SOCI 473 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Eating Disorder, Mania
Social Experience of Mental Dis-Ease
OCD: The War Inside Film | EM Chp. 8 | Lester - Introduction: Roller-Skating - Famished: Eating
Disorders (2019)
OCD
• How does society view OCD esp. how do people experiencing spectrum of symptoms
associated with 'OCD' experience their lives?
o "until it feels right"
o Perfect combination of drugs
• Why is it called 'The War Inside'?
o Brain vs. body
o Mental fight against it
o The desire to silence the thoughts within the brain
• How does movie relate to Lester's chapter on eating disorders?
o Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Obsession - obsessive thoughts - similar to that of eating disorders
o Compulsion - compulsive acts to relive thoughts
o Inner bully
o No sense - body does it
o Fearful of what might happen
o Assurance/acceptance
o Mind/body link
• Doing physical things can impact the mental
Chp 8
• Focuses on how mania is (re)valued + looked at as asset in society (from lack/disability
before)
• Presents lots of evidence on how this is done:
o Discussion of interactions of race, gender + other factors
o While some aspects of mania = certainly valued
