PSYC 337 Lecture 2: PSYC337 Lecture 2 - September 9th, 2015
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Book: introduction to abnormal psychology 2015, course pack. How you are going to look at issue of mental illness. What we perceive is a function of what we think. Zeitgeist = german word, spirit of the times. Narcissism - taking you a few levels down. Human race surviving - we need to populate other planets. We have not been around for a long time. 45% of americans believe the world is only 10,000 years old and was created in 7 days. Frequency of a disorder at a particular time & place. Mental illness as a problem compared to other diseases. In terms of disability adjusted life years lost. Don"t pay attention to this slide much - this is old. Diseases that people die from get more money. Bodies (cid:449)ashi(cid:374)g up o(cid:374) mediterra(cid:374)ea(cid:374) shores (cid:271)ut o(cid:374)e kid . First have to define what we"re dealing with. Issue of deciding who is mentally ill and who isnt.
