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Apply the Rosenberg Experiment to our understanding of mental illness
Define psychopathology
List and describe the 3 indicators of MAJOR mental illness
Describe other indicators of abnormality
Distinguish the medical and psychological models for understanding mental illness
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4. The Rosenberg Experiment
Rosenberg tested his theory that terms such as sanity, insanity, schizophrenia, abnormal, and mental illness might be not as specific as was thought .
Five men and three women, who were psychologically
normal, were admitted to a hospital
B. They complained that they heard voices that seemed to
say “empty, hollow, thud.” They claimed no other
symptoms
C. All were admitted to 12 different hospitals
D. All but one diagnosed as schizophrenic
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Psychopathology
Pattern of emotions, behaviors, or thoughts inappropriate to the situation.
Also leading to personal distress or the inability to achieve important goals.
Also known as…
Mental illness
Mental disorder
Psychological disorder
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6. Three classic signs suggest severe psychological disorder
Hallucinations
False sensory experiences
Delusions
A persistent false belief
Severe affective disturbances
A disturbance in mood or
feeling.
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7. Other Indicators of Abnormality
Other signs of a disorder are more subtle, and a diagnosis depends heavily on clinical judgment
Maladaptiveness
Distress
Irrationality
Unconventionality and undesirable behavior
Unpredictability
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Distress: Does the individual show unusual or prolonged levels of unease or anxiety.
Maladaptiveness: Does the individual act in ways that makes others fearful or that interferes with their well-being.
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Irrationality: Does the individual talk/act in ways that are irrational or incomprehensible to others.
Unpredictability: Does the individual behave erratically at different times, as if experiencing a loss of control
Unconventional and undesirable behavior: Does the individual behave in ways that violate social norms.
Ex: Strolling naked in the mall as opposed to dying you hair green.
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10. Two Contrasting Views of Psychological Disorder
1. The Medical Model
2. The Psychological Model
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1. The Medical Model
Mental disorders are diseases of the mind and can be treated like a disease.
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12. 2. The Psychological Model
Combines FOUR perspectives 1. Behaviorism 2. Cognitive Psychology 3. Social Learning 4. Biological Psychology
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13. Historical roots of the changing concepts of psychological disorders
Hippocrates: Four humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile
Middle Ages/Church
Superstition takes over Hippocrates's theory
Under influence of church, physicians and clergy resort to the old ways of explaining abnormal behavior in terms of demons and witchcraft
(Spanish) Inquisition…unusual behavior the work of the devil ..the cure: drive the demon out
Salem Witchcraft
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Changing Concepts of Psychological Disorder: The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
Behavioral Perspective – Abnormal behaviors can be acquired through behavioral learning – operant and classical conditioning.
Cognitive Perspective – Abnormal behaviors are influenced by mental processes – how people perceive themselves and their relations with others.
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15. Social-Cognitive Behavioral Approach
Alternative to the medical approach Views psychological disorders through combination of the social, cognitive, and behavioral perspectives. No longer do these traditions compete with each other.
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16. Biopsychology of Mental Disorder
Chemical imbalances in the brain..especially neurotransmitters.
Effects of imbalances, genetics, injury, infection.
Although most psychologists have reservations about the medical model, the do not deny the influence of biology on thought and behavior.
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CAN I?
Apply the Rosenberg Experiment to our understanding of mental illness
Define psychopathology
List and describe the 3 indicators of MAJOR mental illness
Describe other indicators of abnormality
Distinguish the medical and psychological models for understanding mental illness
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