PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Substance Abuse
5 Jun 2018
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PSY3121A Dr. Mary-Theresa Howard
Health and Reproduction 04.06.18
Sexuality plays a part in reproduction
• i.e lesbian couple process of having a child vs. gay couple process of having a child
• many different contraceptive methods for women, less contraceptive methods for men (less common)
o attitudes towards abortion are pro-life in Canada; illegal for many decades in Canada, made legal
if approved by abortion committee
o most abortions are done outside of hospitals now in clinics, started with Morgantaler
o law in ON that restricts the entry of protestors around abortion clinics
• educating women regarding reproductive freedom and rights; many laws restrict women
o no law dealing with embryos that are not used – donate to others? Used for scientific research?
o Amniotic fluid is the richest source of stem cells – doctors would grab stem cells from the
aioti fluid ithout other’s approal o la goerig this aste produt
o Gatekeepers prevented women from getting contraceptives; needed parents consent
o Childbearing and marriage laws – no law restricting the youngest age for a woman to have a child
Mental Health
Medical Model is based on disease – defined by DSM which states all normal and abnormal behaviour
• Definition and classification of abnormal behaviour is constantly changing
• Classification based on the criteria to be considered an abnormal behaviour
Personality disorder – paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic, and schizoid (like working with comp, not social) more
commonly diagnosed in men; borderline, histrionic (hysteria), and dependent more commonly diagnosed in
women
Mood disorders – major depression and dysthymic more commonly diagnosed in women but could be b/c more
women seek help; bipolar disorder is no difference
Anxiety disorder – panic without agoraphobia more common in women; agoraphobia and specific phobias more
common in women; OCD and post traumatic stress is no difference
Schizophrenia more common in women (general population), more men diagnosed within clinical population
Eating Disorders – idolized body images change with time
• Anorexia is a thought distortion about body image; not about being too thin
o Affets ody’s ioheistry ad iterfere ith deelopet; a ause ardia arrest, o fat to
make estrogen and lose their menstrual cycle (anemic)
• Bulimia is a loss of control, over eating, excessive exercise, use laxatives, purging, etc.
o Commonly discovered by dentists who see scratches in their mouths, and damage to teeth
Substance abuse
• Tabacco – rates of women who are smoking addicts are increasing and starting at an earlier age
o More women are dying from lung cancer than any other cancer
• Alcohol abuse is increasing in women – affects bone structure, liver, blood pressure
• Women are more prone to drug abuse – partly b/c of over prescription of medication, and increase
participation of women in the use of other drugs
o Women have longer waiting lists to see doctors than men
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