Psychology 2310A/B Chapter 7-13: ABNORMAL PSYCH final exam

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

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Voodoo death: in a culture where voodoo is practiced- a member may die as a consequence of learning that he or she has been cursed. The study of psychological factors affecting medical conditions used to be known as: psychosomatic medicine and the health problems as psychosomatic disorders. Ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hoso(cid:373)ati(cid:272) diso(cid:396)de(cid:396)s ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)alled (cid:862)i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:455) ill(cid:374)esses(cid:863) (cid:271)ut usuall(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e ide(cid:374)tifia(cid:271)le disturbances (lesions) in bodily structures. Implies a dualistic view- mind and body are separate entities, subject to different laws. Helen flanders dunbar (1935): specific disorders were the natural consequence of specific emotions and personality traits. Behavioral medicine: applications of the methods of behavior modification to the treatment or prevention of disease e. g use of psychological techniques to control pain in patients undergoing medical procedures. Health psychology: (broader term) refers to any application of psychological methods and theories to understand the origins of disease, individual response, determinants of good health. Experience medical conditions (apart from mental disorders)