Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Soltyrei, Xerostomia, Borderline Personality Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Erica Lawson

Document Summary

22% of the population suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder. Nearly half of all north americans between the ages of 15 and 54 will experience a psychological disorder at some time in their lives. Psychological disorders are the second leading cause of disability, after heart disease. *treatment called trephination is when a sharp tool is used to chisel a hole in the skull in order to remove the demon/evil spirit from the person"s body. Medieval europe: disturbed people are either a) possessed or b) voluntarily made a pact with the evil forces. *killed witches (if they threw a woman in the water and she floated then she is possessed because evil spirits rise up, so she must be killed). Hippocrates: people with disordered behavior are sick just like with a physical disease (it is their brain that is ill!) and so they are not possessed.