Historical context of mental health - Paper 3

Question 1

DSM

Answer 1

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Only psychological
US - mostly
Looks into medical and environmental context

Question 2

ICD

Answer 2

International Classification of Disorders

Question 3

Abnormality that indicates mental health issues

Answer 3

Inability to function adequately
Deviation from social norms
Deviation from a healthy mental state
Statistical infrequency

Question 4

Anxiety disorder

Answer 4

One that causes irrational feelings of fear and apprehension - ie Generalised Anxiety Disorder or phobias

Question 5

Affective disorder

Answer 5

One that affects emotions ie depression

Question 6

Psychotic disorder

Answer 6

One that causes loss of touch with reality ie schizophrenia

Question 7

Rosenhan et al

Answer 7

Being sane in insane places
Field study/field experiment
8 sane people

Question 8

Rosenhan et al findings

Answer 8

All ppts stayed between 7 and 52 days
All diagnosed with schizophrenia except one diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis
Interpreted all behaviours as part of the disorder - writing notes, bored pacing, queuing for lunch
Many real patients noticed the pesudopatients were fake (35 out of 118)
Drs were remote
Ppts depersonalised and powerless

Question 9

Rosenhan conclusions

Answer 9

Psychiatric diagnosis is very inaccurate
Claim that we cannot distinguish sane from insane in mental hospitals given support
Patients feel depersonalised and powerless
Once diagnosed, all behaviour is interpreted within the diagnosis
Mental health workers are insensitive to their patients

Question 10

Rosenhan applications

Answer 10

Types and symptoms of disorders