BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Tricyclic Antidepressant, Chlorpromazine

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Problems arise wen organs work incorrectly: can be physical (ex. valve isn"t closing properly, blood vessel isn"t shaped correctly) Can deal with it surgically or can use a drug: can be chemical (ex. pancreas doesn"t produce enough insulin, protein/hormone imbalance) Can deal with it by using drugs or other modifications to reverse the condition. The brain is an organ, and there can be times in which it does not function the way it should be (physical/chemical issues) Genetic basis of personality: we are finding our more and more that there are genetic differences that lead to differences between personality types, ex. Mental illness has a genetic component: certain genes have been associated with certain mental illnesses. Once thought to be caused by demons: trepanation (drilling into the head) was a common treatment. Mentally ill often tortured to try and alter the behaviour (exorcise the demon or fix the behaviour: not all societies have approached this the same way.

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