Chapter 1: Looking at Abnormality
Extraordinary People: Clifford Beers: A Mind That Found Itself
Defining Abnormality
Cultural Relativism
Unusualness
Discomfort
Mental Illness
Maladaptiveness
Taking Psychology Personally: When You Wonder If You Are Abnormal
Historical Perspectives on Abnormality
Ancient Theories
Medieval Views
The Spread of Asylums During the Renaissance
Moral Treatment in the Eighteenth Century
The Emergence of Modern Perspectives
The Beginnings of Modern Biological Perspectives
The Psychoanalytic Perspective
The Roots of Behaviorism
The Cognitive Revolution
Modern Mental-Health Care
Deinstitutionalization
Managed Care
Professions Within Abnormal Psychology
Chapter Integration