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| Understanding Psychopathology
otten out of bed, had breakfast, gone to
1 ofthe day. enjoyed the company of
your friends before dropping off to sleep. It probably did not occur
to you that zany physically healthy peaple are not able to-do some.
forany of these things. What they have in common is a psyeho=
losi
associated with distess 0
sponse that ist typical or culty expected
‘exacly what this means, les look at one individ
‘Today you may have
class. studio. and ath
a igivial
sand are
situation
disorder, psychological dysfuctiy with
impairment in functiont
JUDY |The Girl Who Fainted at the Sight
of Blood
Judy, 2 16 year old, w
clini after increasin
referred to our ansiety disorders
pisodes of fainting. About 2 years
earlier i Jiudy’s fist biology clas, the tevcher shored
movie ofa frog dissection
anatomy
‘This was a particulary graphic film, with vivid imapes of
blood. tissue, andl muscle. About balfway tarough, Judy fet
bit lightheidd and left the mom, But the images did not
leave her, She continued to be bothered by them and ooca
sionally felt slightly queasy, She began to sid sitations in
‘whi sie might see Hood or injury. Ste Stopped looking st
magazines that might have gory pictures, She found it dit
«ull to Jook at raw meat, or even Band Aids, because th
brought the Feared images to nnd. Eyeatualy, anysing ber
Friends or parents sil that evokes! an image of blood or i=
jury caused Judy to foe! lightheaded. It got so bad that if one
‘of her fronds esclaizsed, “Cut it out!” se Felt fans
Beginning about 6 months betore her visit the clinic.
Judy stually unwed wien she unavoidably encountered
something bloody. Her family paysician could find nothing
‘wrong with ler, nor could several other physicians, By the
time se was referred to our elinic she was fainting 510 10
times a week, often in class, Clearly. this was problematic
for her and disruptive in school: each time Judy fainted, the
cles Students Pbeked around ber, uying to help, and ess
was interupied, Because no one end find anything wrong
with he, the principal finaly concluded that she was being.
manipulative and sispended her from school, even shougl
she was an bomor student
Judy was suffering from what we now call blood injury
Injection phobic. Her reaction was quite severe Uuereby
meeting the ertecia for phobia. a psychological disorder
chagscterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or
situation, But many people have similar reactions that are
not as severe wien they reeeive an injection oF see someone
‘who is inured, whether blood is visible or not. For people
‘who react as severely as Judy, tis phobia can be disablin
‘They may avoid certain eareors, such as medicine or
hcl isk
What Is a Psychological Disorder?
Keeping in mind the seal life problems faced by Judy. let's look
more closely at the definition of psychol
normal behavior Isis a psychological dysfunction within am
ical disorder, or abe
individual that is associated with distress or impaimtent in fme=
tioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
{sce ME Pigure [.1), On the surface, these thee criteria may
soem obvious, bur they were no
o explore what they
that no one etiterion has yet b
ily arrived st and i is worth
sean, Yu will see, importantly
sloped that Tully detines
Unde
ising Psychopathology 1Bisbee or inp
Atypical sponse
FIGURE 4.1 Tie 0":
etning a psychological scree
Psychological Dysfunction
niko
For example, if you are out
stab
‘emotional, of bedavioral fuetioni
un, But if
se home,
sere fear happens
ening and just want
be afraid of and the
tious are not function
cen though there is noting te
properly. However, if all your fiends
agree tat the person who asked you oust is unpredictable and
‘dangezous i some way. then it would uot be dyséunctional for
You tobe Fearful ad avoid the date
For Judy: she fainted atthe sight of
ild version ofthis reaction
2A dysfunction was pres
blood. But many people experience a
Leling gueasy atthe sight of blond) without mecting the criteria
imal snd abnormal dysiuncton is often difficult, Por this reas
are offen considered to be en a contin
her tha te ea
these prob mora
sries that ate either present or
‘enough to meet the criteria for & Pssehological disorder
Personal Distress
That the beso must he associated with distess to be classified
as abnormal als an important component and seems clear: the
upset. We ca
certainly say that Judy was disuessed and even sulfered with her
Phobia, But remember. by ise
normal behavior I is offen quite normal 4
‘example if someone close to you dies. The
sul tt suf
not likely
tion, suber
Feels extromely elated and ma
citesion is satisied if dae individual is extreme
this criterion does not detine ab
be distressed for
Hite. This is
Te some disorders, y éetini
and distros are very muck pa
Furterme
ind distress ar
cli
absent. Consider the person hc
set impulsively as part of « mani
episine As you will ee in Chapter 7,
with this problem is that some penple
much the > beg
Thus, detning psychological disorder by
jay the manic stale se
are elt Iceaiment or stay Jong in neat
ddogsi't work, althoug
incept of distress comsibutes to a
good definition
satisfactory: For example, many people consider themselves shy
or lay, Tais doesn't mean that they're abnormal, Bur if you are
2 Chapter t Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
A Diste
selves construe ap
s and suferag are a natu
pat of fe ane do natin ter
date or even interact ith
» avoid interactions even
ind You make every allem,
though you would like to have Iriends, chen your social function
ing is impsite.
Tidy sy clearly impaired by hor phobia, bk many people
with simile, less severe reactions are not impaired. This differ
in ilusirates the important point that most psycho
ne simply exuene expussons of iret neta
Atypical or Not Culturally Expected
Jorn
sine abnormal
bnormsal bs
serige. The
say tht
aning thal
1, but tis obvi
e is important but also insufficient to de
ity by self Atti
it oceus
something is consider ase
it deviates fom the
the deviation, the more abnormal iti. You mi
tbnormally short or sbmormally tll.
height deviates substantially fiom ave
ously it's delinition of diserder. Many people are far from the
behavior, by sonsidered disor
dered. Wer might call them tslented or escemtric. Many ati
movie sta, and athletes fall inthis eategory. For esample, it’s not
requety rele
erage in U few would be
roma 4 pla to have blood spat from youu clothes, but when
Lady Gaga did this while performing itozly enbanced her celeb
rity. The late novelis J.D. Salinger, so wrote Fe Catcher in
ye, retvated to a small town
sev any outsiders Fr
New Hampshire and refised t
Jnwed to write, Some male
people are well
rock singers wear heavy makeup
pd and seem 19 enjoy their careers. I most eases, the more
productive you ate in the eyes of society, the more excentricities
seciviy wil tolerate, Therefore, “deviating from the averig
sdoesoLaork well 3 9 definition for abnormal ebavi
\sother view is that your behavior is abneumal IT you are vin
‘en ifa number of penple are sympattic
This detinition is useful in considering
differences in psychological disosders, Por
Tating social norm:
to your point of view
important cok
example, 6 en
reflects 4 psychological disorder in most 8
1 trance slate and believe you are possessedin many other societies, where the betsavior is accepted and ex
pected see Chapter 6). (A cultural perspective is an important
point of reference tironghout this book.) An inforsative examph
of this view is provided by Robert Sapolsky (2
nent neuroscienti
12), the prom
‘who, during his suies, worked closely with
the Masai ibe in Vast Africa, One day, Sapolsky's Mast friend
Rica asked int bn
Masai vill
had bee voiees. The woman had actualy killed a
with ler own lands, Supolsky and several Ma
subdue her aud transporter to a Joeal bealth eestor. Realizing
ta thi opportunity 0
psyeholigical disorders, Sapolsky
his joop as quickly as possible to the
Where a wonnaat had been acting agaressively and
was a am more af the Masa's view of
i the following discussion
‘So, Rha” [an lacomeally, “shat do yor suppose was rng
ith that woman
Se looked at me 30477 wa ad
ut how an yo tell
‘he's et
(Can't you jas ee fro oe she
hss da yea vide that she is crazy’? What di she
‘She hill tha gost
“oh” sad sith anthmpologieal detachment, fat Mas ill
pats ll the ime
She ke
ss she sa
Jat me asf] wer ano “Only the men bil
‘Wall How ele ao go kno that she ey
She hears wees
Tae a pain of elf “Ob, but the Mast ea vies
somes betone hong cate drives, the Masat
eos) And in one sentenge, Bh
Ko aboot erss-cltal
soetiss!” (Ms
tangs dance ad laine ea
stim up lf of whal anyone nec
peyehiany,
Thu she boats voiges al the ston Ga
uallhas boon misuse, Com
the practice of commiting political dissidents
sider, for examp
the policies
fall of Su
such dissident belvior
government, which Was common it Lag before
Aho
stud no
Hussein and sow occurs in Ir
clearly violated soci stone be cause for
commitment
Jerome Waketeld
12,1999, 2008), ina thoughtful analysis
hora detiniion
1 harmful dystine=
tion A rela concept tha i also useful is to datermine whether
le bebavior is out of the individual's control (something the per
son doesn’t want to dev or aot Widiger & Saniis, 2000), Variants
of these approaches are most often used in curtent dignostic
tio of the Di
practice, as outlined in the text revision, fourth
agnostic and Statistical Munwal( DSM-IV TR) American Psyebi
attic Association, 2000), which eomiains the cusreat listing of
criteria for psyeiological disorders, These approaches, which are
clinaged in the fit edition (SMS) bases
ide our thinking it tis book,
An Accepted Definition
10 detine
08, 1995)
noma” and
and the debate continues
Spitzer, 1995: Wake
seepled celimtion used in
In conclusion, itis diffe abnonnal
{Lilienfeld & Marin
0 Hots, 2001; Klein,
Wark,
Understanaing Peychopatholeay 3DSW-AV-FREand drs of PSM-5 describes behavioral, psycho
Iosical,o¢ biol
cultural cnntext and associated with preset distress and impair
meat in functioning, or increased risk of suffering. deat
impairment. This Getinitio can be usetul across cules
subcultures if we pay carefsl altention to what is functional ot
sal dysfnctions that are unexpected in their
iysfimetional (or ont of eon ina given society Rat ies
easy to decide what represents dysfuction, and some scholars
od persuasively that the health professions will never be
able to satisfactorily deine disease ordiver
Lilienfeld & Marino, 1955, 1999)
visce, for example
Thhe hest we may be able so do
is to consider ow the apparent disease or disorder matches a
ypieal” profile ofa disorder —for example, major depression of
schizophrenia—when most oF all symptoms that experts wkd
agree ate putt of the disonder are present. We eal this epic
profile a prosoype,and, as deseribed in Chapter 3 the diagnostic
criteria from DSM-IVTR as well as the emerging criteria for
DSS found throughout this book ate all proteyypes. This
ts the pa
ddsorder (a minimum number} and sill meat criteria for the disor
der becuse is or her set of symptoms is close tothe prototype
This co Tully i Chapser 3, whore the di
agnosis of psychological disorder is discussed,
AS noted abowe, ezcation of the DSW-Fis in progress (Brown
& Barlow, 2008; Krueyer, Watson, & Buss, 2045, Re
Nanos, Koll, & Kupfer 2009), with publication due in May
2013. But the basic detiniton of psychological disorder will be
largely unchanged,
may have only some features ee symptoms of the
pis described mot
bora fina! challenge, tzke the problem of defining abnormal
behavior a step further abd consider this: What if Judy passed out
so often that after shile neither her classmates nor her teachers
Fu
sen noticed because she regained eonseionsiess «ichly
thermore, what if Judy eantizued to get good grades? Would
Fainting all dae time at the meee thought of blood be a disorder
Would it be impairing? Dysfunctional? Distessing? What do you
tink
The Science of Psychopathology
Pyychopathology is
scientific study of psychological disor
ders With this field are specially rained professionals, includ
ing clinical and counseling psychologist, psychiatrists, poychiat-
Fie social workers, and psychiatric marses, as wel as marrige and
Family therapists and mental beulth counselors. Clinical and
receive the PhD. de
‘lor of education, or Ps: deetor of psychology)
coimsebing psvetioko
an BLD,
and follow a course of graduate level Study, last
5 year, that
uid treatment of psyeto
{or sometimes
pares them fo conduct researelsinlo the causes
eal disorders a to diagnose, ase,
uid treat these disorders. Although there isa great del of ove
psychologists tend to study aad treat adjustment and
vocational issues encountered by relatively healt individuals
and clinical psyebologists usually concentrate on more severe
ical disorders. Also, pr
seashore the degre is often « PSD. Focus on clin
psyebolo
sl psyel
cal truining and de-emphasize or eliminate research training. In
contrast, Ph.D. programs in universtis in wid
Paychologists with other specialty traning. such
4 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior I Historical Context
as exporimental and social psychologists, concentrate on invest
ling the basic determinants of behavior by
treat psychological disorders,
Psvehtanists tts earn an MLD, degroe in medical seluool and
thea specialize in psychiatry during residency taining that lasts 3
tod seats, Psychiucists also investigate the nature aid causes of
psyeholigical disorders, offen from a hiokagies) point of view
make diagnoses: and offer weatments, Many psyehiatrsts empha
size drugs or ether iological treatments, although most use psy
chosneial treatments Well
Povehiatrie sor 1) a masters degree in
social work as they develop expertise in
a anal Fan sition ofthe indivi with a
Psyeholigical disorder Social workers ls tea disorders, offen
‘concentrating on Faily prob Psych
rie nurses have advanced degrees such as a master’s or even a
Ph.D. and specialize in the care and weatment of pation with
psychological disorders, usually in hospitals as part ofa treatament
tearm
Finally
counselors tpi
collecting information
eleva tthe s
associated with the
famiy therapists and mensal health
lly spend 1-2 years earning a master's degree
and are employed provide clinical services by hospitals er clin
ies. usually under the supereis
snot a doctoral level clinician,
The Scientist-Practitioner
The mos msporsant development in the recent history of psyehop:
thology isthe adoption of sciemc mets to leurs more about lie
nature of psychological disorders. heir causes and their teatmen
Many mental health professionals take a sciemttie apprcach to
it elincal work aad thesefone are called se actitioners
‘Meriow, Hayes, & Nelson, 1; Hayes, Baro, & Nelson-Gray
Mental heal
190) pricttioners may Finetion ay scientist
prictioners in oe of moze of tes ways (see Ml Figure 1.2)
FFs, they may Seep up with the latest scieuiie developmests in
thir field and therefore use the most curzent diagnostic and treat,
ment procedumes. In this sense, they aze consumers of the science
of psychopato eal
scientist practitioners evaluate their own assessments or tre
to the ad wir patents. Sovond
ment
Mental
heath
professional
Consumer of seience
*Enhariong tho praetce
Evaluator of science
*Doteminng he
tesiuor othe
practes
‘creator of science
sGondoeingreseatch
that loads oe
ronpsires uso
practice
FIGURE 1.2 Furcionng =procedures so see lteter they work, They’ ane aeeoustable not
paly
surance companies
er patients but also to the government agencies and in
hat pay for the weatments. so they must
hat their atmeats work. Third, sceatish
practitioners might conduct res
that pre
demonstrate clearly
thus becoming immune to he fas that phasne our Fld, offen at
the expense of patients and their families. For example, new
iracle cures” for psyehological disorders that are reported
several times a year in popular media would not be used by a
scientist practitioner if there were no sound seiemife data show
ing that they woek, Such data flow fom researc Uhat attempts
thee asi riers
Things: to deserine psychological dh 1 deter
‘clegoris compose an organizational stracture that recurs through
nut ths book and that is formally evide
ic disorders beginning in Clap
the discussions of
5.A general overview of
them
derstand abvuormalty
ieaer perspective on our efforts 0 un
Clinical Description
In hospital
with a specitic problem or set of prcbl
presenti
indicat
and clinics, we often say that & pationt
ws problem, Presents is. taditional shontband way of
why the person came tothe clinic, Deserving hudy"s
presenting problem is
description. w
iors, thoughts, and Feelings that
fist sip in determining her elinieal
h represents the unique combination of behav
sake Up 8 sp The
word cfinieadfefers Pot to the types of problems or disorders that
you would find in
neces with assessment an te
ile disor
‘Clearly. one important function of the clinical description ist
specify wlan makes the disorder different fos: normal behavior
or Fron other disonders, Statistical data may also be relevant
bor exampl
have the disor
how many penple in the population a2 whole
? This fg F the
disorder. Statistics on ow many new eases occur during a given
r
Other sists include
males and females have the disorder
ind, such as & yea, represent the incidence of tbe disonie
that is, what percentage of
sand the typical age of en
sot. which often differs from one disorder to anete
In aadition to hav
possibly a diferent sex tat and prevalence, most disorders fa:
3 diferent symptoms, age of onset, and
Focus
eee cssto est
eee Torment a os
FIGURE 1.3
asoussin of aby
studying
psychological
disorders
so cate
Jow-a somewhat individual patter, oreourse, or example, some
Chapior 13), follow a
meuting that they tend te last Jong time, some
times a lifetime. Other disorders lke mood disorders (see Chap.
ter 7), follow amepasoaic corse, in thatthe individual is Hikely te
the
recover witha @ few months only to suller a recurren
ning the disonie
ly short perio
‘Closely related to dilferonces in course of disorders are differ
ironset, Some disorers have anacuve ony, meaning that
sein suenly; lors develo) gradually over an extends
will impeove without treatment in a ela
so that we can know
what to expect in the future and bow best to dal with the prob
portant part of the elinical description, For ex
a mild disorder wil
d. we m
tant to know the typical course of a disorder
This isan
ample, if someone is sufTering
now is time lz
ul not wo other wilh expensive weatn
will be over soon eno, ik
disorder i likely 10 his
vial might want to see treatment anda
steps. The anticipated course of 3
pnsct tl Dy advise the individ
because the prolem
it the
a Jong time fhecome chronic}, the indi
bther appropriate
isorderis called theprognosis.
common cold. Howeve
So we mi meaning the individual
will probably
oe “the progutosis is guarded.” meaning the
outcome deesn't look g
The patie ial de
sesipton, A
nts age may be sil Important part of the ll
lic psyclilogical disorder occurring in chil
aly fromthe s
disorder in adulthood
cor old age Children
physically il becinne they have difficulty
is nol
tha they ane
batt
2 physically wrong. Because
A Chlcren experience pane a ’
ther coactons may se mitakor for sympters.
Understanding Peychopatholoay 5their thoughts and Feelings are different from those experienced
by adults with ansie
and treated for a mslical disord
We call the study of chang
imental psveh
normal beliavine as developmental ps
think of development
‘chots studying the behavior of children, However, because
wwe cliange throughout our lives, researchers also study develop
meat in adolescents, adults, and older adults. Study of absormsal
behavior across the &
developmental peschopath
expanding rapilly
and panic, children are often misdiagnosed
es in behavior over
ogy, and we toler to the sludy of elamges in ab
rp Whew you
paschology, yom probably picture
ire age spat is referred 10 a
ve The field is relatively u
Causation, Treatment, and Etiology Outcomes
Rt
h
and social dimensions. Bes
jology. or the study of 0
ns. has to do with why a disorder
ins (What causes it} and includes biological, psycholog
suse the elioiogy of psychological
disorders i so importat go this ie!
(Chapt
Treatme
swe devote an entice chapter
also, is eft important tothe study of psyebologi
cal disorders, Ifa new drug or psychosocial teatment is suovess
Tul in weating a disorder, it may give us some hints about th
ture of the disorder and its causes. For example
specific ki
a drug wilh a
wt effect within the nervous system alleviates a eer
tain psychological disorder, we know that son
fof the nervous system might either be causi
tain it, Silly. if
sighed to help clients regain @ sense of eomtre) over ther Hives is
cllective with a certain disorder, a diminished seuse of contol
mayb
a important psyehologieal component of the disorder
‘As you will seein the next chapter. psyeholngy is rarely sim-
ple. This is because the efieer does not necessarily imply the
se To use a.common example. you might take an aspirin to
oped during a grueling dey
relieve a tension
sams, I
‘ache was caused by a lack of aspirin, Ne
people seek treatment for psycliological disorders, and teatment
‘can provide interesting hints shout the nature of the disorder
In the past, textbooks empasized treatment approselies in a
tution to the disorder being treated
lth professional might be
cache you
general seuse, wit little
trained ina single theoretical appzoaeh, such 2s psychoanalysis or
behavior therapy (hoth described later in the chapter) and then
use that approach on exery disorder. More recently. as ourscience
has adsanced, we lave developed specifi effective treatments
that do not alays adhere neatly to one theoretical approach of
another but that have grown ont of a deeper unersianing of the
liver in question, For this reason, there ane ae
ters in this book on such {ypesof Wealmest appooaches as psycho
imanistic, Rather, the test
and mos efetive drug and psychosocial treatments (nonmedial
parte chap
ddysamis, cognitive behavioral, or
treatments that foeus on psychological, socal. and euhural fae
tors} are described in the contest of spocilic disorders in keeping
‘with our ineprative multidimensional persp
We now surcey many early attempts to
normal bebsiior and to comprehend its causes, which wil g
scribe and treat a
6 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
You a better perspective on current approaches. In Chapter 2. we
‘examine exciting contemporary views of causation and treaien
In Chapter 3, we discuss elfons to deseribe, of cassly, abnormal
belisior. lac
ots to discover the tuths underly
‘we review research methods-—oursystem
ddescriptio
aie cease
sil eaten that allow wy
Tn Chapters 5 through 15, we ©
inine specitie disorde
discussion is organized in ezel ease in the now failine wad
‘of description, cause, and treatment, Finals, in Chapter 16 we
‘examine legal professiomal and ethical issues relevant to psycho
logical disorders and their weatment today. With that overview in
‘mind, Jet us turn tothe pas
Historical Conceptions
of Abnormal Behavior
For thousands of years, humans have tried to explain ad conteol
problematic behaving. But our efforts always derive from the
theories or models of bebssior popular atthe time. The purpose
of these models is to explain why someone is “ecting like thal
TIhrce major models that have guided us date back 10 the begin
tings of eivlizaton,
Humans i
and environment int
Iwvays supposed thal nzeuts outside our bodies
¢ nur behaviog, linking, and emotions.
These anents, which might be divinities, demons, spits, oF ether
phouiome
the driv
such as magnetie fields or the moon oF the stars, are
In auaitio
sinee ancient Gizeeee. the mind bis often been called the sol or
the psrche and eoasidered separate from the body. Altiough
may lave thought thatthe mind can influence tae be
turn the body ea inf
fore mea
behind the superna
nie the mind, anos philosophers looked
For causes of abnormal behavior in
‘gave rise to 180 traditions of thought shout abnormal behavior
Summatized as the biological model and the poveholosic
‘These three models the supernatural the biological, and the
psyebological are very old hut continue to be used today
Part A
Write de Jetlr for any or all of the following definitions of
aabsormsality in the blanks: (a) societal norm vination. (b) im
psirment in functioning, (e} dysfumetion, and fi dstess.
1. Miguel roveatly began feeling sad and lonely. Although
sil le to fnction at work and fui other responsibil
ites, he tds himself feeling down mueh ofthe time and
he worties about what i happening to him, Which of the
otitis of abnormality apply 0 Mi
rie or the wher This split
Tluree weeks ago, Jane, « 35-year old business executive
stopped showering, rlused to leave ber apartment, and
satted watching elevision talk shows, Threats of being
fired have failed to bring Jane back to reality, and shecontinues to spend her days staring blankly atthe tle
Sion screen Which of the definitions seems to describe
Jane's behsior?
Part B
Match the following words that are used in clinical deseeip
Fions wi their omesponuding examples a presenting
problem, dbp prevalence, ic} incidence, tl) progtosis, te)
3. Maria should recover
say. Without eatn
ickly with no interventin
Jolin will dewriorate rapidly
TTince new cases of bulimia have been report in this
county during the past onth and only one in the next
county,
5. Hlizaboth visited the eampus menta) health center be
case of her increasing leelings of guilt and anxi
sal an social influences all con
disorder
Tie patter a disorder follows can be ebro, time lim
ited, or episodic
8 How many people int
from obsessive-compulsive d
1 population as a whole ster
| The Supernatural Tradition
or much of our recorded history, devi bel
sidered a reflection of the butte between good and evil. When
confronted with unexplainable, ational behavine and by suller
ing and uplewval, people perceived evil. In fact, in the Groat
Persian Empire fiom 900 to 608 ee. all physical and mental
disorders were considered the work of he devil (Millon, 2004
Barhara Tuchman, a noted historian, chnoaicled the second half of
the Ii century, a particularly dificul ine for humanity. in A
Distant Mireor(1978), She ably captures the conieting ties of
‘pinion on the origins and weatment of insanity during that bleak
san tumultuous perio
Demons and Witches
‘One song eurtent of 0
psychological disorders squarely inthe cealm of the superna
Dring the last quarter ofthe 14th century, religious aud lay aw
hove
fon put the causes and teatment of
ssapported these poplar superstitions and society as a
wo believe more si
Calholie Church had split, and a
erged in the south af
France to compete with Rome: In reaction to ths schism, the Ro
maiz Chureh Fowsht bask against the esil in the world that must
hhave hoen behind this beresy
Jy i the existence ad power
of demons and witches. Th
second &
rater, complete with & poy
People increasingly tumed to magic and sorcery 10 solve their
problems, During these turbulent tines, the bizare behavior of
people afflicted with psychological disonders was seen as the work
‘of the devil and witches. It followed that individuals possessed by
evil spits were px ny mis
enced by the exenspeople, which inspired drastic action against the
nably responsible for ine exper
possessed. Treatments included evoreism, in which sarious rl
omied to rid the victim of evil its, Other
approaches included shaving the pattem ofa cross inthe baie ofthe
lous rtnals were pe
‘victims bead ad securing sulerens to a wall near the front of a
hurt so that Trom hearing Mass
“The conviction that sorcery and witches ute cases of madness
sido evils contin in the Sth century, and evil contin
lobe blamed for unexplainable behavior, even aller the founding
of the United Stats
switch teas
vide! Massachusetts
by the Sale
Stress and Melancholy
An oqually sto
cnlightened view that insaity 3s « natural phesomenoa, caused
by meatal or emotional sess, and tat it was curable «Alewander &
hs Maer & Maer, 198Sa). Mental depression id
es (Kemip, 19%: Seo
symptoms sch as despair and lethargy were often
w this period, reflected he
alto
iented by
1978}, Common twealments were west. slop. and a ealthy and
rch with the sin of edi. or sloth Tuchman,
happy environment. Orher teatments inchide! baths. ointments
sand arious potions, Inde, during the 14th and 15th centuries.
poop with insanity, slong wih those with physical deformities or
ischilids, were often moved from house to house in medieval
sill or ther. We nex kno that
this medieval practice of keeping people who have psyebological
slisturbanees in heir own community is honefiial (soe Chapter 13)
‘A¥e retum to this sujet ewien we discuss biological and psycho
logical models Iter inthis chapter)
(One of the chief advisers tothe king of Franee, a ishop and
sas neighbors took tums cat
Philosopier samed Nicholas Oreste, also suggested that the
tlisease of mekanebly (depression) was the source of some bi
The Supernatural Traction 7~zasre behavins, rater than demons. Oresme pointed out that much
of the evidence for the existence of sorcery and witcheral, par
ticularly amon; vwas obiained fom
people who were tortured and wo, quite understandably. com
those considers
Fessed to any
These conflicting enmsseuents. of wahural ane supernatural
explanations far mental disor or Tess
sirongly inv istorical works, depending 0
‘consulted by historians, Some assumed that demonic inflences
ve the predominant explanations of abuormeal belsvior ering
the Middle Ages (lor esample, Zilhoore & Henry, 1941
are represented th
believed that che supernatural had litle or no indluenee, As we see
inthe handling of the severe psyehologieal disoner experienced
hy late-Lath-centry King Charles WI of France, both ine
CHARLES VI| The Mad King
In the summer of 1392, King Charles VI of France was un
dlr a great deal of stress, partly because
the Catholic Chureb, As he rode wit
ince of Britany, « nearby aide dropped his lace
Jou clater and the king, tink
turned on his own arms, killing several prominent Knights
before being subdued from bekind. The amy immediately
marched back to Paris, The king's Liewenans and advisers
concluded that he was
Daring the following
samy tothe prow
ita
o he was under allack,
at his worst the king hid in a
comer of his castle believing he was made of gloss or
roamed the corridors bowing like wo. Aether tes he
cco’ remember who o what be ws, He became feat
and enraged whenever he saw his own royal coat of arms
and would try to destroy iif i was brought near him,
“The poople of Paris were devastated by tir leader
parent madness. Some thought it reflected Goa’ an
cause the king failed to take up ams to end the schism in the
Catholie Church: oles thouskt it was God!'s warn st
taking up arms: and sil others thought it was divine punish
nt Tor leavy taxes (a conelusion some people might miske
ay), But most though the king's madness was eased by
soneery, tie srewpstiened hy
eto die of hist, Merchants
claimed their worst losses in 20 years
Naturally. the king was given the best care swalable, The
mos. famous
the ponds a
wale inthe fand was a 92-year-old physician
iment poe mowiig the king lo one
of his residences in the country where the
tsb the cleanest inthe lan, The physician prescribed rest
relaxation, and recreation, Alter some time, the kin
to rocnver: The physician recommended that te ki
burdese! with the Fespousibiites of running te ki
claiming that if be bad few worries or irttaions, his mind
would gradually strengthen and further improve,
Uoformmatey, the ply sien died and the
King Charles VI
aes ram include
seomed
p not be
sued more seriously than before. This
8 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior I Historical Context
time, however, he came under the inh
ossoUrent of supernatural eausatio
‘eof the conllct
An unkempt
slatan and pseudo mystic named Armaut
owed treat Charles on
Guillem wis is elim of pose
sessing a book given by Gia to Adam by means of which
‘man could overcome all uliction resulting from original
sin” (Tuckiman, 197%, p. 5141, Guillem insisted that the
King’s malady was caused by sorcery, but hs treatments
failed to bring sh
A satiety of remedies and rituals of all kinds were tried
but none worked. Higtt ranking officials and doctors of the
university called for the “sorcerers” to be discovered and
punish
ell
sul a cure
‘On ome occasion, 180 Augustinian fia, alte
magic incantations anda liquid
Iai Irom powdered pearls, groposed so eu
the king's head Whew this was not allowed by the king's
‘council, the friars accused
dation of sorvery” (Tue
himselé, during
the source of madness was evil and sorcery
name of Jesus Christ.” he cried. weeping in his szony
there is any one of you who is an accomplice to this evil
suffer, Ib
(Tuchman
10 results fro
s¢ who opposed their recom
n, 1978. p. 314). Even the
‘omens, came to believe
In the
© him 0 torture me om Tener blot me de’
1078, p 515)
Treatments for Possession
with
cone hand and psychological disorders om the ol
‘conclude thatthe sufferer is largely responsible forthe disorder,
‘which might well bea punishment for evil deeds. Does tis sound
Familiar? The acquired immune delicieney syindrosse MDS} epi
demic way associated with 2 similar belief mong some
particularly inthe 1990s, Because
‘sinus (HIV) is. in Wester societies, most pk
viduals with homosexual orieatation. many people believe itis a
divine punishment for what they consider immoral behavios, Ts
hus dissipated as the AIDS virus spresds to other, “Less sin
Tu segments of the population, sett persists
perceived conection between evil deeds and siv on the
people
1 human immunoseticieney
valent among indi
(fs no aways connected with sn ba may
a as involuntary and the possessed individual as Blan
Furtiers
Painless. Imerestingly. they sometimes work, as do ther forms af
Fait ealing, for reasons we explo in subsequent chapters. But
what if they did not? In the Middle Apes, if exorcism failed, some.
snliites the
es
have the vitue of being relatively
thal steps wen necessary to make the hex
tuinhabitabie by evil spirits, and many: people were sibjoo
‘confinement, beatings, and other forms of torture (Kemp, 199%
Somewhere along the way! 2 ecided that
hanging people ever» pt full of poisonous
sil spirits ight out of their bodies (to s4y not
the people themselkes}, Str
worked; that i the most disturbed, ely bela
would su
ted bo
he scare the
of terily
sometimes
I this. approach
individuals
fenly come to their senses and experience relief trom
their symptoms, iFonly temporarily. Naturally, this was reinfore4 In hyoothorapy, cations we
so snake wilt in many institutions,
i nents hased on the hypothesized luerapeatic ele
meat of sock were developed, including dunkings
Mass Hysteria
Another fascinating phenomenon is characterized by large-scale
outbreaks of bizazce behavior, To this day: these episodes puzzle
historians and mental health practitioners. During the Middle
Ages, they lent support the notion of possession. f
Purope
simultane
nd jump around in patterns
ove als particularly wild party late at night (sil called
whole groups oF people a
put nthe st
as ifthe
anv}, but without the music. This bebavior was known by sev
feral names, including Saint Vius's Dance and tarantism, 13s
ost interesting ual many people belived in this stage way at
one. In an attempt to explain the inexplicable, sever foxsons
‘were aflerad in addition to possession, One reasonable guess as
reaction to insect bites. Annier possibility was wht we now eal
‘mass hysteria, Consider the following example
Modern Mass Hysteria
‘One Frid wv alarm sounded over the public sldress
system of community hospital callin
all physicians to the
‘Arvising from a local school in a
and 4 teachers w
iting: mow were byperventilatin
All the students and te
on exel sie of te hallway. The inci lien a Mt year
old git! reported 2 funsy smell that seemed to be com
She fell tothe oor, cry
acl hur: and ber ey
of the teachers in the four adjo
fom a
12 and complaining that her stom
stung. Soon, many’ oft
sfooms, wo could see
rieaced similar symptoms, OF
susceptible people (82 students and 4 teachers in the four
classrooms), 21 patiems (17 students andl 4 texelers) experienced
uted at the hospital. Ins
symptoms seve
tion of
no sppareat|
use for the reactions, and physical examinations by
imate. A the
red (Rockney &
twams of physicians revealed no physical ab
re seat home
patients
Lemke
‘Mass hystecia may simply demonstrate the phewosienon of
‘emotion contagion, in which the experience of an emotion seems,
9. & Rapson,
1). HP someone nearby becomes tightened ot
sat for the my
sales. Whew this kind of experience ese
to spread to those around us (Hatield, Cacio
199d, Wang, 2
sent You also Will feel fear or
ses into full-blown
pre, whole communities are affected (Parlow, 2000), People ane
also suggestible when they are in saws of high emotion, There
Tore, if on
probably assume that their own
In popular
pets identities a “cause” ofthe problem, others will
cetions have the same so
o.this shared response is sometimes referred
The Moon and the Stars
sd notions of possession by the devi instead that
ul pr
Tonetioning. Echoing similar thinking in
ancient Greece, Paracelsus speculated that t
Fects of the moon on bodily duids might be a possible cause of
Uisondets tRotton & Kelly, 1985}. 1
Inspired the word hn
e's psyehologi
railings ef
ment s infuential thenry
tom the Lain wort
wlll is den
1 You might hear
something etary they did lastnight by saying, “Te mast have hoo
the full moon.” The belief that heavenly bodies afeet human be-
havior sil exists, altaough there is no sciemiis evideuce to sup
por it Raison, Klein, & Siockles, 191: Rotion & Kelly, 1983)
Despite much ridicule, millions of ps
around the world are
ol by the stages
moon oF the position of the tar, This belie is
convinced that their bebsvier is iniluen ofthe
Craton are cortagou
The Supernatural Trastiontoday in followers of asteology, who hold that their behasior and
the major evens in their lives cam be proicted by their day to-day
relationsip to the position of the
lesidence has ever contimed such connection
anets, However, no serious
Comments.
‘The supematural traits in psyehopathology is alive and well,
alhough itis relegated, for tie most par, to sta eligious sects in
this country and fo primitive cultures elsewhere. Members of orga
ns in most parts of the wold look to psychology snd
medical science for help with major psychological disoalers, in
fat, the Rema Catholic Chich repies tha ll health-care pe-
sources be exhunstal before sprinal solions sich as exorcism
ccan be considered. Nonetheless, miraculous cures are sometimes
achieved by exorcism, magic potions and situa, and other meth
‘ads hat seem to sve litle connection with moxkem science, Its
Fascinating to explore them when they do eocur, and we return to
ure relatively rare
treatment lor se
this topic in subseyuentchaprers, But such
sand almost no one would advocate supeenatur
vere psyeliologial disorders except, pechaps, 26a last reso.
| The Biological Tradition
Physical causes of mental disorders have becn souglit since early
in history. Important to the biological dition area man.
tes: a disease, syphilis: and the early consequences of
sical disorders are biologically caused,
Hippocrates and Galen
“The Greok physician Hippoerates (460-377 ne.) considered to
be the ater of modetn Western medicine. He an his associates
left body of work called the Mppoentie Corpus, written be-
tween 451 and 350 sc. (Malier & Maher, 19854), in whieh the
suggested that pyyeliolngical disorders could be eeated like aay
other disc
c. They did wot limit their search for the eases of
psyebopathology to the general ar
believed that p
brain patholo
ity ¢
Fim, and they have been supported in recent years. Hippocrates
considered the brain to be the seat of wisdom, consciousuess,
imelligence, and emotion, Therefore, disorders involving these
Tunetions would logically be located in the brain, Hippocrates
also recognized the importance of psychological and interper
sonal coatebutions to psychopathology, suel as the sometimes
‘of “disease.” because they
also be caused Dy
orliead tra and could be influenced by ered:
netics). These ane remarkably astute deduetions for the
Ponts foi tee ain
The Roman physician Galen (approsizsataly 129-198 4.)
later adopted the ideas of Hippocrates and his associates nad de
veloped thom further, cating # powerful and infuentil school
of though: within the biological tition that extended wel ino
te 18th century. One ofthe moe interesting snd intel
ciosof the Hippocrati- Galen approach isthe humoral heorvof
disorders. Hippocrates assumed thst normal brain functioning
vwas relate four holy tics or humors: blood. black bie
10 Chapter Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
yellow ile, and pa
fom the spleen, ph
fins the liver Physicians heli that disease nose ftom te
rnuch of too litle of ne of tae humors: for example too mush
black bie was thought to cause melancholia dprssion). ln Eat.
the termmelincholer wich moans black bile is sill use tod
ints derivative form melanchotvto ner ty aspects of depression
gm, Islood came from the bear, black bile
sm f¥om the bain, and eboler or yellow bile
The hursoral theory was, peraps. the lrst example of associating
psyebological disorders with a “chemical imbalance." ax ap
proaclr tht is widespread today.
“The Four humors were related tothe Grecks" eonception ofthe
Tour basic qualities: heat, dryness, moisture. and cold. Each hu:
mor was ansociated) with one of these ilies, Terms drives
From she for utnons ane sill sometimes applied to personality
lusts, For example. sanguine (re, like blood) deseribes someone
who is maddy in complexion, presumably trom copious blood
flowing through the bedy. and cheerfel and optimistic, although
insomnia sad delirium were thougit 19 be 6
blood in the brain, Mefanefufic means depressive depression
was thought to be caused by black bile Teoding the brain). A
phlegatc personality (Irom the humor phlegm) indicates apatly
and sluggisaness but can also mean being calm under stress
A choleric person (liom yellow bile of eholer is hot tempered
(Maher & Mahe, 19854),
sed By excessive
A Becdeti
restore the tala
the ostracton of tc
purrs intExcessesof one or more humors were trated by rezulating the
‘environment to increase or decrease beat, dryness, moisture, oF
ccold, depending on whicl bumor was out of bi
Ki ' WI’ physician moved bim
lryside was to restore the balance in
ee. Ong reason
o the less stfessul coun
is humors (Kemp. 199), In
‘poo nition, and exercise
develope. none, ble cisurd
‘or bloodlering.a caret n
‘ova from the body. often with leslie.
The luer was to induce vomiting; indeed, in a well known tees
tise on depression published in 1621, Anatomy of Melancfol
Robert Burton recommended eating tohacco and & bal boiled
cabbage te induce somiting (Burton, 1621/1977). Wf Judy bad
Tive en diagnosed with ill
amount of blond was x
ness nin disorder, of some other physical problem, perhaps
en the proper medical
day: bed rest, a healhful diet, exercise, and
related to excessive humors, and been gi
treaiments of
vier ministations as indicate
In ancient Chins and through
Bor rater than “humor.” the Ci
out the boss. Unexpisined me
drs were caused by blockages of wind or te presence of eo,
dark wind (yin) as opposed to warm, lle sustaining ind (yang
Treaiment involved rest
methoes,
e foeused on the movement
ol air or “wind” thr al disor
"ng proper ow of wind thgough Various
including acupuncture
Hippocrates also coined the word fysteri ta describe 2 con
cept he Feamed svat from the E:
what we now cal
the physical symproms appen
prs. who had icentiiod
thesomatefonn disenders. In these disorders,
tobe the result of medical prob
Jem for which no physical cause ean be founel, such as paralysis
ang! sone inkls of lincess, Because these listers oscurresd
primarily in women, the Egyptians (and Hippocrates) mistakenly
ted to women, They also prestmed
atcause: The empry uterus wandered to various parts of the body
in search of conception (the Greek for uterus ishystervnt, Numer
cous plysical symptoms reflected the location of the wandering
uterus, The prescribed eure might be marriage or, occasional:
Tomigation of the to its natural loca
Fion (Alexander & Selesnick, 1966}, Knowledge of physiohigy
cecentually disproved the wandering uleras theory
teudeney to sigmatize dramatic women as hysterical continued
‘unabated well into he 1970s, when mental health professionals
became sensitive to the prejudicial stereotype the term implied.
pat i ue the uterus
As you will leam in Chapter 6 somatoform disorders (and the
lusts associated with them are not limited to one ex or the oes
‘The 19th Century
‘The adivion waxed and waned dri
siler Hippoerates and Galen hut was re
the centuries
sorated in the 1th
century because of tw Factors the discon
of syphilis and. sion
Arsevican psycliatrist John P. Grey
support ftom the well respected
‘Syphilis
Behavioral and cognitive symptoms of what we now Know as
advanced sxphilis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a
bacterial mistoor ring the brain, inelnde believing
th agains! you ilusion of p.
syne is plotting seculion} of
you ate God (delusion of grandeur), as well as other bizarre
wiors. Although these symptoms ate similar 19 those of
psvehosts psychological disorders characterized in part by be
Ties iat are not ased in reality delusions}, perceptinns tat are
ot ase in ality allusions) ot ball wseacers
nized that a subgroup of appar
rated scully, hosoming paralyzed and dying within 5 years of
fonset. This course of events contrasted with th
cote patients, to romalned [atl stable, In 1825. the condition
general paresis, bocause it hed consis
teat symptoms ipresenation) and 2 consistem course that resulied
in ceath, The relationship between general paresis and syphilis
of most psy
was designated a disea
awos only gradually established. Louis Pastemr’s germ theury. of
disease, found 1870, fitted the idemifcation ofthe s
bacterial mi i that caused sypils
ance was the discovery of cure f
‘Of equal imps y
paresis. Physictans observed a surprising 200
lara, so they celiber
ately injected other patients with blood from a soir who was ill
with malaria, Many recovered because the igh fever “burned
fou” the syphilis haeteria. Obvious. this type of experiment
‘would not be ethically possible today. Uimately, clinical invest
gators discovered that penicillin ems syphilis, but with
‘with general paresis who bad contracted m
Iavia cure, “madness” and associated behavioral and cognitive
symptoms for he irs nse wore raced dicetly ta eure infe=
toa. Many mental bealth professionals then assumed that compa
rable causes snd cures might be discovered forall psychological
disorders,
John P. Grey
The champion of the biological ration in the United States wis
the most influential American psychiatrist of he time, John P
Grey (Bockoven, 1963). In 1884, Grey was appointed superinten-
dont of the Utica State Hospital in New Yors. the largest in the
‘country, He also became editor of thea
verican Jounal of fsa
precursor of the curren A
the Bagship publicatio
FAPAL Gi
nericate Jour of Psvekiaity
of the American Psychiatrie Association
va was thatthe eases of
3's post insanity were aif
rn eated sya:
The Bicleaical Traction 11should be
con est ot ad
ways physical, Therefore, the mentally ill paties
treated as physically ll Th
proper 100)
temperature and ventilation, approaches used for
centuries by previous therapists in the biological tradition, Grey
‘cen invented the rolay fan to ventilate is large bospital
Under Grey's leadership, the eunditions in hospitals greatly
improved and they became more humane, ive insittions. But
in subsequent years they also became so lng
individual atention was not possible
In fact, leaders in psyeliiatry at the end of the 19h century
were alarmed al te inet
hospitals ad ocommended tht th
ted impersonal tat
OM years helore the community metal health mewement was
sauccessfl in reducing the poration of mental hospitals with the
ceoninyversial poliey of Geinsitutionalization, in which patients
‘were released into their communi
has ns many negative consequences as postive ones, including a
Junge increase in the number of chronically disabled patients
homeless on the stssis of our cites,
Unfortunately. this practice
‘The Development of Biological Treatments,
‘On the positive side, renewed interest in
psychological disonders led, ulisately to
derstanding of Bioko
the des
imers
1¢ biological origin of
ally increased wn
‘cal comtibutions to psyehopulholiny and
lopment of new teatmen’s. In the 1930s, the physical
io
‘Their elfees,
of elecric shock and brain s
ry were often used
andthe effects nf new dnugs, were discovered quite
by accident” For example, insulin was occasionally: given 10
stimulate appetite in psyelitie patios who ware not eating, Put
italso seemed to elim them dow Tn 1927, a Vientese physician
Manfred Sskel, began sing increasingly higher dosiges unt
Finally, patients convulsed and heeame temporatly” comatose
{Sakel. 1958), Some actually recovered their mental ells. mush
to the surprise of everybody. x
the convulss
1d their weeovery was sliibuted to
s. The procedure became known ay i k
slrerp; bat it was abandoned because it was to dangerous, often
resting in prolonged coma or even death, Other methoss of
producing convulsions liad to be found.
Benjamin Franklin made sumerous discoveries during his life
with which we are familie, but most people don't know that he
discovered accidentally.
175s,
«brief convulsion and memory loss (amnesia but otherwise did
Tite harm, A Dutch physician who was a friend and eolle
Franklin's tried it on bimself and discovered thatthe shock alse
mage hits “strangely elated” and wondered if it might be useful
treatment for depression (Finger & Zaromb, 2006, . 243),
Tnepenently in the 1920, Hungarian payebiatrist Ioseph von
Mediu ly fonnal in indie
viduals with epilepsy (whicl ultimately did not prove to be tue
Some of his follawers coneluded da inluved brain seizwres
right cure schizophrenia, Following suggestions on the possible
benefits of applying electric shoek diceely tothe brain—notab'y
by two Italian physicians, Ugo Cert and Lucio Bini, in
1938 surgeon i Ponon treated a
Al shocks direct throug his brain, producin
1980). The patient rovovered. lth
1 uen confirmed experimentally in the
‘ata mild and mesdes elettie shock to the head prosduced
observed that schizophrenia was f
lepesse patent by sel
comvul:
aly
sions (Hust
12 Chapter t Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
modified. sock treatment is stil with us today. The controversial
ulsive therapyate described in Chap.
ler 7. Ie is interesting that evea now we have litle kno
how it orks.
Daring the 1950s, the firs effective drugs for severe psychotic
disorders were developed in asy
humiber of medicinal substances, eluding opium (derived
poppies). ad been used as sedatives. along with countless herbs
and folk remedies (Nkexander & Selesnick, 1966, With the dis
covery of Raunvolfia serpe
another class of drugs called newolepurs (major tranquil
llucinstory and delusional thou,
could be diminished in some patients; shese drys ase controls
ve al
atic way, Before that ime.
ine thar renamed yeserpine) and
processes
seitation and aggressive
sui
nzcliazepines (kn
tess her disconeries nclndalPe
ots}, which seemed to reduce anit
By the 1970s, the
as Valium and Libriurs) were amiong the most wid
fy such brand names
ly prescribad
‘drugs in the world, As dravhaeks and side effects of tranquilizers
ame apparent. lon with teil
ited effectiveness, prserip
tious decreased somewhat (ee discuss the benzodiazepines in
me detail in Chapters 5 said 11)
“Throughout the centuries, as Alewander and Selesnick point
vous, “The
fone of inital emhusiasm followed by disap
11966, p. 2871, For examp
‘were used atthe end ofthe 19th century and begi
century to text ansiety and other psychological disorders, BY the
1920s, they were reported 2s being effective for many serious
psyebological and emotional symptoms. By 1928, one of every
jeral pattem of drug therapy for mental illness bas
ointment
class of sedating drugs,
Fe 2h
the pospons athe United tates was for omen, Whe
ih ie et inlalng ation abe pea mp
their overall elfeciveness was relatively modest, bromides lrg
slsappeared from the scene
[Neutolepties have also hen usa Jess as attention as focused
‘on their many side effects, such as tremors and staking. However,
the positive effeets of these dru
on some patints® psychotic
hhh the search for bioloieal contributions to psychological ise
fonders and the search for
sand more powertul drugs, a search
tha has paid many dividends, as documented in later capt
Consequences of the Biological Tradition
In the silly we
duced or eliminated intrest in weating mental patients because
we 1th century, Cirey and his colleagues iro
they thought that mental disorders were the result of some as-yet
undiscovered brain pathology and wore tuerefore incurable, The
only available couse of action was to bospitaize these patients
Around the tr of the century, some nurses documented clinical
success in treatin nted from meat
mental patients but were pre
ing others for feat of raising hopes of a cue amo
bers, In place of weatment, interest centered on diagnosis, legal
ue responsibility of patients for their se
‘riod of insanity, and the study of brain pathol
‘questions concer
tions dui
itself
tml Kraepelin (1856
this poriod and one ofl
1926) was the dominant
hers of meadern psyekiaryHe was extremely influential in advocating the major ideas of the
biological teaition, but he was litle involved in teatmeat, His
lusting comtibution was in the a
of diagnosis and classitica
tio, whicl we discuss is detail in Chapter 3, Kraepelin 1913),
‘was one of the first co distinguish among various psychological
slivers, seeing that each
iy have a different age of onset snd
Jime corse, with somewhat different chistes ef prese
toms, and probably a different cause, Many of his deseriptions of
schiznplrenic disorders are stil useful to
By the end ofthe 1808, «sciemitic apprach t psychos
disorders and tueir classification had by
biological causes. Furthermore, teatme
principles However there wer
ical
will the search for
was based on mane
nang drawbacks dhe mos! une
Iunate being that active insersention aad treatment were all but
climinated in some settings, despite che availability of some eee
tive approaches. Iris to these that we BOW turn,
Concept Check |1.2
For thousands of years, humans have tied so understand
sand contol abnozzal Pohsvior: Check your understanding
of these historical theories and match them to the treatments
used to “cure” abnomal helavier: (a) bloodletting; induced
oni: (b) patient placed in socially fcilitative environ
ments: and (c) exorcism; burning atthe stake,
1. Supersstural causes: evil demons took over te victius
bodies and comtolled their bebaviors, —_ =
2 ‘The humoral theory reacted the belie? that norma) fine
Uionig ofthe brain required a balance of four bodily Ba
ids or hums
3. Maladaptive behavior was caused by poor socal and cul
oral influences within the environmest.
| The Psychological Tradition
In is long leap stom evil spirits to brain pathol
fof psyeholoiea disorders. In the i
swiss the bly
xy asthe cause
eninge eomtuties, whore
ral that put psychulogieal development, both
normal and ahnosmal, in un
Fate this approach bas
jerpersonal and social context? In
jong and distinguished tradition, Pla
Forexample, thought that the wo eauses of maladaptive bl
wee the social sl cultural induences in one's fie and the leam-
ing that took place in that environment. IF something was wroag
in the envinonment, such as abusive parents, one's impulses snd
‘emotions wool overcome reason. ‘The best treatment Was fo re
educate the individual throug rational discussion
‘would predominate (Maber 8 Mal
“This was very much a precursor to modern psychusocial treat=
iment approaches to the causation of pyschopathology, wiih to
‘cus not only on psychological factors but o
tones a8 well Other well known early philosophers, including
Acstote, also emphasized the isiluo
and early learn
wer of
social and cultural
o of social enviroment
2, These philosophers
‘wrote about the importance of fantasies, dreams, and eoguitions
and thus auticipated. to some extent, Iter developments in psy
ie science. They also advocated
+ individuals with psychological
echoanaltc tho
humane and
slisimrrances
ousible eae
Moral Therapy
Daring the frst half of the 1th century, a sto
approach so meatal ésorders called moral therapy became inf-
ental, The term PsyeLologieal
ly meant emotional
rather than a code of conduct, Its asic tenets inclu
instiationaliged patients as normally as possible in a sting that
fecowniged snd reinfores normal social interaction (ockoven,
1983), hus providing them with many oppertunties for apprapri-
ial and interpersonal contac, Relationships were carefully
rnuctured. Individual ateation clearly emphasized positive conse
quences For appropriate imersetic
ans] seclusion were elimi
As with the biological taditioa, the principles of moral ther
apy date buck fo Plato snd beyond. For example. the Greek Ascle
pad Temples of the és century ue, housed the ebronically i
Including those with psyebole,
ales
ons and behavior, and restraint
sal disorders, Here, patients were
well ewe for, massaged, and provided with soothing musie
Similarenightoned practices were evident in Muslin countries in
the Middle East (Millon, 2004), But moral therapy as 2 system
originated with tse well known Hench psyetiatrist Philippe Pinel
(1745-1826) and his close associate Jean Baptiste Pussin (1746
INIT), who was the superintendant of the Parisian bospital La
Bicetre (Gerard, 1997: Zilboorg & Henry. 1941)
Whew Pinel arrived in 1791, Pussin had already insite ne
rarkable reforms by removing ll hans
nd
Pussin persed Pinel to
1 restrain patients
‘eal interventions
es. Much to
and then at the women's
o join him (Gerard
and! instituting uma
along with the cha
La Bi
ge, where be invited Puss
Pinel’ credit, he di rs
hospital Sapa
The Psychological Traction 131097; Maher & Maher: 197), Here again, they
instituted a bumane and socially feilitative sumsphere that pro
o8sh: Weine
duced “miraculous” result
Afler Willian Tuke (1
England, Benjamin Rush
Founder of Americun psyehiatty
1 Hospital Fe then became thet
1822) followed Pines lead in
IT45-1813), often considered the
troceed moral therapy it his
carly work at Renny rent
of choice in the leading hospitals. sy
ans had appeared in the
Tih ventury, but they were more like prisons than hospital, [
ite United Sta
rage asylums labiable and even therapeutic
In 1833, Horace Mann, chairman of the board of tustees af the
Worcester Stute Hospital, reporiad
vwas the rise of moral therapy in Europe thal
therapy, cues, and released to theis families. OF 100 patients Who
were viciously asseuliive before reatment, no more than 12
tinued 1 be violent a year alter beginning weatent. Be!
meat, 40 patients off any ts
by attendants: only 8 eontinned this beh
treatment. These were remarkable statistics then an
sable even today (Bockoven, 1963),
res
dl routinely clothes provided
or after a pote of
sould be
Asylum Reform and the Decline
of Moral Therapy
Unfortunately. alter the mid
clined because of a comver
nh ceatury, humane treatment de
ence of factors, Hirst
recognized that moral therapy worked best when the nuunber of
pligmis in an institution was 200 oF & for 3 great
‘deal of individual attention. After the Civil War, enor waves
cof immigrants arrived in the Unite States, yielding thei oan
populations of mestally il. Patent loads in exis
2. Be
serve the same pEvi
soups were thouglit not td 8 a8"
tive" American
eats earlce!). the en moral etments
even when there were suffent hospit
‘A sccond reason for the decline of moral tuerapy bs an un
likely: source eal ery
sauder Dosot Is
1887) campa
for reform in the
veatment of
insanity. A sehcolteucher who
had worked in varios
tioas, se ad firsthand know]
edge of the deplorah
tous imposed on p
le condi
feos with
insanity, and she made it her
life's work inform the
Ameticin public aml their
aders of these abuses. Her
work Became known as
tal hygiene movement
Tn sedition wo impo
A oo
14 Chapter Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
Through ber efforts, humaize ueatment became mote Wi
siluble in American insitions. As her career drew
she was rightly seknowledged as a hero ofthe 191
Unfontumately
Fors was a substantial increase
This indus lod t 9
sal eae
senlury.
ogesgen consequence of Dixs heroic ef
he number of mental patients
id teansition fro
therapy to custo
hospituls were insdespiately staffed. Dix re
formed our asylums and single-handedly
tion of numerous new Insitutions here and
ped the consirve
al But even her
tireless effons and advocacy could not ensure sulicient sting to
allow the individual attention necessary to ioral therapy. tal
blow to the practice of moral t in the
hat mental illness was eased by
apy was the decisi
mille of the 19th eentury
brain pathology and, therefore, was ipcursle
tradition fay Gosmant for a time,
emerge in several different schools of thought in the
Th tirst major approach was psychoanalysis,
Freud's (1856-1939) elaborate theory
and the role of unconseiou
The psyetoloei only wore
ih century.
1e stucture of the mind
in determining behavior
The second was hehaviorism, associate vith Jolin B. Watson,
1 Pavlov, cand BF. Skinner, ites Foouses on how learing snd
adaptation affect tae development of psychopathology
Psychoanalytic Theory
Have yo
weser heen me
felt as
ined by a Jook across the classroom Tro a
atiful man or Woman, of a stare from a rock musician as you
sat down in oat ata concert? Iso, you have something is com
‘mon with the patients of Anton Mesmer (17-1815) and sith
nillions of people since his Hime who have been hypnotized
spell on you? Have you
Mesiner suggested! to his putonts that their problean way case
by an undetectable fuid found in all Living organisms called
anima! magnetism.” wich could become blocked
“Mesmer bad his patents sit ina dark room around ap
of chemicals with rods extending fiom it and touch
Dressed in Mowing robes, le might then identify and tap various
fuer their animal magnetism was block
trongly that Uuey were being cured. Because
inusval techniques, Mesme
swlile suszestin
of his rath:
oddity and maybe a chatiatan, sn
Winter, 1998). fa
was considered an
‘opposed y the medical
hong less than Be
cestablishme
Franklin pat
brilliant experiment in which patiemis received either mag
wales oF nonmagnetized water with sioag. sug
they would get beter. Neither the patient nor the therapist kno
whic which, making ita double-blind exper
Chapter}, When both groups got better, Franklin concluded
thse animal maguctig, oF mesmerivn, was nothing mone tan
(Gould, 1991: MeNally, 199), Neverthe
Mesmer is widely reganded as the Father of hypnosis, a state in
which extcemely sua
trance
“Mau distinguished scientists and physicians were interested in
Mesmer’s poweeful methods of suggestion. One ofthe best known,
Jean Matin Chareot 1825-189), was eal ofthe Salpetigne He
pital in Pais, witere Philippe Pine] had inteduced psycliolog
lrouuments several generations eulit, A distinguished neurolo
netized
stible subjects sometimes appear to be inA nko Meare (9734-1
gestions 19 ous
onstrated that
ie with a number
ome techniques of mesmerism were
and ie did
much to leitimize the Redeling practice of hypaosi, Significantly:
sane fom Views
Charcot de
ath
1 psychological disonde
in 1895 a young maa named Sigmund Freud
sud ith Chaz
lier rewmning from France, Fremd teamed
Brouer (1842-1925), who lid experimented
different hypootic procedure, While bis patiests were
p with Jose
with somewbat
highly sug ale of hypnosis, Breuer asked thom to de
scribe their problems, confits, and fears in as much etal as
they could, Breuer obse
sf ts0 extzeely important phenomena
Fionl as they talked atk felt yuite relieved ana improved ler
emerging fiom the lypnotie
hs
ate. Second, seldom would they
the felaionship between their
problems and their psychological disorder. fy Fac. it
paychobgical
was difficult or impossinle for
them te
they bad deseribed under byp
recall some details
nosis, In other Words, the mma
terial seemed toe beyond the
the patent. With
this observation, Bre
Freud ad
discovered” the
mind und its ap
parent influence on the ps»
Auction of psychological di
Fhe most
lopment the
‘orders. This is
and, indeed
ashole
A clase secomnl was thet
discovery that itis therapeutic
to recall and relive emotional
teu th
lunconscious and to release the ascompanying tension, This 1e
‘emotional materfal bocame known as eaths
understanding of the rektinssbip between current
cerlier events is efetred to as sight As yo
ths book, particule in Chapters Sand 6 on anxiety and somite
form disorders, the existenc wemories and
sand the importance of prowess
ied and realtirmed
were based on case observation
some of which wene mac
th
of his eatment of
Brower & Freud, 1957), Anna 0. was a bright 2
‘wma wo was perfectly healthy until she reached 21 years of
tines. An excellent example is Titer classic seriptiow
Anna
uuractive young
Inysterieal” symptoms in 1895
er Father developed a
hou his il
age, Shorlly belore her problems begs!
tw his death, Thr
ness, Anna O. lsd eared for bi;
serinus chronic illness that lo
cenless hours at his hedside. Five months afer he fae
ill Anna noviced that during the
from tine
both legs, Soon additional symploms appeased. She began te
day her vision Blurred and that
time she hexi diiculty moving her right am and
experience some diflc and er chavo
unpredictable, Shortly th
In a sets of treatment sessions, Breuer dealt with one symp.
tom ata time through hypnosis and subsequent “talking through,
tes
ousted Breve
sStanees surtout the death of Anna's Father. One at a tie her
ing oe behavior a tine fulfills basi reyireniens fr dae
scientific conelusions about the effects of treatment i an ind
g study. as you will see in Chapter 4, We will rtumn te
the Faseinating case of Ann O. in Chapter
Freud took these basic observation
the psychoanalytic
constricted on the development and stactane
del, the most comprekensive theary yet
sat personalities,
wie pment cold
a disonders. Alto
and produce psycliolog many of Freud’s
The Psychological Traction 15‘ews changed over time, the
basic principles of mental
Functioning that be originally
proposed remained constant
thro
stil applied by psychounalysts
th his writings and are
Ako
mains. unproven psycho
Iyic thoory has bad a song
sit is sill impor
ta te Familiar with fs ta
sic eas: what follows is a
ory. We
focus om its three major facets
(1) the structure af the mind
an the distinct Einetions of
personality that sometimes
clash with one anothers (2) the
with
which the nvind defends itself
most of it re
brief outline of the
defense mechanisms
Irom these clashes, 0
fiets; and
cealy’ psyelosexual develop
3) the stages of
rent that provide pris for the
mill of our inner contlcts,
The Structure of the Mind
“The mind, aecondin
te id
many from psychoanalysis, has
oe major parts oF fusions:
These terms, like
‘and Super
Fond their way ik on eo
may have hiss them
‘Theid is the source of our swag
not be aware of th
sexual and a wes of energies. I is, basically. the
animal within us: if totally unchecked, it would make us all
rapists o killers. The energy or drive within the id is the idl
Even today, some poople explain low sex drive as
libido, 8 less important souree of enerey. not as well conceptual
ized by Freud, isthe death in
stinet, oF shanates. Th
absence of
basic drives. toward life and
Tultiment ow the owe hand
and deal and destction on
the other, are continually in
opposition
“The id operates acvoriing
to the pleasure principle, with
aan overriding goal of maxi
mizing please und elimina
conflicts. The goal of pleasure
which is particularly promi
ay ansociated tension of
nent in childhood, often con
ficis with social rules ant
regulations, as you shall see
wa (1266-1909) ter. The al has its own char
3 found of
A Somass
sided
acteristic way of processing
ray information: referred 0 as the
16 Chapter t Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
primary process, this type of thisking is emotions, vations i
logical, filled wih fantasies, and preaecupied with se,
sina, selishness, and ens’
Fortuately Gor all of us, in Froud’s view, the ies sels and
ed. In act, only a
snow We MUS adapt our basie demands to
sometimes dangerous drives do not go uneli
Few months ino life. we
ths real wold. I other worl, we ns Fd ways mes
needs without offesding everyone around us, Put yet another way:
‘we must act realistically, The part of our mind
stically is called the ego,aand it operstes secon
reali: principle instead ofthe ple
‘operations or thinking styles oft
cng eso tal are reer
tothe ilgical al ivaonal primary ps
“The third important structure within the mind, the Supereg
‘oF What we might eal] eanseienee, represents the moral principles
insiled is us by ovr parents and our eulture, Its the voice within
us that nags at us wea we know we're doing something Wrong.
Because the purpose of the superego is to counteract the poten
ually dang
Torcontit is sea
{ensure
act
sure principle.
sive-and sexual drives of the id, the basis
ly apparent
“The mle of the ego is to mediate conllict between the i and the
ling their demands with the estes of the world
TIhe ego Is often referred to as the executive oF manager of our
minds. If it mediates suocessfully, we ean go on to the gher ite:
Jectual and creative pursuits of life. It is unsuccessful and th id
conict will overtake us and ps
p. Because these conflicts are all
fo 10 as intrapsychic conflicts
supeze30.
tr superego bevomes to stn
chological disorders will devel
within the mil they are refer
Now think hack to the case of Anna 02, in whieh Breuer ob-
served that patios cannot always remember important bat n=
pleasant emotional events, From these ankl other ohservations,
Freud concepinaized the mental structures describ in this see
tow to esp
the super
unconscious processes. He believed that ihe id anid
most entirely unconseious, We are fully aware
only of the sovondary processes ofthe ogo, which is a selativel
sal part oF the ming)
Defense Mechanisms
The ego tights a continual bat
and supereg
Inreatens to overabel the eyo, The aniely ia ig
the ey to marshal defense mec
processes that keep primitive
© stay on tap of the warring id
Occasionally, their conliets produce ansiety that
a that alerts
jons associated with conflicts
in cheek so that the ego can continue its conrdinating function,
Alto
Freud first eoncepwvalized defense mectanisms, it as
his daugbier. Anna Freud, wo developed the ideas more fully
We all use defense mechanisms st times they are sometimes
ulaptive ant at ther times maladaptive, For example, hive youu
{ever done poorly on a test hecanse the professor was unfair i the
sal
‘mechanism of diplacement. The ex
prewing primitive anger at your professor mi
iiterest, Because your brother and your di
authority to alfeet you in an averse wa, your an
And then when you got home you yelled at your brother
aps even your dog? This is an example of the defense
sulaplively decides that ex
not ein your
don’t have the
ris displaced
irom conlliet or
constructive outlet such as work,
toone of tiem, Some people mas
underlying sxiety into 3 moLogica
raonal
Heaiea
‘emsional
inational
FIGURE 1.4 Fouts su
conscience
Projection: Falsely stsibures own un
epi
Feelings, impulses. or thouglis
to another individoal or ject,
Moral
neon itionalization. Conceals se tue movie
tious for actions, thoughts, oF
reality through: elaborate reassuring or sell
prin serving bu inenereet explanations
Reaction formation: Substtes bebsvier
Pleasure thous, or feelings that are the direct
prinple ‘opposite of unacceptable ones
Block
Repression: ‘Esturbing wishes
thou
1. Diets potentially malay
where they may be more efficient beeause of the redirection, Tis
process is called sublimation.
Moe severe internal confits that proce
ant
other emotion self Geleatn
mon self deleating defensive reactions tht, according to Frou
ref at inadequate stempy to deal wit
sitvation, Phobic symptoms typically incorpo
dan a
tie fear of castration: that is, a man's intests conflict iolves a
Fear af
ca inernally dangerous
i elements of the
«. For examph poobia may’ be con
attacked and cxstrted, 2 fear that is consciously
ed and bitten by
a fear of being at dog, ewn if
Ihe knows the dog is harmless.
Defense mechanisms have been subjected to seieuilic study
and theze is some evidence that they may be of potential import
in the study of psychopathology (Vaillant, Bond, 8 Vaillat
1986), For example, different psyshologieal disorders seom to
he associated with different defense Pollack &
mechanisms
Jltows, 1983}, whl might be im pork
DSM NFR incloses an axis of defense mechanisms
in the appendix. Vaillant (1476 noted that healthy
anisms, suel as humor and sublimatinn. eorreated with psycho.
health, Thus, the concept of d coping
sive, in contemporary term
logic use meclianisms
nology-—continnes to be im
portant o the study of psycho
pathology
on DSM-IV-TR, APA. 2000)
Den
Refuses to acknowl:
ele some aspect of objec
live reality of sjective
experience that is apparent
toothers
Digphacern
Ing abou
fan object that causes di
se Tash feel
of 4 expense
A boos Fou
ally less threatening, object
tive Fel
or impulses into socially
acceptable behavior
Psychosexual Stages of Development
Freud also theorized that during infancy and early chikibood we
passthrough «nurs ber of psyehosexual stages af development
that ave a profound and sting impact. This makes Froud one of
the first po take a de
normal behaving, which 3
The stapes
opmental perspective on the study of ab
Took a in detail thooughout this book,
ole and genital
1 atify Trasic needs ail sisting
oral, al ‘tenes
represent
Alistinetive putters
our drive for physical pe
cally ext
rg, Bor exaruple, the 0
ing for appeoximately 2 years trom bith. is characwv
or food. ln the set of sucking,
e. an mot
ized by a central focus on the need
© lips. 8
Focus of libidinal drives and. theceloce, the principal souree of
necessary for ecome the
ate gratification during a specitie stage or ia specific stage left.
hcl he cermed ji
st the sage throughout adult
particularly ston
‘viduals personality would
life. For exampl
sixe thumb sucki
ceaing, chewing pencil
stage might ces in exc
und emphasis on oral. stimulation theo
or biting fingernails, Adult persoaality
characteristics theoretically associated with oral Fxatio °
dependency and passivity of in teaction to hese tendencies, re
belliousness and cynicism
One of the more conteoversial and frequently: mention
psyehosesval conllcts occurs during the phallic sage (Irom age
St age 5 of 6), which chatucterized by early genital sell
ws Re
y.
This conflict is
in which: Gcdipu
marry his mothe
1 subject of the Greek tragedy O:
Fated to Kill his Father anc unk
Wy
mulation is accompanied by im
Freud asserted that boys telve
al hy strony feelings of envy an perhaps anor
fauers, with whom they ident bul whose place
they wish to take. Furthermore, strong fears develop that the Es
thee may punisis that lust by cemow thus, the
Phonomeson of eastration anviety. [his fear helps the bay koxp
ile of the
oie anal aa castration anxiety 0m the
The plallic sa
toward their
2 ‘peas
his lustful impulses toward his mother in ebwek, The
Iusifl impulses om th
other creates 2 confit that i
the Oe
o passes uneventfully cay
The Psychological Traction 17if several things bappea, First, the chil must resolve his ambisa
la
anger and love he bas fr his fater, [this happens. he may 20 0m
his libidinal impulses into eterosex
while retaining harmless affection for
relationship with his parents and reconcile the simultaneous
to cha selationships
is moter,
The conrerpart confit in girls, called the Electra compes.is
‘even mone comnosersial Frotd viewed the youn girl as wating
to rephice ber mo
session isthe girl's desire Fora ps
Father and brothers the term penis emy. According 10
Freud, the conflicts successfully resolved witen females develop,
h relationships and look forward to having
baby, whieh he viewed as
Neailless to say this particular theory
eration over the yeas as being sexist al demea
portant remerner that Ht is theory
search exists fo support
In Froud’s view. all nonps
sulted trom underlsin
resulted fn
Fense moclsanisms, rend
or andl possess ber Father. Central to this pos
is. so a8 t0 be more Hike her
hy heterovexu
ealthy substitute for having a penis,
1s provoked marked! con-
Is m=
ot fact: no systematic te
otic psychological disorders re
anxiety that
those eunits, ane the implementation of ego de
sav old term referring to disorders of the
unconscious conflicts, th
Salled itch isomers meUruses
newroric
ser,
nervous syste
Later Developments in Psychoanalytic Thought
Freud’ or
fied and
his st
1 psychoanalytic theories have been greatly modi
oped in-a number of different directions, mostly by
‘sor followers, Some theorists simply ook one comp
exeloped it more fully. Others
of psychoanalytic thoory and
broke with Breud and went in entizely new directions
‘Ania Freud (189-1982), Preu!'s daughter, concentrated on
the way in which the defersive reactions of the ep determine
four behavior. In so do
mdr Feld of ego psyelulogy. Her book Fo «
nisms of Defense (1946) is sll influential. According 09 Anna
Freud, the ineividval Sinely accumulates adaptational capacities,
skill in reality testing, and defenses. Abnormal bebavior devel
fops when the
she was the fist proponent of the
the Meck
such functions as
delaying and controlling impulses of in marsbaling appropriate
normal defenses to strong internal conflicts. In anor somewhat
lator modification of Freud's theories, Heinz Kobut (191-198
focused on 4 theory of the formation of self concept and the
crucial atributes of the sel that allow an
lovward bealth. or conversely, to develop neurosis. Ths psycho
aanglytic approach became Known as self psvehology (Kol
1977,
A related an
ject relatinns, Object relations isthe study of how children incor
vial to progress
that is quite popular inday is referzed to as ube
Prorat the images the memories, and sometimes the vules of 4
Person atk sy important to them an to whom they. were for
are) emotionally attached, Object in this sense cefers t0 these
importast people. and the
jecrion,Inirojected objects can become si inte
1s of incorporation is called ino
ted pat of the
the identity.
or sel, For example, your parents may have conflicting views om
‘ego or may assume conflict detezinin
relationships oF careers, which, in tam, may’ be diferent fom
Your ow point of view. To the estent chat luese varying positions
18 Chapter t Abnermal Behavior in Historical Context
have boon incorporated, the potential for conic arises. One dey
ou may feel one way about your career direction, and the next
ay you may feel quite different. According 1 objeet relations
theory, you fend to see the world through the eyes of tae person
into your self Object relations theorists focus on
how tuese eisparate images come together to make up # person's
identity ad om the conflicts that may emerge
Carl Jung 875-1961) and Alited Adler (18%
students of Freud who came to reject his ideas and form the
schools of thought. Jung, rejecting many ofthe sexta pects of
Freud's theory, introduced the concept af the collective uncon
scious, @ wistos and culture that is
fries and passe dow Ev
acumuliied by soit
fetation to generation, hung also stggesiel that spi
jous deives are as much a part of human
Urives: this emphasis and the idea of the eollective unconseious,
continue to deus the aiteation of mystics. Jung emphasized the
importance of enduring personality ais sueh as intoversion the
teadeney to be shy and withdrawn) and extroversion Ue ten
dency 10 be friendly and outgoing
s of inferiority and the striving for
Adler focused on Feelin
superiority: he created the term inferiority complex, Unlike Feeus,
hos Jung and Adler also believed tha the baste quality of human
nature is postive and that there is a sicong drive toward set
aactualigstion cealiring one's full potential). ung and Adler be
Tievod ths nosing bariers to bow Invern
ow the individual would improve and Nourish,
ers took psyehoasalytical theorizing in different directions
‘emphasizing development over the life span aed the inte
cultured society on personality: Kucea Homey (1885-1952) and
Eericlt Fromm 1900-1980) are associated with these ideas, but
the best known theorist is Ek Erikson (1912-1994), Exikson's
sealest contribution was his theory of development across the
life span. in ehieh be described is some detail the crises and
‘conflicts thal accompany eight species
inning aboot a
to mal
oes. For example, ithe
65. indi
sense of
Iust of these stages, the mana age, be
viduals review their Lives and atte
experiencing buh satisfaction at having. complete somte life
ihr. Seite develo
‘chopathel
‘goals and despair at having fled
meats have borne out the wislom of considering p
1gy from a developmental point of view
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Many techniques of psyclicanalytic psyebll
he nature of unconscious mental
processes and conicts through catharsis and insight, Freud ee
s oF free association, it whic! patients are in
siructed ta say whatever comes to mind without the usual socially
3. oF psycho
‘eloped techni
Fein censoring. Free association is infers te reveal em
Hionally charged material that may be nepressed because i isto
plntul or threatesing to bring into consciousness. Froud’s pa
tients lay on a coueh, and be sat behisd them so that they would
tno: be distracted. This is bow the couels came the
syimbol of
Psyebotierapy. Oter techniques include dream analysis «stil
‘gute popular today in whicl the therapist imorpras the eostent
of dreams, supposedly reflecting the primary process dunking of
the id, and systematically relates the dreams to symbolic x‘of uncoascious conflicts, This procedure is often difficult hecause
the patient may resist the elTorts of the therapist to uncover te
and sensitive conflicts and may deny the inerpeetations
o of therapy is to help the patient gain insight
int the nature ofthe eonfets
“The relationship hetweew the therapist, ©
lyst, an! the patie
tionship as it evolves, the
Jed the psyehoana-
1 is important, Iv the contest of this elie
herapist may discover the nature of
the patien's intrapsychic conflict, This is because. in a phenom
enon called transference, patiesis come to relate 10 tke ther
apist much as they did to important figures in their childhood,
iy their parents Patients who resent the therapist but
cea verbalize n0
partie
resentment oward a parent, More often, the patient will fall
deeply
h
coumierinansferenee, th
positive
that existed earlier for a parent. In the phenomenon of
apists project some oft
‘own per
somal issues and feelings, usvally positive, onto the patien
‘Therapists ace tcined to deal with their own Feelings as well as
those of their patients, whatever the mode of theraps, and itis
sicitly against all ethical caoas of the mental health professions
toacceat overtures from patients that might lead to relationships
outside therapy.
‘Classical psychoanalysis requites therapy fo
lo five times a
‘week for 2 19 5 years to analyze unconscious conflits, resolve
tess, and restructure the personality 10 put te ego” ack in
eh ical disorders) i Fela
¢, Reduction of symptoms (psychol
tively inconsequential because th
derlying intrapsychic conics that atise ftom psyehoseswal de-
velopmental stages. Thus, eliminating « phobia or depressive
episode wold he of Tie vse unless the undetying conlct was
dealt with adequately, because another set of syipioms wold
wo), Becavse of the
alysis, andthe lack of
ological disorders,
almost eertaily em
© symptom subs
‘extraordinary expense of classical psycho
cesidence that itis effective in allevin
this appronel is seldom used today.
2d, particularly in some
ny’ psychotherapists employ a Joos
approaches referred to as psychodynamic psychotherapy, Al
though condicts and unconscious processes ae sill emphasized,
Psychoanalysis is sil practi cit
and efforts are made to identify trauma and active defeuse mech
anisms
aan interpersonal
humic psyehotherapy incl
rapists use an eclectic mixtre of tactics, with a sockal
fly
sn the expres
sols. Sever laetes thal characterize ps
o(1) a focusonal
nom of
load topics or engage in activities that hinder the progress of
therapy: (3) the identical
thoughts, feelings. expe
sion of pa
jets’ emotions: (2) an explora
outs atlerps
of pattems in patients” setions,
Sons on patients” interpersonal ex-
ces, aid relationships: (4) an e
ison pu
r
(Tyanexploration of patients’ wishes, dri
& Hikentoth, 2000), Two akitional
choeynamie psyehotherapy. Firs itis significantly briefer than
fences: (6) an emphasis ow the therapeutic relationship and
ns oF fantasies (Blagys
classical psychoanalysis, Second. psychodynamic
erapisis ce
emphasize the goal of personality reconstruction, foetsing in
steal on relieving the suffering associated with psychological
disorders,
Comments
Pure psyclioanalyss is of historical move than current interest,
s been dinuinishing
any for years In 1980, the term rewrosis, which specie
and classic
inp
cally implied a psyelnanalstie view of tae causes of psyeholog
Irom tle DSM, the official Gasmostic
‘psychoanalysis as a treatment
cea disorders, ws droppe
system ofthe APA.
A major criticism of peyelioanalysis is tht itis asieally un-
scionbtc. relying on patient of events that hap
pened years a eh te &x
perience of theo hhoanalyst
in ways that certainly could be questioned and might differ from
fone analyst to tie nest. Filly, there has been no careful mea
and no obvi
fous way to prove or dispnove the basic hypotheses of psscho
neat andthe ability
to prow or dispnwve a theory are the foundations of the scientilic
surement of any of tuese psyehological psesome:
analysis, This is important because measur
approach,
Nevertbcles,p
been valuable, not only tothe study of psychopatholo
chodynamic psyched
Western civilization, Caseiul scienitic studies of psyehopathol
yhoanalytic concepts al observations hie
2y and psy
apy bul also to the history of ideas in
‘ogy live supported the observation of unconscious meatal pro
ceoses. te notion that hasic emotion
cred by
esponses ae oie tig
ind the understanding teat
cea be represses and otherwise
s. The relatioasip of the
ist and the patient, called the therapeusie alliance, is am
important area nf Study across most therapeutic strategies. These
‘with the importance of various coping styles ot
defense mechanisms, will appear repeatedly tho
hook.
Freud's revolutionary ideas that pathological ansiety em
‘our doopest and darkest
‘witch tals and ideas of incurable
idden or symbolic cues,
variety of ingenious w
foul this
in conneetion with some instincts
brought us a long way f
brain pathology. Before Freud, the source of good and evil and of
usually in the guise nf demons gonirent
Since Freud, we ourselvesluave become the hale
Forces. and we are inexoranly caught up in Use hate, sometimes
ound for these
for better and sometimes for worse
Humanistic Theory
We have already seen that Jung and Adler broke shaxply: with
Freud, Their fundamental ds
lure of humanity. Freud portrayed Hie as a butleground where
sement coagerned te ery ms
ig overwhelmed by our dake
est forves, Jing arkl Adler, by contrat, emphasized the posiiv
‘optimistic sie of human nature, Jung talked abour setting goals,
Iooking toward the future, and re lest potential
Adler believed that human nature reaches its fullest potential
‘when we contibute to olber individuals and to society as a
whole. He believed that we all rive to reach superior levels of
‘oral development, Nevertheles, both funy al
‘one’s Tul
Adler
tinea many of the principles of psyehodynaiie thom
The Psychotogical Traction 19Tie
‘century by personality theorists and became known as
eral philosophies were adopted in the middle of the
fie psyeholo
Selfsnctualizing 2s the watchword for this movement, The
underlying assumption is that all of us could
potential, in all teas of functioning, if
ich our highest
nly we haa ths Fesdom
ay Flock our acl
itably, a vatioty of eoritons
ization, Because every person is basically good and whole, most
blocks originate outside the individual. Dificut living conditions
or strestul life or inverperso
Irom your tue set “ .
Abraham Maslow (1908
sev
0) was most systematic in de
the siracture of personality. He postulated a erry
if needs, beginning with our most hasie physical needs for foosl
anging upward
lf esigem, Social needs suclr as Triendsuip fall
Maslow
proatess up the hierarchy until 8
lower levels
Carl Rogers (1902-1987) is, stom the point of
the most influential humanist, Roge
ccontered therapy. aver known as person-centered therapy. In
this approach:
imerpretations as possible, The point is 10 ef
love. and
somewhere betwee
ypollesized that we cannot
we therapist takes a passive role, making as ew
the individual a
chance to develop during the come of therapy, unfettered by
teats to the self. Humanist theorists bave great Fs isthe abil
iy of humas relations to Foster this growth, Unconditional posi-
tive reg
5d, the eo: sulle
mos of the clients feelings andl sotons, s etic to the hua
fay is the sympathetic understanding of the
File world, The hopes resal
plete and almost
seplance ol
istic approach, En
individual's particular view
person-centered therapy is that clients will be mone straighten
word and honest with: shemselves and wll access their innate
oweh
ssi, the bursanistic approach lias ad a sib
tendencies to
Like psyehonna
stantial effect on theories of interpersonal relationships. Bor ex
© popular it tae 196s
etiring. ‘his
ample, the hums potential movements
nil [5705 were a dinset result of humanistic
approach also emphasized the importance of the therapeutic
relationship in a way quite different fiom Froud’s approach,
Raaer thn seeing the
tence), humanistic therapists eli
ationsip as a means to an end ttsansler
jeved that relationsbips in!
the therapeutic relationship, were the single int
owth, In fat, Rogers male sub
sudy of therapist-client
ost posi
fence in Facilitating human
stantial contributions to the ssientt
relationships.
Nevertheless, the bu
neve information to the fiekl of psy
sanistic model contributed relatively Tittle
ihology. One feeson for
this is that its proponents, wih some exceptions hal ile interest
in doing research that would discover of ereate new knowledge
Rather, they stressed the unique, nonquamitiahle experiences of
the individual, emphasizing that people are more different than
alike. As Mes
application amon
The applicstio
chology
noted, tbe umnistic model found its
scales
cal disorders,
dividuals wathout psyehok
od t
sd substantially over the doce,
af person-cent
apy
lisonders has dere
uthough cettain variations have arisen petialcally in some steas
of psychopathology
20 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
The Behavioral Model
As psychoanalysis swept the work! at the beginning of the 24h
ceontury, events in Russia anid he United Sates would eventually
provide an altemative psyehologieal model that w
powerful. ‘The behaviaral model which i
also Koo as the
cde, brought the
selopment of 3 more scientific approach ti
ical sspects of psyehopathology.
Pavlov and Classical Conditioning
way dogs salivate before the pre
sentation of food. physiningist han Peuovieh Pavlov (1839
136) of St, Petersbure, Russa, initiated the study of elassieal
conditioning, «ype ot
In his classic study esa
earning in which x neutral sizsulus is
pulsed with a response until it elicits that response, The word
resulted from aut accident
Pavlov w
afin Russ
ato pont that ct nn th sno of he
the
in sansiation om the origin really tslking
‘ence ofa particular event or stnation (stimulus) in this ea
Footsteps of the laboratory assistant al feng time
dition
is one way in which we acquire ney
ssould have been more accurate. Conditioning
information, particularly
information tha is somewhat emosional in mate, This process s
response
not as simple as it first seems, and we eontinue to uncover many
more Facts about its complexity (Boutoa, 2005; Craske, Herman
& Vanstoemwegen, 2006; Reseorla, 1988), BuL it ca
rutomatie. Les look ata powerful contemporary example
Psychologists work
nomenon well Known to many cancer patients, their nurses itd
2 in oncology units have studied a pe
physicians, and their Families. Chemotherapy. a common
ment for some forms of cance, bas sie eflecls including se
sand vomiting, But these patients often experience se
the
‘administered the chemotherapy of any
‘equipment associated with the treatment, even on days when their
olisered (Mortow & Dobkin, HRN}, For some
sand, occasionally, vomiting whea they merely
leeaiment is
ili that evoke people or things present during chemotherany—
anybody in a nurse's uniform
or even te sight of the hosp
tal, The strength of the te
sponse to similar objects or
is usually a function of
how similar these objects ot
Fion because the wespoase gen
eralizes to simiter stimuli. In
any case, this particular res
tion is distressing and ucom
Forable, particully if itis
associated with a sarily of
objects or situations. Pyyeno)
ists have had 1
specific tealmients
come this response: (Red &
Andry kowski, 982) t
GevElP yan Penk
‘ea the 20 a
raftisring, which ime
ceristional disorders,Whether the stimulus is food, as in Pavow’s Isboratory, of
chemotherapy. the ckssical conditioning process besius with a
Stimulus that would elicit response is amest anyone and
‘gues no learning: no conditions must be preset forthe response
to occur For these Feasons, the food or cemssterapy is called the
1s (UCN
to this stimulus—in these eases, salvation or
med wwsponse }UCRS. New in
ddy seen, any person or object associated wi the
unconditioned st
the incon Kear
As we ave alr
tunconditiones
power to elicit
stimulus (ood or cliemotberapy) sequites the
1e same response, bul ow the Fespomse, because
it was elicited by the conditional ereonaivioned sistas (CS) is
termed a condiionea vesponse (CRD. Ts, the
swith the chemotherapy b
scouts sensation (upon see
as tat experienced during chemotherapy. bec
tioned response
With uncosditioned stimuli as powerful as elmo
itioned response cat fal, However, most
learning ofthis type roquizes repeated pairing of the unconditioned
stimulus (foe
se associate
‘mies conditioned stimulus. The at
the nurse), whieh is almost he same
the condi
Jame in one
sample, chemotherapy} and the eoitioned stimu
lus (for instance, nurses’ uniforms or hospital equipment, When
Paslov 7
ronome for the Tootsteps of his laboratory assistants so dhat he
torinvestigate this phenomenon, be substi a
‘could quantify the stimulus more accurtely sd, therefore, sly
jsoly, What he also learsed is that py
tion of the conditioned stimulus (for example, the metzonos
the approsels more p
vwithons the fond fora long enough period would eventually elim
nate the conaisined response tothe food. Iv ather word, the do
learned that tae metmonome no longer meant that & seul might Be
fo tie way. This pscess as eal extinetions
Becanse Pavlow was a physiologist ib wus ual for bit to
study these processes ina labora
ory ad 10 be quite ssientite
and observing rela
tious. Athough this
it was uncommon in
about it This required prosision in measur
and in ruling ou alternative expla
sciemtlic approach is common in bilo:
psychology at chat time. For example, i was impossible for psy
choamalysts 9 measure unconscious conflicts precisely, of even
Uoouship:
‘observe thom, Even cally experimental psychologists such as
Edward Vitchener (1867-1927) emphasized the study of intros
spection. Subjecis simply reported on their inaer thowebis id
in stimuli, but the sesulls of this
were meonsistent
aller experiencing certs
psyehol
any experimental psychologists
uumehair ind discouraging 10
Watson and the Rise of Behaviorism
1, Join BB. Watson (1878-1958, is
considered the founder of bebaviorisi. Sto
J euly American psychol
ly inllucased by
the work of Pavlon, Watson decided that «9 base psychology om
introspection was to head inthe wrong diction; thal psychology
sade as scietilic as physiology’ and that psychology no
more needs intospection of other noniguantiiable methods than
do chemistry and physics (Watson, 19133, This point of view is,
refkted in a famous quote from a seminal article publisaed by
Watson in 1913: “Pyyetolngy, as the behaviorist views il is a
purely objective experimental branch of watutal science. Its theo
al is the prediction and contol of behavior, Intospoc:
tiow fogs no esseatal part of its methods” tp. 158),
retical
Most of Watson's time was spent developing behssioral psy
chology ns a racial empirical scieuce, but he did dabble briety
in the study of psschopathology. In 1920, he and a student,
Rosalie Rayner, presented an 1] mont old oy named Albert
with « harmless Dully shite rat to play with, Albert was not
altaid ofthe small snimal and enjoyed playing with it. However
cesery Hime Abort
loud noise bebiind him. Ate
first signs of feur if he white rat came near. ‘The experimesters
then determined that Albert displayed mild fear of any white
Try object. even a Santa Claus mask with a white fuzzy beard
You may uot think taat this is surprising, but keep in mind
thst this was one of the frst examples ever recone
joe! not proviowsly feural, OF
to's
hed for the rl, te ile a
experimenters
only five tials, Albert showed the
1 Tabor
tory of producing fear of an
‘course. is experiment would be considered unelsical by
sails
Athos student of Watson's, Mary Cove
thought tua if fear could be learned or classically eonltioned in
this way, perhaps it could also be ul tinguished. She
‘worked with a boy named Peter, who at 2 years, 10 my
‘was already quite alfuid of fury objeets. Joes decided t bring
waite rabbit Into the room where Pal for u short
time each day. She also arranged for other ebildren, whom she
know did not fear rabbis, to bein ue same zoom. She noted that
ly Tach time it
brought che rabbit closer. Exentually Peters touch
playing with che rabbit Jones. 1924a, 1924), and y
Tear ba not remmed
jones (1896-1987),
Poser’ fear pri ins inished, she
The Beginnings of Behavior Therapy
The implications of Fane's research were largely ignored for 10
decades, given the fervor associated with more psychoanalytic
‘conceptions ofthe developmeat of fear. But inthe lac 1940s and
early 1950s, Joseph Wolpe 1115-187), « pioneering psychi
lest from South Aisa, became dissatstied with prevailing psy
choanalytic interpretations of psyelopathology and began look
ing for someting else, He turned to the work of Pavlow and
became familiar with the wider Held
He developed a variety of be
havior
‘of behavioral psycho
procedures for weat
many of
‘whom snlfered from pho
His hes
termed systematic desens
ing bis patieats,
not Neh ws
zation In priseiple, it was
Similar 10 the treatment of
Title Peter: individuals were
sralually introduced to the
objects or sitions they
so that she fear com
iss that is. they
ty and soe that noth
ing bad happened in the pres
tence of the phobic abject oF g tpsyy Cover Jones
ene, Wolpe added another gh 8
element by ha
2 his patients
noice to use beso
ddo something that was incom toshriques to tee a
patible with fear while they
The Psychoiogical Traction 24‘were in the presence of the dreaded object or simation, Because
hhe could no abe phobic object in his office
Wolpe hd his pa iy
phobic scene, and the response he chose was relaxation because
ted a young man with
by training im firs ts gelax deeply and the
reprodu
is carefully and systematically dmgine the
it was conveaieat, For example, Wolpe tr
1 phobia of dog
maine he ass looking at dog aeross the patk. Grady, he
we tue dog across the park and remain relaxed. expe
litde or no feat, Wolpe thew had him isvagine that hy
closer to the dog. Eventually, the young man imagined that he
‘was fouching the dog while maintaining a relaxed. alos! tance
Tike sate
Wolpe reported g
le applications of the new science of be
haviorism to psychopathology: Wolpe, working with fellow pin-
neers Hlans Eysenck and Stanley Rachman in London, called this
approach behavior therapy. Albough Wolpe’s procedures are
seldom used today, they paved tue way for meslern day fear and
Phobias ean be
ansioly redueti
eliminated in as title as T day (soe €
procedures in which sever
B. F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning
smund Freud's influence extended Far beyond psychopath
into many aspects of our cultural and intellectual bistory
ly one other behavioral scientist his made a simi
Burrus Prederie(B, F) Skinuer (19041990, In 1938 he pub
lished The Befuvior of Orgaisas, in which he
ccomprehieusive mance. te principles of operant condition
type of leat
Follows the belissior, Skinser observe
id out, in a
n which behavior changes as a Tonetios of witat
com ta ge part
tormatically elicited by an unconditioned
cof out behavior is nol
sinnuls and that we must account for this. Inthe ensaing yeas,
Skinner did not confine his ideas to the laboratories of expe
Tar and wide in his writings, de
scribing. for example, the potential applications of a science of
hel ie, Some best known examples of his ideas
are inthe novel Walden ivo(Skinner, 1948), in whic
4 fictional society run om the principles of operant conditioning
ind Digs
+ staloment of problems facing
meatal psyebology. He ran
In another well Known work, Beyond Favedom
11971), Skinner lays outa bro
four culture and sige
science of behavior
sions based on his own view of a
sls 80
Skinner was stanly influ
I by Watson's
ist he hased on observable events
and relationships among those events. The work of psychologist,
Fudan L. Thomdike (0874-1949) also infiveneee Skinne
Thomndike is best Known for the Jase of effect, whieh states that
behavior is either srongthoned (likely to be repeated more fee
quently) oF weakened (likely to oceur
science of human behavior
less Feuentl lope
fon the eonseytences of that behaaior Skinner took the simple
notions that Thomdike bad tested in the animal laboratories. us
ing food as a winfoncer, and developed taem ina variety of com,
lex ways 10 apply to much of our bebavior, For example. if a
5-year old boy starts shouting atthe top of his lungs in MeDon
ald's, mus to the annoyance of due pooplearousd him, its un
likely that his behavior Was antomatially filed by an unconai-
tioned stimulus, Also, he
if is paronts scold bit,
Il be less likely to do ik in the future
ake him out tothe ear to sit fora it, oF
22 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context
consistently reinforce more
appropriate. bebsvior. Then
again, ifthe parents think bis
havior is cute and a
chances are be will do it agai,
Skinner coined! the tem
operat
‘ondivioning because
chavior eperates nn the envi
ronmeat and-changes it in
some way, For example, the
boys behavior allects his par
tenis” bebsvior and probabl
the behavior of other custom=
crs. Therefore, he ©
anges bis
‘environment, Most things that
we do socially provide the
opie to
Fespond 10 us ia ole Way oF
providing
consequences for or bebav
ceontext for other p 4.8, F Skier 908
rebtioning, &
ais cel i
aanoter, hereh
physical emsiroumest, al
ough the consequences: may be To
term (polluting the air
‘eceniually Will poison Us) Ssinner preferred the term reinforces
iment to "rewakl” becuse i conoves the efecto the bei ns
Skinner once said that be found himsell& bit embarrassed to be
talking continually soot reinforcemest, much as Marxists used
to see class struggle everywhere. But ke pointed out that all
four behavior is governed to some degree by reinforcement,
‘which ean be arranged in an endless variety of Ways. in schedules
of winjoncemen Skinner wnove a whole book on different sched
lles of reinforcement (Benser & Skinner. 1987). He also be
lieved that using punishment asa consequence is relatively inet
Fective in the long run and that te primary way to develop new
Ipchavior is to positively reinforce desired behavior. Much like
Watson. Skinner did not see the need to g0 bes
able and quantitable to establish a satisfactory science of behav
jo, He didnot ley the inf
ond the obser’
eof biology of the existence of
subjective sates o
emotion of cognition: he simply explained!
is of a
these pheuomena as celaively inconsequential side ef
particular history of reinfozceme
‘The subjects of Skinner's research were usually
mosily pigeons and rats, Usin
simals
his new principles, Skinner and
his disciples salsa vatiely of ticks, including dane
ing, playing Ping Pong, and playing « toy plano. To do this he
used procedure called shaping. 2 process of reinforcing succes
sike approximations to inal elias ior or set of ebsaiors, If you
‘wants pigeor to play Ping-Pong, frst you provide it with a pellet,
‘of Food every ime its he slightly toward Bing-Po
bull tosse in ts dirvetion, Grady
a reygite the p
atl it gouehes it
vam the pi
rove its head ever closer t the Ping Pong bal
Finally, receiving the food pellet is onan
ting the ball back with its bead
Pavlov, Watson, and Skinser contributed significantly 10 be
havior therapy (see. for example, Wolpe, 1958)
life principles of psychology are applied
in which scien
clinical problems
treatments snd so arenComments
‘The bebavioral mevel has comibuted greatly wo the undersand
ing and treatment of psyehopatbolow
les that follow. Nevertheless, this mode! is incomplete and nad
1s Is upparent in the clap
‘equate to account for wluat We now know about psychopaths
Inthe past, theze was litle or no room for biology i belie
he considered, for the most pat
mentally determined reactions. T Jno fails ho acconnt
al Revent
advances in our knowledge of how information is processed, both
Tor development of psycho life span
‘consciously and subconsciously, have added a layer of complex
ity; Inegrating all these din
pssehopatiology
ons requires new model of
The Present: The Scientific Method
and an Integrative Approach
As Willian Shakespeate wrote, “What's past is prologue.” We
have just reviewed three taditions or ways of thinking about
causes of psychopathology: the supersatural, the biological and
the psychological further subdivided inco two major historical
‘components: psyelioanalytic and behavioral
‘Supernatural explanations of psyehopa re sill with
hs. Superstitions prevail, including helies in the effects oF the
moon and the sia on our bebavios, However this tition has
Tile inluence on scientists and other professionals. Biologie
psychoanalytic. and bebavioral models, by eo:
Torker our knowiedge of psychopatholo
sist continie 10
ss you will seein the
next chapte
excl tradition bas failed
importa
applied 40 the theories anal treatments
ways, First, scientiic
methods were
‘within @ Wadition, mostly because metas that would have poo
duced the evidence necessary to confirm er disprove the theories
and ueatments bd not been developed. Lacking suels evidence
various fads and superstitions were widely accepted that ul
igor useless, New lads olten superseded
mately proved to be un
truly useful thoories and treatment procedures. King Charles VI
was subjected to a variety of procedures, some of which have
since been proved useful and olhors tht were mere fads or even
harmful. How we use scientit methods to confi or disconfim
findings in psychopathology is described in Chapter 4, Second,
health professionals tend to look al psychological disoners nar
rowly, fom sheir own poia of view alone, Grey assumed that
psychological disorders were the result of brain disease and that
‘ther factors had no influence. Watson assumed that all belaviors,
dlisordered behav
and social influences and
includin were the result of psychological
sal the eonsibution of biological fae
tors was inconseguent
Tn the
to sed Highton the nate
D0, wo developments came together as never before
logy: 4
sophistication of scientific tools and metho
vgy and (2) the re
alization that one iniluencebiologica, bebaioral, eogitive,
of social
emotional ever oecurs in isolation, Literally, every
lime we think, feel, or do something. the brain and the rest of the
body are band at work, Perhaps not as obvious, however, is that
four thoughts, fe
tow and even the structure ofthe brain, sometimes permanent
ior, bots norma] and abnontal, is the
product of continal int a
oe the func
is. and actions inevitably ill
In other words, our be
ition of psyehologieal, biolog
an social influences
“The view that psychopatholo
is multiply determined had its
ost notable was Adolf M
in of American psychiatry
ost professionals during the fs half of tbe cestury
thology, Meyerstead
ihutions of biological, psych
Although Mi
hal some proponents i€ Was 100 years before the wistom of his
advice was Tully recognized inthe tel,
By 2000. a veritable explosion of knowledge about psychopa
thology had occurred. The yo
nouroscience began to
about the brain and about how we process, remember, and use
inforsation, Ac dae sume time, stating new findings from behav
ioval sence revealed the importance ofe
prsent, It was el
cealy adherents. Perhaps the
UI866- 1950), ote
Whereas
h
Fasily emp)
considered the
harrow views of th
ssined the exile
logical, and sociocultural determinis
ing felds of cognitive science and
vw exponentially 28 we Le
sly experionce in dewr
sat 8 new model was
ater devel
inDronces on behavior This appmoach to psychopalholoyy woul
from all areas with our rapidly grow
standing of how we experience life during different devel
tal pecinds, from infancy told age, bp 2014, tue Nati
tue of Mental Health (NIMH) instituted & stetegic
support further re
‘combine tind
shan te
afelt and developsient on te insrrelationship|
Frontline toatmens settings (Tse), 2000) In the remainder of this
book, we explore the reeipsocal influences samong neurosc
cognitive science, bolavior scienee, and dev
opmental science
and Gemonsiate that the only currently valid model of psychopa
thology is multidimensional and inte
Match the testent withthe eomesponding psychological
theory of behavior: (2) belisvioral model, (b} moral therapy
(c) psychoanalytic theory. and (dl humanistic theory.
1. Treating instutionalized patients as normally as possi
sand encouraging social inieraction and relationssip ée
velopment
salve
Hypnosis, psyelioanalysisTike free association and
ddivam ‘analysis, and balance of the id, e20, and superego.
3. Person centered therapy with unconditional postive
regard
44. Clinsical conditioning, systematic desensitization, and
‘operant conditionin
‘The Present: The Seientfle Method and an Imegratie Avpreach 23Summary
Understanding Psychopathology
A psyetnlngical disorder is (1) « pyyetiolngieal dysfunction
‘within an individual that is (2) asoctated with distress or im
pirment in functioning and (3) a response that is uot typical
‘or culturally expected. All three basic criteria must he met no
cone erterion alone has yer bees ientited that defines the es
sence of abnormality
fm “The field psycho pals
suudy of psychological di
y is concerned with the sciemtie
‘ders, Trained mental beslth poo
fessionals range fom clinieal and counseling psyeholo
peychiatrists and psychiatric social workers and nurses. Each
profession requires a specie type of training
Using seieniiic methods, mental health profesiousls can
function as scientist practitioners, They not only keep up with
the lates findings bur also use seieatitc data to evaluate their
‘own work, and they offen conduct research within their clinics
co hospitals.
ists o
1m Research bow! psyeholoie) disorders falls ite theee basic
ccalegories: description, causation, and teatment and out
The Supernatural, Biological, and Psychological
Traditions
Historically, thene have boos three prominent appeosehes to
abnormal Peluvier. In the supematural wadition, abnormal
havior is attributed to ageats ouside eur bodies of social
environment, such as demons, spirits, or the influence of the
moon and stars; alhowgh still alive, this wadition
boot
largely replaced by biological and psychological perspectives
Inthe biological tition, disorders ane atrbated to disease ot
biochemical imbakances: in the psychological tadition, sbuor
mal bobavior is atibuted to faulty
sun to social even
cltological development
Key Terms
1m acl tradition bss its own way of tating individuals who sul
fer from psychological disorders, Supersatural te
clude evorcism to rid the bo
logical t
ments in
jy ofthe supernatural spirits, Bio
sameats typically emphasize physical care and the
for meslcal eure,
especially digs. Psychological ay
proaches use psychosocial teatments, begining with moral
therapy and izcluding moders psychotherapy.
f= Sigmund Freud. tue founder of psyeluvanalyic therapy. offered
an elaborate conception of the unconscious mind, such of
‘whieh is tll conjecture. In therapy. Freud focused om tapping
imo ts
ay catharss, free sssoetation, an dream analysis. Alshough
Freua's followers steered frou his path in many ways, Freud's
inthuence can stil be felt today
One outgrowth: of Freudian therapy is hursanisie psychology
Foc
ysleris ofthe unconscious trough sue teclmigues
than on psyehologics! disonlers. Therapy. that his evolved
fim this approach is known 3s person -cemtered therapy the
therapist shows almost unconditional positive regard For the
client's feelings and thoughts,
fm ‘The belssioral model moved psychology into the realm of
scienee, Both research and therapy Focus on things that are
The Present: The Scientific Method
and an Integrative Approach
Wi the
{creasing sophistication of our scientific tools, and
and neunoscienee, we now gelize that mo conttution to psy
chological disorders ever oecurs in isolation, Our bebssier,
both normal and shnormal is a preauet of a continual interae
cia! inlences
lio of psychological, biological, and
psychological disorder, 1
phobia. 1
abnormal behasion, 1
psyeliopathology. +
scientist practitioner 4
presenting problem, §
slinical description, §
prevalence, §
incidence, §
moral therapy, 13
‘mental hygiene maven
psychoanalysis, 1
Tehaviorism, Hb
psschwamalytic model, 1S
id. 16
40, 16
superegn 16
intrapsschie confits, 16
16
sschosexual stages of
develupment, 17
defense mecha
psyelisocial treatment 13
24 Chapter 1 Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
‘castration anvils 17
oss meurosesplurulh 18
‘ego psychology, 18
salt psychology, 18
seleactoalizing. 20
person-centered therapy, 20
“unconditional positive
regard, 20,
Iehavioral mode, 20
asic condition
jot relations 18
collective uneunssions, 18 0
free association, IS cextincton 21
dream analysis, 18 introspection, 21
psychoanalyst, 19 systematic devensitization, 21
‘transference, 19 behavior therapy, 22
psychodynamic
psselatherapy, 19
reinforcement, 22
shaping, 22Answers to Concept Checks
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Summary 25Timeline of Significant Events
400 B.c.-1875
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18005: Superstition cans ram
40086: Hippocrates su pant and ental ch 600: Blting ad 178 Pion Pel tc:
gests that pryehlogcal disor ban meandtch [a Ito ria the 5 moral therapy and makes
Sershave bolh Dolbgtaland es ex0% med body unheaty fds and Troneh mental tft,
paychalog ea causes tard vit of ex spr restore chemical bales mare
130 Eat 1825-1875
salen suggests tt 1400s: Enlightened view that 150Qe:Paraceluis suggests 1825-1875. Sypils st
Formal and abnormal Behavior irsanty caused by mental tt the moan ara the stars fate ated rom ofher types of
fre else to ourbexdy u- or emotional tess gains people's psychological psychosis in thal ls calmed
ids Sermo momentum, and depression funcionrg. rater than pos hy specie hacer
eae ee i a mately, pent ins found
Eaby some as deorders, ure sph
1930-1968 fare ton
for severe peyohaticdeorders
Human
4958: Joseph Wipe eter:
4990: nen snock therapy psyehniogy based on ice Avaly reale patients th po
etic shock teatmen's xt 1943¢The Minnesota St Catt deg, se bias using stetematic sen
bran sizgery beam tebe Used MuiiphasicPerscnalty ail Rogers gains some siizaon baced on principles
[eat patho, Irene sph accuptance ‘of betoral score
1946: na Freud publishes 4952-The fist ation of the 41968: DSi published
Egoand the fockansms of Diagnose and.
Haya OSH is publste.
4998:B.F Skinner pub
Th Gehan of organs
thio desces the principles
ot operant caning
bs1848-1920
4848: Dorathon Dix su 1870: Louis P lop 4913: Emi Krsepain clases
eset campaigns Fs germ theory od Yarou payor or
Frere humane resent in ‘hich helps dct the bac und Freud pt ima bidoaiea font of view
Bmerican mente nstsions, ——taium thar eases Sypris mefancnof are pusshes werk on dlagho
en en 1920
4854:John P.Gioy, head of 1896: Jose Steuer tesle the 1904: an Paviow recsnes the
New Yorks Utes Hospital Tysteneal sma. leading Nobel Pra teh work on
believes thatinsanfy is tne ta Freis development of Ae pinscbogy ctacestin, Ele Abert using 3h
fesut ot physeal causes thus pssenearaytc theory ‘shih eas him to ident
e-amphasiaing psychological Coneftioned reflexes in dogs
treatments 2
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1980-2000
49905;norenenal sophie
dl rescarch methods re devel
‘pec no one fare
calor ondlorrerta
{a caise peyehologkca dsorders
4960: D8140 pbished Tribal ftom Peter 2000:0S1-0-7is published
iis pubished 1994: DS's publish