Give examples of mass madness or mass hysteria, and summarize the explanations
offered for this unusual phenomenon.
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Mass madness: widespread occurrence of group behaviour disorders
apparently caused by hysteria.
Mass hysteria: a specific example included tarantism or Saint Vitus's dance;
a disorder that included the uncontrollable impulse to dance, often thought
to result from a tarantula bite. Another example includes lycanthropy, a
condition where people believed themselves to be wolves.
Distinguish between biological and non-biological versions of medical-model
thinking about psychopathology.
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Describe the inhumane treatment that mental patients received in early "insane
asylums" in Europe and the United States.
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Most early asylums, often referred to as "madhouses," were not pleasant
places or "hospitals" but primarily residences or storage places for people
who were insane. The unfortunate residents lived and died amid conditions
of incredible filth and cruelty. The more violent patients were exhibited to
the public for one penny a look, and the more harmless inmates were
forced to seek charity on the streets of London.
Explain why, in ancient times, abnormal behaviour was attributed to possession by a
demon or god, and describe how exorcism was administered by shamans and priests
as the primary type of treatment for demonic possession.
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In ancient times, abnormal behaviour was attributed to possession because
people did not know enough about physiological processes, and so
mental illness was attributed to powers beyond man. Sometimes, if the
affected person's words sounded mystical, the possession was revered and
awed.
In the early medieval period, exorcisms were by the gentle "laying on of
hands." Such methods were often joined with vaguely understood medical
treatments derived mainly from Galen.
offered for this unusual phenomenon.
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Mass madness: widespread occurrence of group behaviour disorders
apparently caused by hysteria.
Mass hysteria: a specific example included tarantism or Saint Vitus's dance;
a disorder that included the uncontrollable impulse to dance, often thought
to result from a tarantula bite. Another example includes lycanthropy, a
condition where people believed themselves to be wolves.
Distinguish between biological and non-biological versions of medical-model
thinking about psychopathology.
Give this one a try later!
, Medical model:
Describe the inhumane treatment that mental patients received in early "insane
asylums" in Europe and the United States.
Give this one a try later!
Most early asylums, often referred to as "madhouses," were not pleasant
places or "hospitals" but primarily residences or storage places for people
who were insane. The unfortunate residents lived and died amid conditions
of incredible filth and cruelty. The more violent patients were exhibited to
the public for one penny a look, and the more harmless inmates were
forced to seek charity on the streets of London.
Explain why, in ancient times, abnormal behaviour was attributed to possession by a
demon or god, and describe how exorcism was administered by shamans and priests
as the primary type of treatment for demonic possession.
Give this one a try later!
In ancient times, abnormal behaviour was attributed to possession because
people did not know enough about physiological processes, and so
mental illness was attributed to powers beyond man. Sometimes, if the
affected person's words sounded mystical, the possession was revered and
awed.
In the early medieval period, exorcisms were by the gentle "laying on of
hands." Such methods were often joined with vaguely understood medical
treatments derived mainly from Galen.
