SOC212H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Talcott Parsons, Sick Role, Eating Disorder
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The characteristics of mental illness and mentally ill people: the symptoms of mental illness vary from mild to severe, depending on the type of illness, the person, the family, and the socioeconomic environment. Is a less common disorder that causes people to have difficulty interpreting reality, and it is a form of so-called psychosis. It shows itself in a variety of symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized behaviour, apathy, and social withdrawal, for example: researchers today believe schizophrenia results from a biochemical disturbance in the wiring" of the brain. It has a profound effect on people"s ability to function effectively in all aspects of life. Suicide: suicide is a result of depression and loss of meaning, depression and loss of meaning are results of social disruption and disconnectedness, as. Functionalist theories: durkheim was the first sociologist to study mental illness from a functionalist perspective, sociologists agreed that modern urban life produced rapid change, disrupted relationships, and caused social isolation.
