PSYC 3082 : Study Guide Exam 1
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Chapter 1 - abnormal psychology: past and present: how does one define psychological abnormality, no one definition has won total acceptance, but they do have some common features. Four d"s : deviance, distress, dysfunction, & danger aka patterns of psychological abnormality are typically deviant (different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizarre), distressing (unpleasant. Is a procedure to help change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior: how was abnormality viewed and treated in the past, ancient views and treatments: they probably regarded abnormal behavior as the work of evil spirits. They viewed the human body & mind as a battleground between external forces of good. Abnormal behavior was typically interpreted as a victory by evil spirits, & the cure for such behavior was to force the demons from a victim" s body. Treatment was usually an operation called trephination, in which a stone instrument was used to cut away a circular section of the skull.
