Abnormal Psych Ch. 1 – Flashcards
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abnormal psychology
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the field devoted to the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
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clinical scientists
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workers in the field of abnormal psychology who gather information systematically so that they may describe, predict, and explain the phenomena they study
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clinical practitioners
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detect, asses, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning
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deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger
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the four Ds
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the four Ds: deviance, distress, dysfunction. and danger
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the four features that most definitions of abnormality have in common
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deviant
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different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizarre
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distressing
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unpleasant and upsetting to the person
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dysfunctional
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interfering with the person's ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way
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norms
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stated and unstated rules for proper conduct established by society
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behavior, thoughts, and emotions that break social norms of psychological functioning are called______
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abnormal
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culture
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a society's history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts
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trephination
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an ancient operation in which a stone instrument was used to cut away a circular section of the skull, perhaps to treat abnormal behavior
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humors
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according to the greeks and romans, bodily chemicals that influence mental and physical functioing
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asylum
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a type of institution that first became popular in the sixteenth century to provide care for persons with mental disorders. most became virtual prisons
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moral treatment
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19th century approach to treating people with mental dysfunction that emphasized moral guidance and humane and respectful treatment
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state hospital
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state run public mental institutions in the united states
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somatogenic perspective
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the view that abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
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psychogenic perspective
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the view that chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological
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psychoanalysis
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either the theory or the treatment of abnormal mental functioning that emphasizes unconscious psychological forces as the cause of psychopathology
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psychotropic medications
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drugs that mainly affect the brain and reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunctioing
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deinstitutionalization
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the practice, begun in the 1960s, of releasing hundreds of thousands of patients from public mental hospitals
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private psychotherapy
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an arrangement in which a person directly pays a therapist for counseling services
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prevention
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interventions aimed at deterring mental disorders before they can develop
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positive psychology
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the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities
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multicultural psychology
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the field of psychology that examines the impact of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and similar factors on our behaviors and thoughts and focuses on how such factors may influence the origin, nature, and treatment of abnormal behavior
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managed care program
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a system of health care coverage in which the insurance company largely controls the nature, scope, and cost of medical or psychological services
