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Psychology Notes Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 15: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSAbnormalityStatisticalViolation of socially standardsMaladaptivitySubjective abnormality or distressBiological injury or abnormalityMyths About Mental IllnessIncurableViolent and dangerousVery different from normal people; bizarre behaviour Historical ConceptsDemonic ModelSpirits, possessionMedical ModelAsylumsUnscientific (blood letting)Moral TreatmentLed to modern eraProposed treating people with dignity and respect Deinstitutionalization Closing asylums, letting people live with the publicProblems of not.