User-Defined Placeholder Text Mental Illness Abnormal Psychology

What is Normal Turn to a partner. For two minutes discuss: -What is normal? -How do you tell if someone is normal or not? -Is what is considered to be normal in North America normal in other parts of the world?

Mental Illness What is abnormal? Largely a social construction Abnormal behaviour : personally distressful, personally dysfunctional, and/or culturally deviant behaviour

History of Mental Illness Trends show a steady increase in the diagnosis of mental illness. WHY ? Discuss with partner

Mental Illness Historical Perspective: Many individuals throughout history have suffered from mental illness Instead viewed as: the work of demons, physiological disorders, maladaptive behaviors

Mental Illness Demonological View: caused by supernatural forces Biological View: caused by physical malady Freud: Unresolved conflicts from childhood Current: Vulnerability-stress model

Mental Illness Vulnerability -Genetic -Learning -Biological Stressor -Economic -Environment -Personal Psychological Disorder

Mental Illness At any given time, 22% of the population suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder Nearly half of North Americans between the ages of 15 and 54 will experience a diagnosable mental disorder

Mental Illness Anxiety Disorders: Examples of anxiety disorders Phobias Generalized anxiety disorder Panic disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder

Mental Illness Anxiety Disorders: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessions: Recurrent, persistent thoughts Compulsions: Repetitive behaviors or mental acts

Mental Illness OCD manifests itself in several different ways: Wo8&feature=channel

Mental Illness Occurrence No link between male and female About 1-3% of the population

Mental Illness Mood (Affective Disorders) Examples Depression Bipolar

Mental Illness Mood (Affective) Disorder: Bipolar Disorder Alternates between periods of mania and depression

Mental Illness Occurrence Occurs is about 1% of the population Onset of full symptoms usually occurs in early adolescents Vincent Van Gogh, Axl Rose, Ben Stiller, Mozart

Mental Illness Dissociative Disorders Psychogenic amnesia Dissociative identity disorder

Mental Illness Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Multiple personality disorder Each have distinct memories or behaviors May or may not be aware of others existence

Mental Illness Does DID really exist? A&feature=related

Mental Illness Personality Disorders Psychopathic personality: disregard for the rights and well beings of others May be caused by disturbance of brain function.

Mental Illness Schizophrenic Disorders Distortion of reality, social withdrawal and disturbances Delusions: False beliefs Apathetic: No interest in emotion PlayList&p=0655A5F779E91DED&index=0&playnext=1

Mental Illness Causes: Genetic? Prenatal? Substance Abuse?