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Abnormal Behavior: Historical Perspectives

2. Abnormal Behavior. AbnormalDeviating from Normal or AverageBehaviorPersonal Conduct. 3. Defining Abnormal Behavior. Norm ViolationStatistical RarityPersonal DiscomfortMaladaptive Behavior. 4 Perspectives. 4. 1. Norm Violation. Norms =

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Abnormal Behavior: Historical Perspectives

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    1. Abnormal Behavior: Historical Perspectives

    2. 2 Abnormal Behavior Abnormal Deviating from Normal or Average Behavior Personal Conduct

    3. 3 Defining Abnormal Behavior Norm Violation Statistical Rarity Personal Discomfort Maladaptive Behavior

    4. 4 1. Norm Violation Norms = Right vs. Wrong Deviance Associated With: Incomprehensibility Rarity Observer Discomfort Violation of Social/Cultural Standards

    5. 5 Andrew Martinez NORMAL GUY?

    6. 6 The Naked Guy, Andrew Martinez ABNORMAL? UC Berkeley student who attended classes in the nude

    7. 7 Madonna: Norm Violation? LIKE A VIRGIN! Society Rewarding of Conformity

    8. 8 Marilyn Manson: Norm Violation? Male wearing heavy makeup Abnormal?

    9. 9 2. Statistical Rarity Normal Falls within average Abnormal Behavior Deviation from the average Example: Mental Retardation

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    11. 11 Homosexuality STATISTICAL ABNORMALITY?

    12. 12 3. Personal Discomfort Distressing feelings, thoughts or behaviors Judged from the persons own perspective as distressing OCD

    13. 13 4. Maladaptive Behavior Behavior Pattern Focuses on the adaptiveness of the behavior Functioning Focuses on various levels of functioning Disability Impaired ability to function

    14. 14 Marijuana Abuse

    15. 15 Psychopathology Scientific study of psychological disorders

    16. 16 Culture & Gender - Abnormality Determine the ways people express distress or lose touch with reality Relate to peoples willingness to admit to psychological disturbances Influence the types of treatment people will accept

    17. 17 Definition of Abnormality in DSM-IV Behavioral, emotional, or cognitive dysfunctions that are unexpected in the cultural context and associated with personal distress or substantial impairment in functioning

    18. 18 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Supernatural Model Agents outside our bodies and the environment influence our emotions, thinking, and behaviors Demons, Divinities, Spirits, Magnetic Field

    19. 19 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior 8000 B.C. - Stone Age Archeological Evidence Skulls with holes drilled in them Believed that evil spirits were trapped inside the head Releasing the evil spirits would cause a return to normality

    20. 20 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior TREPHINING

    21. 21 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

    22. 22 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Hippocrates (460-377 BC) Humoral Theory Good Health Associated With 4 bodily fluids Black bile Yellow bile Phlegm Blood

    23. 23 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior EXORCISM Another method of driving away evil spirits

    24. 24 Recent Exorcism? Minister Barred from Exorcisms (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)--A self-described minister facing a criminal charge in the death of an autistic child during a prayer session was ordered not to perform exorcisms as a bail condition during a Wednesday court appearance. Crimenews2000.com MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A pastor said Saturday that church leaders were trying to heal an autistic 8-year-old boy when he inexplicably stopped breathing and died during a prayer service Friday night. CNN.com (August 24, 2003)

    25. 25 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Paracelsus (1493-1541) Swiss Physician Rejected notions of possession by the devil Suggested that the movements of the moon & stars had effects on psychological functioning Inspired the word LUNATIC derived from the Latin word for moon, Luna

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    27. 27 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Bleeding or Bloodletting Measured amount of blood removed from the body, typically with leeches

    28. 28 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Induction of Vomiting Eating tobacco or half-boiled cabbage to induce vomiting (Burton, 1621)

    29. 29 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior 15th Century THE WITCH HUNTS Witches are causes of madness

    30. 30 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior EARLY ASYLUMS Middle Ages or Dark Ages Very Poor Conditions Example: Bedlam (Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London)

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    34. 34 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior

    35. 35 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior 1st half of 18th Century REFORM MOVEMENT Jean Baptisete Pussin in Paris Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) William Tuke in England (1732-1822) Benjamin Rush in America (1745-1813)

    36. 36 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Tranquilizing Chair Purpose was to reduce stimulating blood flow to the brain by binding the patients head and limbs Benjamin Rush

    37. 37 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Hydrotherapy Surprise immersions into cold water

    38. 38 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior MORAL TREATMENT Treating patients as normally as possible in a setting that reinforced normal social interaction Dorothea Dix (1802-1887)

    39. 39 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior 19th Century Syphilis A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial microorganism entering the brain

    40. 40 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Insulin Shock Therapy Dosage of insulin used to bring about convulsions Dangerous: Resulted in prolonged coma or death Polish Physician 1927 Manfred Sakel

    41. 41 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Electroconvulsive Therapy Induced brain seizures to cure schizophrenia Joseph von Meduna

    42. 42 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Emergence of Modern Perspectives Psychoanalysis Behaviorism Cognitive

    43. 43 History of Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Deinstitutionalization 1960s Mentally ill integrated into communities

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