PSC 168 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Demon, Vitus, Werewolf
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Exorcism - coax evil spirits to leave. Loud noises, drink potions, prayer, whipping, starving. Abnormal behavior = disease from internal problems. Heredity plays important role in mental illnesses. Psychosocial factors also can play a role. Asylums - primary purpose was to care. Malaria therapy - give malaria to chase off illness. 1955 - largest number and percentage of psychiatric beds in us. 1955-1975: rapid decrease in psych bed, then leveling off. 2000 - present: further wave of hospital bed decreases due to budget cuts. New legislation making involuntary hospitalization more difficult. Community mental health centers were underfunded from the start. Various factors work together to cause abnormal functioning. Diathesis - vulnerability or a predisposed tendency. Increase likelihood or intensity of other factors. Reaction formation: adopt behavior opposite of impulse afraid to acknowledge. Repression: avoid anxiety - not allowing thoughts come to conscious. Projection: blame other of their own impulses. Ex: say someone else is angry instead of you.
