Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tardive Dyskinesia, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Typical Antipsychotic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Kelly Barnes

Document Summary

Treatment would be to get the evil spirit out of you. Sometimes getting the evil spirits out of you was a physical process. Abnormal behaviour = result of supernatural forces. Trephination - hole in the skull" sizzle hole in skull to allow spirit to leave body. Viewpoint among mental-health professionals, asserts that abnormal thoughts and behaviours result from faulty biochemical processes in the brain. This was a major shift in how we view mental health. Focus was trying to correct the biochemical imbalances. Treat major mental illnesses (schizophrenia and mood disorders) Both revolutionized the field of mental health and provided insights into the biochemical basis for mental illness. The perfect drug has yet to appear on the scene. (prozac) 46% mz, 15% dz (strong genetic component) very difficult to diagnose. Schizophrenia = split-mind" (not a split personality- dissociative disorders) view them as split off or broken off . Hallucinations = false perceptions, usually auditory: emotion.