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4. d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological
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disorder or a psychological dysfunction.
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You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are
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impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality,
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The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of his
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disorder were attributed to
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In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
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The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from the
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ancient Greek concept in which the ✖
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2. b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
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3. c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
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4. d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior.
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In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological
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disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as
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During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes forced to
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undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to ✔
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Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the biological,
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psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the
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A psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset if the symptoms develop
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In ancient Greece, "humoral excesses" thought to be causing psychological disorders were treated
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disorder,
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Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for depression. As described in Anatomy of
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