Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Insanity Defense, Schizophrenia, Medical Model

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Humanistic model, history of mental disorders, mood disorders. Critique and assessment of freud: limited data. His theories are built on a select population: bias. Looking for things that will confirm his theory: conceptual. Thirsty subjects awaken during rem do not dream of drinking: anthropological evidence. Freud is not going away: notion of internal unconscious conflict. We do not completely know ourselves: scope of theory. Theory of humanity that covers biology, art, humor, the family . Humanistic perspective: focus on inherent goodness, strive for self-actualization, carl rogers. Organized, consistent set of belief and perceptions. Problems in living: need for positive regard. Unconditional positive regard from parents and self. To be fully functioning person, you must have positive self regard. Mental disorders: mental illness not always considered mental or illness. In the past it was regarded as possession or witchcraft: 5000 bc egypt. But you know hole in your skull: 1140 bc china.