Foundations of abnormal psychology / Fred August Moss, Thelma Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Fred A. (Fred August), 1893-1966, author.

Hunt, Thelma, author.

Series:

Prentice-Hall psychology series.

Prentice-Hall psychology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness.

Psychology, Pathological.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 548 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1932.

Summary:

When the objective scientist undertakes the study of any phenomenon, he first attempts to discover the physical cause producing it; he next looks for the physical machinery through which this cause acts. Knowing the cause and the underlying machinery, he can more adequately describe and explain the phenomenon. As a final step, he may attempt to devise methods of controlling or preventing the phenomenon. The above procedure has been followed insofar as possible in our study of mental disorder. We begin by giving the physical agents that produce the disorder; we next consider the underlying tissue pathology which these agents produce; third, we consider the mental abnormalities resulting from this tissue pathology; and fourth, we consider methods for preventing the disorder or for curing it when once it is acquired. In those instances in which the physical cause and pathology are unknown, we have been frank to say so. We recognize that the science of abnormal psychology is still in its infancy, and it is to be expected that the next ten years will bring many changes and additions to the material set forth in this book.

Contents:

Part 1: General consideration of mental disorders

The physical basis of mind

Who is normal?

Mental disorders through the ages

The importance and extent of mental disorders

Causes of mental disorders

Symptoms of mental disorders

Developmental history of the mentally disordered

Objective evidences of mental disorders

Prevention of mental disorders

Part 2: A consideration of specific diseases

Classification of mental disorders

Mental disorders resulting from bacterial infection

Mental disorders caused by toxins

Mental disorders caused by glandular disturbances

Mental disorders caused by certain deficiencies in cell nutrients

Mental disorders due to deficiency in nerve cells

Mental disorders caused by brain atrophy, arteriosclerosis, and other senile changes

Mental disorders resulting from developmental and mechanical injury of the brain tissue

Mental disorders resulting from temperature disturbances

Mental disorders the causes of which are only partly known

Mental disorders the causes of which are unknown.

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