PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Asociality, Grandiose Delusions, Taste
4 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Definitions abnormal psychology: the study of unusual and rare mental illnesses pathology: the study of disease psychopathology: the study of mental diseases and disorders. Mental illness/mental disease/mental disorder etiology: the origin of a disease biogenic: caused by biology psychogenic: caused by the mind symptomology: the study and treatment of symptoms of a disease. Medical student syndrome students learning about an illness/disorder feel as if they have the disorder. Hardy those in psychology especially worried about their psychological health learning about psychological disorders reduces fear about mental health, but an increased fear in family members" mental health. Theories of etiology the supernatural: witches and demonic possession lead to torture astrology: the movement of the moon and stars. Hippocrates and galen: psychological disorders could be treated like any other disease brain functioning relied on blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm disease was caused by inequality of these fluids.
