SOCB51H3 Lecture : medicalization lecture.docx
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How norms are shaped and how the boundaries are drawn. Medicalisation should be conceptualized in terms of degrees (not as either/or having a disease) Official guide of psychiatric disorders if it"s not in the dsm, it"s not a disorder. Dr. michael fisk any small change in the dsm has drastic implications. Affects finances and where money will be directed to research. Affect laws and how people can be affected. Affects stigma and labels, affects how people may get inappropriate labels. Stigma: influence how the person sees himself, worse that can happen is the person absorbs the negative aspects of the label but it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Attitudes towards the mentally ill: fear, hostility, aloofness, suspicion and dread. Controversy about what the new dsm will look like any change is likely to be controversial. Many psychologist believe that dsm is completely wrong in its classification and criteria.
