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used to gather info about psychological functioning form which broader info is
inferred
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what are the 4 D's of psychological some examples of psychotropic
1 2
abnormality? medication
3 danger 4 clinical tests definition
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what are the 4 D's of deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
psychological abnormality?
behavior/thoughts/emotions that differ markedly from
society's rules about proper functioning
deviance
ex: different, extreme, etc
, behavior/thoughts/emotions that's experienced as
distress
unpleasant/upsetting to the person
behavior/thoughts/emotions that interfere with a
dysfunction persons ability to conduct daily activities in a
constructive way
behavior/thoughts/emotions that become dangerous to
oneself/others
danger
ex: consistently careless, hostile, etc
why is the definition of it is based on societal norms
abnormal psychology ever
changing?
systematic procedure to change abnormal behavior
treatment definition
into more normal behavior
1. sufferer who seeks relief from healer
what are the essential 2. trained, socially accepted healer/therapist
features of treatment? 3. series of therapeutic contacts between healer and
sufferer
what are the differences in -cure an illness
views on the role of a -teachers/coaches of more functional thoughts and
healer? behaviors
-care at religious shrines was the precursor of
community health programs
what was treatment like in
-could only serve a small percent of those w severe
1400-1700 CE?
mental illness
-asylums emerged by mid 16th century
-moral treatment -> emphasized humane and respectful
techniques
what was treatment like in
the 19th century?
Pinel (France), Tuke (England), and Benjamin Rush),
father of American psychology
she was a Boston school teacher who made humane
who was Dorothea Dix
care a public and political concern
antipsychotic, antidepressant, anti-anxiety
some examples of
psychotropic medication
discovered in 1950's