DST 500 Lecture 2: DST500 W2
27 Jan 2017
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Gods, demons, the dsm 5 and other suspects. How we understand madness changes, e. g. today medical model feels entrenched. Explanations/names: biochemical: psychopath, mentally ill, depressed, schizophrenic, psychosocial: unstable, deranged. Re: environment"s effect and biochemical: street slang/unofficial: crazy, psycho, insane, lunatic, cuckoo. At some point before, these were official. E. g. there was a uk law called the lunacy act, insane asylums . E. g. say you"re depressed no serotonin. Accepted idea- low serotonin = depression, but this chemical was only isolated recently--thought to be associated with many things, e. g. sex, appetite. Later, ssri (e. g. paxil): regulates serotonin, now prescribed for many diagnoses e. g. Later, ssri (e. g. paxil): regulates serotonin, now prescribed for many diagnoses e. g. social anxiety, depression. Second most popular prescription drug, most popular form of antidepressant. Women"s wombs, without normal sexual activity, dislodge and wander, resting on other organs and creating various ailments. E. g. if celibate or too much fucking.
