Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Psychosis

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

North americans 15-54 will suffer from one. North americans will have substance abuse problem second leading cause of disability after heart disease anxiety/depression meds one of the most common adolescent commits suicide every 90s. 1 million + students withdraw from university/yr because emotional problems. Many people throughout history have suffered from a psychological disorder humans have responded to abnormal behaviour differently over time: demons, physical diseases, result of psychological conflicts, learned maladaptive behaviour, product of the way we see our world. The demonological view abnormal behaviour caused by supernatural forces (ancient chinese, egyptians and. Hippocrates (greece) mental illness like a physical illness sick, not possessed believed illness resided in the brain the organ of the mind . Mental/behavioural disorder caused by physical dysfunction general paresis disorder characterized in advanced stages by mental deterioration and bizarre behaviour, caused by syphilis (break through connection between physical and psychological roots)