SOC 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2106
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Mental illness in canada: approximately 1 out of 5 people is likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness at some time during their entire life. In other words, 7 million canadians will have a mental illness (diagnosed) during some period of their lives. Ideas of thomas scheff: mental illness is the result of a role imposed upon individuals by others. It is a label which is applied to people and then becomes attached to them. This label contributes to behaviour that could be viewed as evidence of mental illness. It may become a self- fulfilling prophecy, as well. Ideas of thomas szasz: much of what is called mental illness" is not a disease like cancer or pneumonia and should not be viewed using a medical model. The myth of mental illness is maintained by. 3/3/17 psychiatrists and clinical psychologists who profit enormously from the view that mental illness is a medical problem.