PSY 4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Intellectual Disability, Behaviorism
14 Nov 2018
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What are the causes or correlated of this abnormal behaviour. Became citizens when they were 30 and then could marry. Girls were educated at home and were considered marriageable at 15, were never really considered an adult. Supernatural causes = the forefront of explanation. Wanted to cause pain and humiliation to make the demon leave. Childhood mortality was so high that they were not worth the investment. Though children should be raised with love and care and not harsh treatment. Distinguished those with mental retardation and those with mental illness. Labels were not derogatory at this time but became so. Claimed that children were incapable of adult-like insanity. Were supposed to be nicer than all the other ones but soon became overcrowded. Late 19th century: mental illnesses were viewed as biological problems. Clifford beers" efforts lead to detection and intervention. Mental disorders are diseases can be contaminates. Linked mental disorders to childhood experiences and surrounding.
