PSY 103 Lecture 14: Study Soup (Psy ch.14)
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The medical model applied to abnormal behavior disease. The medical model proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a. This point of view is the basis for many of the terms used to refer to abnormal behavior, including mental illness, psychological disorder, and psychopathology (pathology refers to manifestations of disease) The rise of the medical model brought improvements in the treatment of those who exhibited abnormal behavior. As victims of an illness, they were viewed with more sympathy and less hatred and fear. Although living conditions in early asylums were often deplorable, gradual progress was made toward more humane care of the mentally ill. Even after a full recovery, someone who has been labeled mentally ill may have difficulty finding a place to live or getting a job. The stigma of mental illness creates additional difficulties for people who already have more than their share of problems.
