PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Persecutory Delusion, Emotional Reasoning, Psychomotor Agitation
1 May 2017
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Chapter 15 - march 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 - lectures 12, 13, Examining different theoretical approaches to understanding the nature of mental disorders. It is somewhat typical for students who are learning about an illness/disorder to feel they are exhibiting the disorder. Hardy (1997: (cid:498)medical student syndrome(cid:499, she also found that learning about psychological disorders was helpful in reducing students" fears, however, these same students reported an increase in fear about their families" mental health. Found students majoring in psychology to be more worried about their psychological health than those majoring in other fields. about their own psychological status. Etiology the cause or origin of a disease (cid:498)genic(cid:499) formed from. Biogenic formed from (or caused by) biology. Symptomatology the study of, or the treatment of, the symptoms of a disease. The presence of the supernatural witches, or demonic possession. Early (cid:498)evidence(cid:499) of demonic possession or witchcraft (cid:523)confessions(cid:524) was obtained through.
