PSYC 2230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychoanalysis, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Tabula Rasa
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An overview of psychopathology and changing conceptualizations of mental illness. Loss of f freedom or ability to consider alternatives: 2. Loss of connection with one"s self and ability to live in a productive manner: 4. Personal distress: we lose more dalys (daily-adjusted life years) to mental disorders than cardiovascular diseases or cancer dalys represent years lost due to illness, disability or premature death. Stigma and mental disorders: stigma ~ negative attitudes and beliefs that cause the general public to avoid certain people, including those with mental illnesses, one stigma is that those with mental illnesses are violent. It is important to take into account that there are many physical, spiritual, mental perspectives to mental illnesses. The relation of evolution and culture to psychopathology: cultural perspective ~ examines the social world in which a person lives and from which a person learns skills, values, beliefs, attitudes, and other information. Culture lens: global mental health: available treatment.
