AB PSYCH REVIEWER
AB PSYCH REVIEWER
o Early Contributors in Abnormal Psychology John P. Grey
• Psychiatrist who believed mental illness has physical/biological causes.
• Promoted humane treatment for patients in hospitals.
• Emphasized medical approaches to mental disorders.
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
• Social reformer who advocated for better treatment of mentally ill patients.
• Helped establish mental hospitals in the U.S. and Europe.
• Fought against the abuse and neglect of the mentally ill.