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historical views of mental illness - Coggle Diagram
historical views of mental illness
abnormality
deviation from social norms
a person who does not abide by societal norms are abnormal
OCD
failure to function adequately
if a person is unable to live a normal life they are abnormal
hold down a job, maintain a relationship
gambling addict
two views of mental illness
humourism
caused by humours being unbalanced/ devils
epilepsy
brain fever
mania
melancholia
supernatural
caused by evil spirits
categorising mental disorders
clinical interviews
psychological tests
physiological tests
observation behaviours
DSM-V
mainly used in Europe
looks at mental and physical disorders
ICD-11
mainly used in USA.
diagnoses 157 disorders
issues of classification
inconsistent diagnosis
lacks inter-rater reliability
embarrassment/ social stigma
worried about stigma and being labelled as mentally ill. downplay their symptoms or 'forget to mention'.
ethnocentrism
DSM and ICD developed in west then used in other cultures
eg: in ASIAN CULTURES a person experiencing emotional turmoil is praised and rewarded if they show no emotion.