GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Oedipus Complex, Blind Experiment, Electra Complex
1 Mar 2014
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How do we define abnormal behaviour: mental disorder. Standard 1: cultural relativism: no universal standards for abnormal , abnormal=violation of cultural norms. Koro: anxiety disorder that is the belief males have that their penis will retract into their body. Southeast asia: pros: uses context to define, cons: thomas szaz- definition a means of social control. Took a contradicting look wouldn"t look at the context or cultural side. Statistical infrequency: pro: an objective criterion, cons: Not all rare or unusual behaviours are problematic ie. high iq. Standard 4: mental illness: pro: objective process, con: no medical test that identifies this process if it does exist (?, diagnosis is a label for symptoms not the naming of an identifiable disease. A disorder exists when the failure of a person"s internal mechanism to perform their functions as designed by nature impinges harmfully on the persons well-being as defined by social values and meanings.
