PS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anna O., Moral Treatment, Neurology
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Thursday, september 8/16 tuesday, sept ember 13/16. Approximately 20% of canadians will suffer from mental health issues at some point in their lives. Stigma myths: ppl w/mental illnesses are violent + dangerous, poor +/or less intelligent, excludes ppl (employment, adequate, housing, etc. , often become internalized, contributes to o(cid:374)e"s pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s a secret. Abnormal psychology: (cid:862) (cid:271)ra(cid:374)(cid:272)h of s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of ps(cid:455)(cid:272)holog(cid:455) that addresses the description, causes, + treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns. (cid:863) = difficult to define no clear, universal def. Concept differs across cultures + over time. 6 things to consider: unusual behaviour, violating social norms (cultural relativism; no universal rules for labelling behaviour as abnormal, faulty interpretation of reality, personal distress, maladaptive behaviour/impairment, dangerous behaviour (to oneself/others) No single criterion is either necessary nor sufficient; typically, a combination is used. Basing decision on beh. solely on being atypical/violating norms is problematic (e. g. , homosexuality + earlier editions of dsm) Terms (e. g. , depression, mental health) may have different meaning in different cultures.
