Psychology 2310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lobotomy, Penicillin, Syphilis
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Historical views of abnormal psychology: supernatural beliefs spiritual. Religious approach, people with mental illness are possessed by demons: biological / medical model somatogenesis: originating in the body. Sees mental health problems as brain diseases : sociocultural environmental, psychological psychogenesis: originating in the mind. Supernatural view: demon possession, evil spirits, treatment: exorcism, prayer, trephination, treatment by priests, religious leaders, may be benign or cruel, ancient egyptians, greeks, hebrews, etc, middle ages witch hunts, continues today, consistent with certain religious views. Notes: oldest view, holes/marks in the human skull believed to play a role in mental health decades ago. Beginnings of the biomedical model: causes: biology, physiology, treatment: medical doctors. Phlegm = phlegmatic (no energy, excessively laid back, no motivation) Yellow bile = choleric temperament (angry, aggressive, high tempore) Blood-letting, purging, laxatives, etc: hysteria wandering uterus only women can have this disorder hence uterus, early classification system: Mania (extreme excitement and emotions), melancholia (severe depression), phrenitis (inflammation of the brain, dementia)