PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dsm-5, Medical Director, Syphilis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Def: the scientific study of psychological disorders/ mental illness. Recently- 26% suffer from psychological disorders (1 out of 4 people) Within a lifetime, 46% of people are at risk of developing a mental illness (almost. Ignorance- senses something wrong but won"t see it as important to seek help. More infrequent- more likely to be a disorder. Can rely solely on this factor though: deviant behaviour. Different societies have different norms: distressing, dysfunctional. How do we explain abnormal: how we explain them determines treatment of disorders and people. 3 perspectives: the demonic model: ancient thought. Thought people were possessed and god hated them. Treated in horrible ways for people: the medical perspective. People who display abnormal behaviours are people who are mentally ill. However, still very little medical knowledge: pinel: big reformer. Syphilis: std that is not treated not treated and regulated: causes serious mental dysfunction- bacteria that causes mental illness if.