PSY 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Virtual Reality, Psy, Homeopathy
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Session 15. 1 - historical treatment of abnormality. Session 15. 4 - other approaches to therapy. Treatment dominated by three basic schools of thought: supernatural model, medical model, psychological model. Dates back to stone age - also used in middle ages. Prehistorical view of abnormal behavior = supernatural forces. Trephination: an early treatment for an abnormality that involves the surgical removal of a circular section of bone from the skull. Thought that holes in head would lead to removal of evil spirits that were cause of abnormal behavior. Prayer, fasting, exorcism = encouraged be religious to deal with psychological disorders. Belief that witches were possessed by evil spirits. Reginald scot - argued that women were not possessed, but suffered from a sickness that affected their judgment. Mainstream science doesn"t recognize supernatural treatments as valid or support supernatural model. Idea that psychological abnormalities are caused by illness or bodily dysfunction.
