DST 500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Schizophrenia, Trepanning, Revised Version
22 Jan 2018
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Week two - gods, demons, the dsm v and other suspects. Serotonin affects: mood and social behaviour; appetite and digestion; sleep; sexual desire. Snri - serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Used to treat depression, panic, anxiety, etc. Women"s wombs, without normal sexual activity, dislodge and rest on other organs and create various ailments. If resting next to the brain, hysteria was the result. Theory proposed by hippocrates in ancient greece. Unpleasant scent near woman"s head; pleasant smell near her womb. Mad people lived with their families, in their communities, unless too disruptive. No future for them in institutions, no treatment, etc. Retaught mad people how to act in a socially acceptable way. Looking at a woman as an object of discussion. Diagnosis primarily in relation to women, but not all women. Hysteria worked to regulate gendered and sexualized conduct in women. Referring to indigenous, african, asian, latin american and sometimes poor people.
