Abnormality & Psychopathology
-Deviance
-Distress/Discomfort
-Dysfunction
-Danger
-Disease (organic) vs Disorder (functional)
-Signs (objective) vs Symptoms (subjective) vs Syndrome
Historical Perspective
1) Ancient Societies - supernatural, evil spirits
a. Trephination
b. Yin and Yang
c. Wandering uterus (egyptian)
2) Greek Period - naturalistic approach
a. Hippocrites - biogenic theory/abnormal humor
b. Plato - mentally ill was a family responsibility
3) Medieval Period - supernatural again
a. Witchcraft
4)Renaissance Period
a. Asylums - madhouses
b. Bethlehem Hospital in London
c. Benjamin Rush - human therapy
Southeast Asia & Philippines
1) Amok - endemic
2) Latah - body weakness
3) Mali Mali - Musgrave and Sison
4) Ataque de Nervios
5) Lanti - loss of soul
Philippines
1) Hospicio de San Jose (1782) for sailors
2) Enagenacion Mental- dementia, stress, sisa
3) Neurosis con trastornos mentales - organic cause
4) Isane Dept of San Lorenzo Hosp. (1904)
5) Dr. Elias Domingo - first pinoy RPsy (1917)
6) National Psychopatic Hosp. or NCMH (1928)
Contemporary Perspective
1) Biological/somatic
2) Psychodynamic
3) Behaviorist
4) Cognitive
5) Cognitive Neuroscience
6) Human-existentialist
7) Sociocultural
8) Family systems
9) Biopsychosocial
