PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorder, Social Forces
19 Oct 2015
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4 personal factors that play part in seniors" mental health (in squares on diagram) 4 external factors that play part in seniors" mental health (in circles on diagram) Defining mental health and psychopathology: spirituality: forming/having a connectedness with society ethics, culture, values, etc. (not necessarily religion, autonomy = independence, personality balance: not manic, not depressed. If healthy characteristics are absent the person is more likely to develop mental pathology: cmha definition is a western definition; it may be different in other societies. Ex: people with thyroid problems are irritable, but it might be misdiagnosed as a mental illness. Ex 2: vitamin b deficiency leads to memory loss, but it might be misdiagnosed as cognitive illness. Ex 3: other gi illnesses lead to loss of appetite, but it might be misdiagnosed as depression: psychological forces, key role in understanding psychopathology, masking psychopathology physical illness could hide mental illness.
