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Chapter 1
Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
03/18/2014

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Term

Psychological Disorder

 

Definition

A psychological dysfunction in an individual is associated with:

Distress

Impairment in functioning

Behavior that is not culturally expected/accepted

Term
DSM
Definition
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association)
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Prevalence
Definition

How many people have the disorder

 

Term
incidence
Definition
how many new cases during a give period of time
Term
course
Definition
the pattern of time (chronic, acute)
Term
Prognosis
Definition
Anticipated course of a disorder
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Etiology
Definition
origins of disease, what causes it?
Term

Sx

Px

Dx

Definition

Symptom

Prescription

Diagnosis

Term
Three historical models
Definition

Supernatural

biological

psychological

Term
Define humoral theory. What model is it under?
Definition

Biological. States that normal brain functioning is related to four body humors.

1. blood - heart

2. black bile - spleen

3. yellow bile - liver

4. phlegm - brain

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Define hysteria. What model is it under? Explanation for the following symptoms?
Definition

Biological. Similiar to nowadays somatoform disorders - disorders with no physical symptoms to explain problem

Symptoms : nervousness, irritability, insomnia, loss of appetite

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