Friday 12 July 2013

Abnormal Psychology : Mary Annie 1114386

The Major Psychological Disorders have been existed in the earlier period in all cultures across all time periods. And the Causes and Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Varied Widely Across cultures across time periods Depending on established paradigms or world views Three Dominant Traditions Include Supernatural, Biological, and Psychological.
The past abnormal behavior and supernatural traditions
Deviant Behavior as a Battle of “superior “or good vs. “wicked “or evil Causes included demonic possession, witchcraft, sorcery, Mass hysteria  Treatments included exorcism, torture, beatings, and crude surgeries Other Worldly Causes of Deviant Behavior Movement of the moon and stars Middle Ages both “outer force” views were popular Few thought of abnormality as a physical disease .


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