HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture 4: HealthAge2G03Class4EmergenceofthePsy-ences
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How have we come to the place where psychiatry, psychology, social work etc play central roles in shaping our lives. 20th c - is the century of the psyences or the self. Disciplines interested in the self, feelings, emotions etc. became far more important. In the past the main internal phenomena was the soul. In this time we see that things that happen within the head become far more central to the things that people do. Psychology changes the way we design ads, to occupational health concerns to school performance. We think of despair or loss in psychological terms but in prior years it was thought of in spiritual terms. There has been a proliferation of people actively trying to improve their mental health. The concern of our own self and psychology has become substantial. Mental health industries - a 20th-21st c phenomenon.