating people with mental dysfunction that emphasized moral guidance and humane and respectful treatment

the father of American psychiatry and responsible for the early spread of moral treatment in the US

state-run public mental institutions in the US

the view that abnormal functioning has physical causes

the view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological

the elimination of individual's ability to reproduce through medical or other means

a procedure in which a person is placed in a trancelike mental state during which they become extremely suggestible

the theory / treatment of abnormal mental functioning that emphasized unconscious psychological forces as the cause of psychopathology

drugs that mainly affect the brain and reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunction

the practice of releasing hundreds of thousands of patients from public mental hospitals. began in the 1960s

an arrangement in which a person directly pays a therapist for counseling services

interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop

the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities

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

health care coverage in which the insurance company largely controls the nature, score, and cost of medical or psychological services

the use of digital technologies to deliver mental health services without the therapist being physically present