PS280- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 13 pages long!)
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Impairment in social and/or occupational functioning: fits for some areas not others , i. e transvestite, might choose less desirable career to avoid dysfunction due to impairment, unexpectedness, distress and disability are unexpected responses to enviro stimuli. Attitudes toward people with psychological disorders: stereotyping and stigmatization, myths: people with psychological disorders, are unstable and dangerous, cannot be cured. Efforts aimed at decreasing stigma: people sharing their difficulties i. e leaf player ron ellis, psychologist norman endler. Increasing mental health literacy: public education, centre for addiction and mental health, canadian mental health association, bell let"s talk. How common are mental health problems in canada: lifeti(cid:373)e: (cid:1007)(cid:1007), (cid:1005)(cid:1006)-month: 10% (mental health or substance use disorder) only 6 disorders, not as many as before. Treatment=exorcism, trepanning (hole in the scull: somatogenesis - hippocrates (5th century bc) Something is wrong with body, causing disturbance in thought & behaviour: need psychicians > excorsisms, dark ages and demonology.
