University of Phoenix Material History and Perspectives Worksheet Timeline of Events Complete a timeline of the historical events that show the progression of the treatment of mental illness, based on the historical perspectives discussed in Chapter 1 of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World. You should have between 5-8 events. Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Matching Review the contemporary perspectives of abnormal behavior listed in Ch. 2 of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World. Match the contemporary perspective on the right with the main tenet (idea/proposition) on the left by typing the corresponding letter of the matched perspective in the middle column. Each perspective may be used more than once. Main Tenet (Idea/Proposition) Answer Contemporary Perspective of Abnormal Psychology 1. Unconscious conflicts manifest in A. Biological Perspective symptoms of mental illness. 2. Psychotropic medications seek to treat B. Psychological Perspective – mental illness by acting on Psychodynamic Models neurotransmitters that may be malfunctioning. 3. Manipulation of information may cause C. Psychological Perspective Learning – cognitive distortions. These errors in Models thinking produce maladaptive behaviors based on a distorted belief that was produced by an activating event. 4. Mental illness is a product of learned D. Psychological Perspectives Humanistic – behavior that is maladaptive. Models 5. The interactions of biological, E. Psychological Perspectives Cognitive –
University of Phoenix Material History and Perspectives Worksheet Timeline of Events Complete a timeline of the historical events that show the progression of the treatment of mental illness, based on the historical perspectives discussed in Chapter 1 of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World. You should have between 5-8 events. Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Matching Review the contemporary perspectives of abnormal behavior listed in Ch. 2 of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World. Match the contemporary perspective on the right with the main tenet (idea/proposition) on the left by typing the corresponding letter of the matched perspective in the middle column. Each perspective may be used more than once. Main Tenet (Idea/Proposition) Answer Contemporary Perspective of Abnormal Psychology 1. Unconscious conflicts manifest in symptoms of mental illness. A. Biological Perspective 2. Psychotropic medications seek to treat mental illness by acting on neurotransmitters that may be malfunctioning. B. Psychological Perspective – Psychodynamic Models 3. Manipulation of information may cause cognitive distortions. These errors in thinking produce maladaptive behaviors based on a distorted belief that was produced by an activating event. C. Psychological Perspective – Learning Models 4. Mental illness is a product of learned behavior that is maladaptive. D. Psychological Perspectives – Humanistic Models 5. The interactions of biological, E. Psychological Perspectives – Cognitive
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