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the four Ds are and what they mean regarding psychological abnormality. Then provide
an example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be considered
abnormal.
2. Suppose a friend says to you, “I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You're
taking abnormal psych—what do you think?” If, after a conversation, your friend feels
better about things, have you provided psychological therapy? Why or why not? Include
the essential features of therapy in your answer.
3. What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more complete
understanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality?
4. Discuss the contributions of three individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology.
Be sure to include when and where each lived.
5. Create a time line on which you place five major events in the history of abnormality.
Briefly describe why each event is important to an understanding of abnormality.
6. Define and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic perspectives regarding abnormal
psychological functioning, and provide at least one example of evidence supporting
each perspective.
7. Assume that Benjamin Rush and Dorothea Dix suddenly appeared in the twenty-first
century, about 50 years after the U.S. policy of deinstitutionalization began. What would
they think about our treatment of the “mentally ill”? What suggestions might they make
for changes in our policy of deinstitutionalization?
8. According to your text, deinstitutionalization has resulted, in part, in large numbers of
people with severe psychological disturbances either becoming homeless or ending up
in jail or prison. Is deinstitutionalization an ethical and appropriate strategy for the
treatment of mental illness that the United States should continue to follow? Back up
your answer with specific examples.
9. Increasingly, people seeking treatment for mental health reasons are members of
managed care programs. How are managed care programs changing how psychological
services are provided? Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of such programs.
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1. Psychological abnormality is generally defined using “the four D's.” First, explain what
the four Ds are and what they mean regarding psychological abnormality. Then provide
an example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be considered
abnormal.
2. Suppose a friend says to you, “I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You're
taking abnormal psych—what do you think?” If, after a conversation, your friend feels
better about things, have you provided psychological therapy? Why or why not? Include
the essential features of therapy in your answer.
3. What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more complete
understanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality?
4. Discuss the contributions of three individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology.
Be sure to include when and where each lived.
5. Create a time line on which you place five major events in the history of abnormality.
Briefly describe why each event is important to an understanding of abnormality.
6. Define and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic perspectives regarding abnormal
psychological functioning, and provide at least one example of evidence supporting
each perspective.
7. Assume that Benjamin Rush and Dorothea Dix suddenly appeared in the twenty-first
century, about 50 years after the U.S. policy of deinstitutionalization began. What would
they think about our treatment of the “mentally ill”? What suggestions might they make
for changes in our policy of deinstitutionalization?
8. According to your text, deinstitutionalization has resulted, in part, in large numbers of
people with severe psychological disturbances either becoming homeless or ending up
in jail or prison. Is deinstitutionalization an ethical and appropriate strategy for the
treatment of mental illness that the United States should continue to follow? Back up
your answer with specific examples.
9. Increasingly, people seeking treatment for mental health reasons are members of
managed care programs. How are managed care programs changing how psychological
services are provided? Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of such programs.
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