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Page11.Psychological abnormality is generally defined using “the four D's.” First, explain whatthe four Dsare and what they mean regarding psychological abnormality. Then providean example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be consideredabnormal.2.Suppose a friend says to you, “I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You'retaking abnormal psych—what do you think?” If, after a conversation, your friend feelsbetter about things, have you provided psychological therapy? Why or why not? Includethe essential features of therapy in your answer.3.What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more completeunderstanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality?4.Discuss the contributions of three individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology.Be sure to include when and where each lived.5.Create a time line on which you place five major events in the history of abnormality.Briefly describe why each event is important to an understanding of abnormality.6.Define and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic perspectives regarding abnormalpsychological functioning, and provide at least one example of evidence supportingeach perspective.7.Assume that Benjamin Rush and Dorothea Dix suddenly appeared in the twenty-firstcentury, about 50 years after the U.S. policy of deinstitutionalization began. What wouldthey think about our treatment of the “mentally ill”? What suggestions might they makefor changes in our policy of deinstitutionalization?8.According to your text, deinstitutionalization has resulted, in part, in large numbers ofpeople with severe psychological disturbances either becoming homeless or ending upin jail or prison. Is deinstitutionalization an ethical and appropriate strategy for thetreatment of mental illness that the United States should continue to follow? Back upyour answer with specific examples.9.Increasingly, people seeking treatment for mental health reasons are members ofmanaged care programs. How are managed care programs changing how psychologicalservices are provided? Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of such programs.

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