PSY 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Demonic Possession, Psychosurgery, Sertraline
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Three types of explanations for abnormal behavior. Three types of explanations for abnormal behavior: magical/spiritual explanations, animism , possession, solutions: exorcism, accepting sickness, psychological explanations, personality traits, cognitive dysfunction, learned behaviors, solutions: therapy/medication, biological explanations, abnormalities in brain or bodily functions, solutions: medication. By the 15th century, mental illness referred to as devil sickness or witch disease . Spurred by migration of inhabitants to more populated areas, leading to increased probability of encountering these people > generated fear. Medical writers and physicians were clerics/priests and all lasting ailments were attributed to astrology, magic and demonology. Spread of the renaissance in italy/europe coincided (chronologically) with opening of first mental hospitals (more like prisons) and with worst treatment of the mentally ill. Witches and demons: sprenger and kraemer (two dominican brothers)" malleus. Manifesto of how to diagnose and treat witchcraft and demonic possession. Endorsed by pope and backed by most prestigious universities.
