HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psychosurgery, Antipsychotic, Pentylenetetrazol
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20th c. , growth in size and importance of disciplines relating to mental and emotional phenomena. Mental processes become seen as central to human endeavour. Psyences replace religion by comprehending problems f the human condition like despair, loss and conflict. The reason you feel awful is medicalized, you have depression, go see a social worker or psychologist. Everyday sex, marriage, womanhood, manhood; subject to psychological understanding. Once we start measuring people we identify people"s flaws more often. An attempt to provide a scientific rational behind human decision making, thoughts and feelings. People have higher rates of being diagnosed, and others have a greater awareness of the issues with mental health. Massive growth in mental health industries, professionals, spas, etc. Mental health knowledge spread throughout schools ,media, government. More we understand human beings the smaller our scope becomes of what is acceptable. Mental disorder result of conflicts between id, ego, superego. You can help a person via communication not just biology/body.