SOC224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Frontal Lobe, Mental Disorder, Lobotomy

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC224
• Professor: Alison Dunwoody

Document Summary

Defined as alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with significant distress and impaired functioning (public health agency of canada, 2015: very diverse, not only in type but the experience, impact and treatments. Individual: the experience of a disorder --> thoughts, feelings, behaviors and how they are actually affected by the disorder (the symptoms, impact, etc. : and social: the perceptions/treatment of those with a disorder (i. e. of how people are treated. Consequences were things like confusion, memory loss, attention problems and so it feels out of favour for a while then it made a resurgence but with stricter guidelines with maybe only 2-3 sessions not 20], homosexuality) So, what gets defined as a mental disorder is a function of time in place and the prescribed solution is also a function of time and place: prevalence: So, your social circumstances are thought to be responsible.