KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Pressure Of Speech, Anomie Belle, Mania
22 Apr 2014
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Mental illness deviation from social norms or from normal behaviour personal distress disability or dysfunction lose touch with reality. It cannot be associated with an expectable response to a particular event. It must be considered a manifestation of behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunction. We all experience some degree of mental health issues. It is estimated that 10-20% of canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide. In canada, mental illness is the second leading cause of human disability and premature death. Schizophrenia: onset and causes onset = late teens or early twenties specific causes are unknown debate exists around nature vs. nurture (diathesis stress model) genetic evidence dopamine imbalance viral infections familial influence schizophrenogenic environments. Bipolar disorder extremes of depression and mania onset during late teens and early twenties about 1% to 2% of population affected high risk of suicide attempts during mixed episodes off co-occurring depression and mania.
