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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
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