SOCI 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Bricolage, Psychological Trauma
15 Dec 2016
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Theories of causation & treatment of mental disorder. History of mental disorder and mental distress. Theories of causation during key periods of history. Madness in classical antiquity: 2nd millennium bce to late 6th century: Psychic conflict is when two opposing trends coexist in the same individual. It may take the form of two contradictory impulses, to break a taboo or to surpass a psychological trauma. 3 important models: poetic: tragedies inserted into mental states of individuals by divinity/outside agency. Healing comes from outside divinity or individuals: philosophical: internally generated mental states. internal autonomous mind. Arises from a dominance of the lower portions over the highest, the rational. Healing: discussion of ideas with themselves or another person. Plato: medical: mental activity as an aspect of organ activity brain or heart. Moisture affecting the brain: disturbances in the brain. Middle ages/medieval period: 5th to 15th centuries: bricolage.
