19: History of Psychological Distress Flashcards
Why is it difficult to seperate individual differences and mental illness in stigmatized groups?
The behaviour is attributed to the mental illness instead of the person themselves
What were Kraeplin’s major ideas?
Psychiatry should be grounded in natural science
Classified disorders should use a syndrome approach where clusters of enduring symptoms occur
What is dementia praecox?
Schizophrenia
What was Draepomania?
A disease of slaves where they run away from freedom
Cured by whipping
What happened to psychology during and after WW2?
Psychologists treated shell shock which led to a growth of clinical psychology
Led to the assumption that rehabilitation can cure mental illness
What is the DSM?
A book to classify mental illness
Why did Szasz argue that mental illness is a myth?
Illness implies a physical issue but the mind is not physical
