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abnormal psychology chapter 1 lesson 1.2
historical perspectives of abnormal behaviour
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Psychology
12th Grade
05/28/2014

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who were the physicians?
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  1. Hippocrates (Greek)
  2. Plato (Greek)
  3. Aristotle (Greek)
  4. Chung Ching (Chineese)
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what are autopsies?

 

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examinations of bodies after death to determine the cause of death.
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define exorcism

 

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techniques used to remove evil spirts
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what is possenssions?
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psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another
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define trephining
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chipping away small areas of the skull
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define pathology
Definition
causes and effects of disease
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what is predispostion?
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the tendency of a person with vulnerabilities to develop a psychological disorder given the appropriate evironmental circumstances.
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describe sanatoriums

 

Definition
establishments for the treatment of the chronically ill
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what is mass madness?
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form of unusual group behaviour.
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define tarantism or St. Vitus's dance
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dancing mania or malady of late medieval Europe.
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what is heretic?
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a person who does not believe the teachings of a particular religion
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what is asslums?
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institutions for the care of the destitute or sick and esoecially the insane
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define bedlam
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a mental hosptial in London that was converted from St. Mary or Bethlehem monastery
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define moral management
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treating the mentally ill with kindness, discusissions, and therapy.
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what is mental hygiene movement?
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movement focussing on the physical well being of the individual
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what is the tranquilizing chair?
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a mechanical device used in the 1800's to treat behavioural abnormaliities
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what is a circulating swing?
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a mechanical device used to treat behavioural abnormalities, especially depression
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define general paresis
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dementia caused by the alteration in the brain as a result of syphilis; lead to dementia and paralysis
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