PSYC 3014 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mental Health, Moral Treatment, Psychosexual Development
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You can have a dysfunction without having a disorder. There may be differences among cultures and cases o. Build prototypes in order to better diagnose patients based on previous patients" symptoms. Prevalence: # of people within a population with said affliction. Incidence: # of new cases within a given period (typically a year) Widened the population able to receive mental health care. Encouraging those with mental disorders to interact and overall behave in a socially acceptable way. Put patients in a state where they appear to be in a trance. But would rarely gain understanding of the link between emotions and any psychological disorder. Also, many could not recall the details they called forth when under the. Spurred psychoanalytic theory that evaluates 3 areas o clash. Structure of the mind and functions of the personality that sometimes. Stages of psychosexual development that fuel our inner conflicts. Operates on the pleasure principle (increase pleasure and lower tension) o.