Psychology Quiz Review pt. 2
Mental disorders
Issues with DSM 5
North American
European
Treatment in other countries
Exorcism
Substance abuse and mental Health
Social Determinents of mental health
it involves a clinically significant detriment
Problems if everyone is diagnosed with an illness
South Africa
Forest Therapy: see under "Common practices curing depression in Rwanda and Senegal"
common among youth at an enormous cost to individuals, families, communities, and systems
Title of the procession: Undop
With Andrew Solomon
varies depending on signs and symbols from above
mental health issues can lead to substance abuse which is self- medication
71% of youth age 15-24 years report using alcohol in the past year
Person who is afflicted by depression must purchase certain items so that the procession can be carried out.
Doesn't look at the causes
Youth are prone to mental illness because they are faced with dramatic changes
Cant choose specific treatments
Symptoms are too vague
it derives from an internal source
racism - inexplicit racism leads to lower income for immigrants,
It is not subject to voluntary control
22% of youth age 15-24 years report using marijuana in the past year
low income leads to poverty
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poverty leads to stress; three model (mental health)
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Over diagnosis
Dont know boundaries between normal and abnormal
approx. 15% of children in youth have diagnosable mental illness
Dont look into the causes
- stress because of life events
most common is anxiety disorder
- stress because life event considered unfair
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- stress because of inability to do anything about it
over medication
34% of students grade 7-12 report symptoms of depression, anxiety, or social disfunction
Over diagnosis, over medication
Weak Scientific proof, poor reliabilities,
Mental illness + substance abuse = concurrent disorder
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mood disorder
Lines between DSM disorders are fuzzy
bipolar
depression
There are risk factors and protective factors
personality disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (D.I.D.)
Treatments
Prevention: strong ties to school, family/support adults to talk to, and feeling able to excel at something
Common practices for curing depression in Rwanda and Senegal:
- everyone takes the day off to support the depressed person
- considered external (can be removed - not your identity)
- Going outside - vitamin d from sun
- music and dance - physical activity/movement: increases endorphins (the happy hormone)
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Anxiety disorder
Addressing substance abuse may help reduce destress and the risk of a mental disorder.
obsessive compulsive disorder
post traumatic stress disorder
phobias
eating disorders
bulimia nervosa
bio chemical inbalance
anorexia nervosa
Oedipal conflicts
symptoms: any characteristics of a persons actions, thoughts or feelings that could be a potential indicator of a mental disorder.
Start from scratch using genetic and science. thats what the NIMH said
not common practices in western culture - medication is given (prosac) and considered an internal illness rather than one that can be removed
causes: an external event or hereditary factor that triggers a mental disorder
getting rid of DSM
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