PS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Genetic Predisposition, Allen Frances, Trauma Trigger
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Mental illness is a social construction (continued from week 3 ) Ps280 - week 4: criteria changes; increased diagnosis, concerns about over diagnosis, dr. allen frances saving normal , we are over-medicating problems. Integrated paradigms: diathesis-stress model: vulnerability to mental illness, not limited to one particular school of thought, focuses on interaction between, diathesis (predisposition, vulnerability) Inherent factors (genetic, cognitive, temperamental/personality: and stress, environmental pressure/event/life disturbances. Resilience: resilience, the ability to bounce back in the face of adversity, vulnerabilities, factors that put people at greater risks of developing disorders, protective factors, factors that if present, can help protect individual from developing disorders. How does it work: vulnerabilities and protective factors interact with person"s environment (stressors) Integrated paradigms: the biopsychosocial model: biological, psychological, and social factors contribute to the development of mental illness, no particular school of thought. Involves complex interactions among many biological, psychological, and social factors.
