Psych 223 Behavioral Disorders

Psych 223 behavioral disorders flashcards

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What is psychopathology
When a condition interferes with normal life. Usually because patient is avoiding something. Requires empathy on behalf of therapist 
What did Hebb believe concerning nature vs. nurture?
Each plays a role, both affect your outcome. 
Where did the concept of the devil originate? What about devil possession
Concept of devil: oriental sacred literaturePossession of devil: Book of Genisis
What was the Episcopal chair of angers
A single blind study where a Bishop tricked a little girl by using bible/holy water to get devil out of girl in england. Provided evidence that possession was not the devil but biology. 
What did the Catholic church believe mentally ill were? Solution?
Possessed by devil.Excorcism
Excorcism
Therapy that church used to cure mental ilness. Attacks devil's pride to draw devil out bc that was his sin. Uses harsh language, physical force and defile the body through torture/sexual abuse to draw him out
What was St. Gregory attributed with?
Determined that a nun was possessed by the devil because she forgot to say her prayers before eating
What did St. Ambrose do?
Excorcised 1000s of flies from church and they dropped dead, excorcized croaking frogs
Who were the Capuchin monks?
Moks that argued against bishops belief in the Episcopal chair of angers saying that the devil knew what the bishop was doing and tricked him by poping out before the excorcism. 
Who was Mr. Parris?
Minister of Salem who took over bourroughs position and promoted bickering and gained enemies. Burned his enemies for control, citing them as witches. Burned indian caregivers b.c. of 2 possessed children. 
Who was Mr. Burroughs
Original minister of salem, but resigned bc of bickering between congragations. Burned due to "posession" but said our father while burning = proved innocence. 
What did St. agustin believe mental illness was do to? How did he treat the mentally ill? 
Upbringing and physical factors. First to combine physical and environmental. Treated mentally ill with kindness and respect
What three factors encouraged the retreat to Custodialism  (vchains, locked up, or abandoned) after the progress of the physical mode of mental illness?
1. Pliny earle's book : curitability of insanity, which pointed out that treatment did not work. 2. Economic- 250 beds of Kimbride hospital were not self sustainable. Dorthy Dix got many people from jails to hospitals causeing a flux of patients. People released to get money from legislatures and ended up cycling through hospitals3. mass immigration. If on did not speakenglish= mentally ill. 
What did Sakel develop and what did he observe?
Developed Insulin therapy. Observed that it increased appetite and decreased sleeping problems. Insulin produced convulsions and they got better.