Peoples heads were cut into the brain because they thought that theres a demonic General paresis dementia seizures loss of mental capacity is now called History of madness Demonic possession spirit in their heads Disease Somatogenic Bethlehem hospital asylum syphillis soma body genic origin Psychogenic psycho mind genic origin Defining mental disorders Using Cultural standards Maladaptive behavior Emotional distress DSM Problems with diagnosis Onset of mental disorder Vulnerability stress approach A new stressor or change in the environment can trigger the onset of symptoms What Stereotypes do popular movies reinforce about people who have mental disorders People with mental disorders such as schizophrenia are portrayed as quirky people who walk to a different drum On the other hand they can be portrayed as dangerous vicious people such as hannibal lector A transvestite violates our cultural taboos Schizophrenia Not really a split mind Most definitive characteristic is a disorganized thoughts or a fractured mind Causation and Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms Delusions Hallucinations Disorganized incoherent speech Disorganized inappropriate behavior Word Salad Negative Symptoms Loss of motivation Emotional attening Impoverished speech Social withdrawal The more closely related you are to someone with schizophrenia the more likely Genetic predisposition you are to have it Structural brain abnormalities Neurotransmitter abnormalities Prenatal abnormalities MRI brain scans show that people with schizophrenia have enlarged ventricles Dopamine an oversensitivity results in the positive symptoms of schizophrenia Some as yet unidentified flu that a woman might contract during pregnancy may predispose their child to schizophrenia Schizophrenia Treatments Drug treatments Talk therapy Mood Disorders Bipolar disorder Mania euphoria impulsive optimistic makes poor judgement Depression feelings of being worthless worst jetlag lasting for weeks Normalcy We tend to take a somatogenic position on bipolar disorder Unipolar depression major depression Women are more likely to be diagnosed than men Heritability is lower than it is with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Neurotransmitters effect this Treatments are drugs that effect the neurotransmitters and counseling Seasonal affect disorder Winter months cause depression summer causes happiness Most people focus on light being the cause Light therapy light boxes Causation and Treatment Medicate as much as possible ECT is 80 effective however you get memory loss Do mood disorders fuel creative expression Salvador Dali Vincent VanGogh Edgar Allen Poe Are we too quick to medicate Gender Differences and Depression Depression and Suicide More women attempt suicide more men are successful in their attempts Most likely that the difference is in methodology women use pills men use firearms Anxiety Disorders Phobias Psychology and You Birth A joyful family transition or a horrific painful experience Male 1 Painful 2 Gross 3 Beautiful Female 1 Painful 2 Joyful 3 Gross Eyewitness Results More than 1 3 of us went along with what the people said Not comforting for relief juries Intrinsic or Extrinsic Divergent Thinking On a blank piece of paper draw as many circles as you can and make pictures Drawing Chem Professor vs Elementary School Teacher Gender difference Women Sports equipment Faces Apples Suns Eyes owers What is love Soul Mates Men Good sense of humor Intelligent Attractive Likes music Generous Men Sports equipment Suns Apples Women Wrote a lot
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