History And Systems Test 3 Ch 15

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Psychotherapy (essay)

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Defined as any attempt to help a person with a mental disturbance.
The common elements in the psychotherapy situation has always been a sufferer, a helper, and a systematic ritual or practice through which help is proffered.
The basic reasons for seeking help have been
1) Removing, modifying, or controlling distressing psychological states
2) Changing undesirable behavior patterns
3) Promoting more positive personal growth and the development of greater meaning in one’s life.

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Malleus Maleficarum

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official manual for the Inquisition. People with abnormal behavior were seen as possessed by demons or witches or in some other way in alliance with the devil. Return of the Supernatural approach

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bloodletting

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the withdrawal of often small quantities of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease. Bloodletting was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluid were regarded as "humors" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health

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exorcism

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the practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or an area they are believed to have possessed

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Bedlam

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London hospital first to specialise in the mentally ill and origin of the word "bedlam" describing chaos or madness

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hypnotism

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dissociative state, suggestive, voluntary, mild anesthesia, mild analgesic effects