PSY 223 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Witchcraft, Universal Health Care, United States Senate
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Introduction and syllabus: welcome, syllabus review, lecture. Abnormal psychology: what is abnormal psychology, psychopathology is the nature and development of abnormal. What is abnormal behavior: abnormality is usually determined by the presence of several characteristics at one time such as: Personal suffering (from symptoms of disorder: ex. Disability or dysfunction (no personal insight into condition, but still living with dysfunction) Unexpectedness (out of proportion, inappropriate, abnormal response) Hippocrates separated medical from magic, religion, and superstition: demonology. Loss of reason = witchcraft: asylums. Bedlam and mental health tourism: moral treatment. Kraepelin"s conceptualization of syndromes is the precursor to modern classification systems. A culture if shame, secrecy and stigma (kirkey, Opening minds campaign: mental health literacy. Health care in canada: the health care system in canada has not always been stellar in its ethical treatment of patients under its care, examples are: Dr. cameron"s brainwashing treatment in montreal in the 1950s and 60s.
