Philosophy 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Episodic Memory, Psychogenic Amnesia, Genital Wart
24 Apr 2014
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Chapter 16 adjustment & maladjustment (psychological disorders) Psychological term: a) crazy, b) insane (***a legal term, c) nuts, d) none of the above. Split personality term: a) siamese twins, b) schizophrenia, c) dissociative identity disorder, d) none of the above, not a psychiatric disorder, a) neurosis, b) psychopathy, c) homosexuality, d) all of the above. Performed in ontario: a) lobotomy, b) electroconvulsive therapy, c) psychoanalysis, d) all of the above. Line between normal and abnormal is indistinct. The three d"s criteria for abnormal behaviour: deviancy (in a particular area, dysfunctionality, distress. Still a tough call, even after finding all 3. Early biological views: hippocrates suggested mental illnesses are diseases lie physical disorders, believe people were sick, not possessed, medical model assumes that symptoms will vanish when the cause (pathogen) is discovered and eliminated; causes. A rare exception is general paresis caused by syphilis. Mental disorders are failures of adjustment to life events.
