Chapter 2 Abnormal Psych

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historically, these were institutions meant solely for the care of the mentally ill

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asylums

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a theoretical viewpoint organized around the theme that learning is central in determining human beahvior

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behavioral perspective

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school of psychology that formerly restricted itself primarily to the study of overt behavior

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behaviorism

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discharge of emotional tension associated with something, such as by talking about past traumas

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catharsis

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a basic form of learning in whihc a neutral stimulus is paired repeatedly with an unconditioned stimulus (US) that natrually elicits an unconditioned response (UR). After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a condidtioned stimulus (CS) that elicits a conditioned response (CR).

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classical conditioning

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movement to close mental hospitals and treat people with severe mental disorder in the community

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deinstitutionalization

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method involving the recording, description, and interpretation of a patient's dreams

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dream analysis

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religiously inspired treatment procedure designed to drive out evil spirits or forces from a "possessed" person

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exorcism

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method of probing the unconscious by having patients talk freely about themselves, their feeligns, and their motives

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free association

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legal term for mental disorder, implying lack of responsibility for one's acts and inability to manage one's affairs

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insanity

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delusion of being a wolf

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lycanthropy

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historically, widespread occurrence of group behavior disorders that were apparently cases of hysteria

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mass madness

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movement that advocated a method of treatment focused almost exclusively on the physical well-being of hospitalized mental patients

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mental hygiene movement

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Theories of "animal magnetism" (hypnosis) formulated by Anton Mesmer

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mesmerism

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wide-ranging method of treatment that focuses on a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs

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moral management

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group of physicians in nineteenth-century Eurpoe who accepted the view that hysteria was a sort of self-hypnosis

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Nancy School

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form of learning in which if a particular response is reinforced, it becomes more likely to be repeated on similar occasions

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operant conditioning

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methods Freud used to study and treat patients

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psychoanalysis

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theory of psychopathology, initially developed by Freud, that emphasized the inner dynamics of unconscious motives

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psychoanalytic perspective

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Name given to the dancing mania (and mass hysteria) that spread from Italy to Germany and the rest of Europe in the Middle Ages

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Saint Vitus's dance

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dancing mania that occurred in Italy in the thirteenth century

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tarantism

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in psychoanalytic theory, a major portion of the mind, which consists of a hidden mass of instincts, impulses and memories and is not easily available to conscious awareness yet plays an important role in behavior

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unconscious