PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Transvestic Fetishism, Thomas Szasz, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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In ontario, 1 in 7 adults, representing 1 400 000 adults, reports elevated stress. Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. According to a survey of canadian forces personnel, the one-year prevalence of ptsd is 2. 8 percent, with a lifetime prevalence of ptsd is 7. 2% The potential stigma associated with the label manic-depressive led some people who knew. Norman endler to not tell anyone about his depression. The medical model proposes that it"s useful to think of abnormal behaviour as a disease. Prior to the 18th century, most conceptions of abnormal behaviour were based on superstition and thus people were treated with chants, rituals or exorcisms. Research suggests that the stigmatization of mental disorders has remained stable or perhaps even increased. Thomas szasz asserts that disease or illness can affect only the body and that there can be no mental illness.
