[HLTHAGE 2G03] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (51 pages long!)

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 2G03
• Professor: Mat Savelli

Document Summary

Health & aging 2g03 lecture 1: how do we de ne. When you google mental illness, what comes up is pics with hand on face! Or you see famous villains from the media ! These are all stereotype, the idea of the mentally ill are predominantly violent is what society believes! Or famous celebrities off the rails ! George bush, joan of arch, louis riel! They all claim that god spoke to them, some ppl it"s a sign that they"re mentally ill, for others they have been spoken to god ! And these people used to be mentally ill They"re all gay, up until 1980 being homosexual was acquainted to having a mental illness ! Getting well? all you need to do is exercise and stand around in nature (stereotype)! Or alternatively, this: people doing stuff together, being connected to people!