ANT220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dsm-5, Exoticism, Mania
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1880: mania, melancholia, monomania, paresis, dementia, dipsomania, and epilepsy. "the presence of excessive anxiety and worry about a variety of topics, events, or activities. Worry occurs more often than not for at least six months and is clearly excessive. " Emphasis on individual rather than context or situation (eg. misdiagnosis in minority groups) Dsm-v task force members signed a nondisclosure agreement. Bulimia nervosa and binge eating: change from "at least twice weekly for six months" to "at least once weekly over the last three months" "must cause significant distress in the individual or be disruptive to his or her everyday functioning. Consider the environment and situation rather than placing the problem within the individual. Emphasis on individual rather than context or situation (eg. pathologizes aspects of personality or sexual identity. Pathologizes aspects of childhood that some consider "normal" V task force members signed a nondisclosure agreement.
