ANTH 266 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mental Distress, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Nature Deficit Disorder
4 Apr 2019
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Hidden costs of climate change on mental health. Ptsd support systems because of natural disasters. Climate change and mental health discussions are lacking. Lancet 2015 report--most dangerous indirect impact of global warming. Ptsd, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide, outbreaks of violence, eco anxiety, eco paralysis, solastalgia, global dread. Communities create and support culture norms and view. Community activities are set up to address mental health issues. Mental distress caused by environmental change while people are still living in their home environment. Used in reference to global climate change, but also volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and destructive mining. Eco-anxiety: stress caused by massive environmental change. Biology and relationships we have with others. Actively shifting identify is scary and empowering. Nature deficit disorder: more confined to indoors. Eco-paralysis: feeling like you cannot do anything because of overwhelming information. Eco-nostalgia: distress because we think of how environment was in the past. Global dread: bad feeling about the world because of the news.
