PSY 312: Abnormal Psychology
Professor Chris Liang
Fall 2006
Exam 1 Study Guide
This guide is intended to help you structure your studies for Exam 1. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list
as material presented in class or in the text not on this guide also are subject to examination. While I strongly
recommend committing to your knowledge base specific details, I also strongly advise you to do more than
simply memorize the material. For instance, I may ask you to discuss how a psychodynamic-oriented clinician
may conduct a psychological assessment. Or, I may ask you to critique one model (cognitive) from the
perspective of another (humanist). Feel free to contact via email or during my office hours.
NOTE: I will not respond to email after 12:00pm on Friday.
Chapter 1
Define Abnormal Psychology
Deviance, Dysfunction, Discomfort
Cultural Universality and Cultural Relativism
Gender and Age Differences in Prevalence of Disorders
Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
Prehistoric Beliefs and Treatments of Abnormal Behavior
Demonic Possession and other supernatural forces
Trephining
Naturalistic Explanations offered by Hippocrates
Four Humors
Treatment of Disorders
The Middle Age Perspective
Beliefs and Treatments
The Role of Christianity in Understanding Abnormal Behavior
Mass Madness/Hysteria
The Rise of Humanisim
Rational and Scientific Thought
Johann Weyer
The Reform Movement
Vincenzo Chiarugi,
Phileppe Pinel
Jean-Baptiste Pussin
William Tuke
Dorothea Dix
Scientific Method
Know what the differences are between the different designs (experimental, correlational, etc.) are.
