Psychology 2042A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behaviorism

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Gender and disorder: females more vulnerable to emotional problems/eating disorders in adolescent years, males more vulnerable to neurodevelopmental disorders early in life, more attention paid to boys due to their disruptive behaviors compared to girls (referral bias) more boys in mental clinics = pay attention to symptoms expressed by boys, even though this may not match girl symptoms, sex chromosomes/biological maturity play fundamental role in dev. disorders, boys more victimized by peers; girls more inappropriate sexual encounters expected to act differently; family situation; chaotic environments. Nineteenth century: adults were classified as having either one of two metal illnesses, demonology behavior results from a person"s being possessed or influenced by evil spirits or demons, associated to religion; person is viewed as evil, somatogenesis mental disorder can be attributed to bodily malfunction or imbalance, advocated by hippocrates; believed to transmit to next generation, dominant view today, particular symptoms grouped together were known as syndromes.

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