HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Naomi Wolf, Panic Disorder, Medical Model
12 Apr 2016
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Violent people, women with mental breakdowns, etc. (google"s view) Google: women outside doing acive things, people together doing things. Mental disorders are characterized by their efect on o o o. Some disorders only afect one of these elements, others are felt in muliple areas. Mental illness as a spiritual problem (possession, problemaic relaionship with god) o o. When someone is possessed, common experience people label with schizophrenia. Troubled relaionship with god, punishment in a way, or a divine reward. Mental illness as a balance problem (yin/yang, bodily humours) o o. Bodily humours must match up in order for a person to be well. Mental illness as a somaic problem (ibn-sina, psychopharmoceuicals) o o o. Ibn-sina: physician of philosophy, medical textbook was primary source of medicine for. Europe, he located mental illness in the brain. Mental illness as a personal problem (moral failing, no such thing as mental illness at all, commonly addicion or substance abuse.
