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Topic 1 - Demonic Possession
What did they suggest,
Examples of things that cause the...,
What was the treatment
5  cards
Topic 1 - Humourism
Who first identified mental illne...,
What did they think,
What were the four humours
8  cards
Topic 1 - Animalism
What was the prevailing view,
How were they kept,
What happened to them
8  cards
Topic 1 - Moral Treatment
Who was the man behind all of thi...,
What did pinel petition,
Who did he petition to
5  cards
Topic 1 - Defining Abnormality
What is statistical infrequency,
What are the problems with statis...,
What is failure to function adequ...
8  cards
Topic 1 - Categorising mental disorders
How many disorders are there,
What is the book that we focus on,
How many categories are there in ...
13  cards
Topic 1 - Rosenhan - On being sane in insane place
What was the aim,
How many people were the pseudo p...,
How many hospitals were used
24  cards
Topic 1 - Characteristics of an affective disorder
What are affective disorders,
What is depression,
What are the symptoms
5  cards
Topic 1 - Characteristics of a psychotic disorder
How many of the symptoms should b...,
What are the symptoms,
What should the level of function...
4  cards
Topic 1 - Characteristics of an anxiety disorder
What is the phobia that is linked...,
What should the anxiety be restri...,
How many symptoms should be seen
5  cards
Topic 2 - The Biological Explanation of Mental Illness
What is depression related to,
What is serotonin,
What happens if levels of seroton...
8  cards
Topic 2 - The Genetic Explanation of Mental Illness
What does genetic from parents su...,
What did gottesman et al show,
What did they find in the gottesm...
7  cards
Topic 2 - Brain Abnormality as an Explanation of Mental Illness
What did brown et al reveal,
What did weinberger find,
What has research show into the e...
6  cards
Topic 2 - Gottesman et al - Disorders in offspring with two psychiatrically ill parents
What was the aim,
What was the sample,
What were the four groups of peop...
12  cards
Topic 2 - Biological Treatment of One Specific Disorder - Drug Therapy
What do drug therapies aim to do,
What is a well known form of drug...,
How do ssris work
5  cards
Topic 2 - Biological Treatment of One Specific Disorder - Brain Stimulation
What are brain stimulation treatm...,
What is ect,
What happens in ect
11  cards
Topic 3 - The Cognitive Explanation Of Mental Illness
What are the three main dysfuncti...,
What did beck theorise,
What do our irrational thoughts do
5  cards
Topic 3 - Humanistic Or Psychodynamic Or Cognitive Neuroscience Explanation Of Mental Health
What did maslow suggest,
What do we need to do in order to...,
What happens if something stops u...
6  cards
Topic 3 - Key Research - Szasz - The Myth Of Mental Health
Overview of his argument,
What were the conclusions
2  cards
Topic 3 - Non Biological Treatments - Behaviourist
What is systematic desensitisatio...,
What was systematic desensitisation,
What was the study in systematic ...
5  cards
Topic 3 - The Behaviourist Explanation Of Mental Illness
What is classical conditioning ex...,
What is operant conditioning expl...,
What is social learning theory ex...
3  cards
Topic 3 - Non Biological Treatment - Cognitive
What does this involve,
What was this based on,
What does the a stand for
7  cards

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