PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Collectivism, Neural Development, Sickness Behavior
28 Mar 2017
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Trephining- performed to remove spirits" from the head. Social contracts are involved in all human affairs, including our collective perceptions of our own minds. Psychopathologies from hysteria to depression are not discovered but made". People with psychological disorders typically fall in extreme. Autism spectrum disorder: (been changed in the dsm: deficits in social communication and social interaction, restricted repetitive behaviours, interests, and activities. Problem: more people being diagnosed with autism and from a younger age. Hasn"t been given as much categorizing in the dsm 5. Problems: lack of proper diagnosis, not much notoriety. Cross- talk/pruning: b/w letter sensitive and colour sensitive neurons in colour sensitive synaesthesia. Less likely to develop between regions farther apart. Collectivism vs individualism (for family vs for me) In china: collectivist, more support, but also a lot of stigma towards the illness, hence less diagnoses. Depression is an adaptation that helps to cope with stimuli.
