Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Conversion Disorder, Biopsychosocial Model, Humorism
13 Sep 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Reading: chapter 1 concepts of abnormality throughout history. Stopped on page 9/23: the arab world, europe in the middle ages, the beginnings of a scientific approach. Development of modern views: biological approaches, psychological approaches. The growth of mental health services in canada. Recent developments: access to care, a changing landscape. Syphilis infection had to make the connection between the two: shock therapies insulin, ect, psychosurgery lobotomies, psychopharmacology drugs ix. Tutorial notes (green= things she said important for exam) Statistical; infrequency: not all infrequent behaviour is. Violation of social norms: not all norm violations are pathological, not all psychological disorders are rare pathological (robbing, norms of society change over time (homosexuality, many disorders are not flagrantly bizarre (symptoms of depression) Personal distress, suffering: not all disorders involve. Disability or dysfunction distress: not all emotional suffering is pathological, where to draw the line, some disorders don"t interfere much with functioning (phobias with snakes)
