history of mental illness Flashcards
prehistoric times
dark magic the that they needed to be punished
demon and exorcism and that it was a disease that needed to be cured
the classical era
therein an imbalance in the 4 humours of the body . it is not just god but self infliction
whites going on in the body to explain the mental
hippocrates
the first physician to detach from god saying that we should not distinct the mind and body
whites going on in the body to explain the mental
appropriate treatment has to do with which humorous is concerned and cure the disease by doing the opposite
mania melancholy paranoia and epilepsy
Plato and Aristotle
they focused on the physical problems and abandonment the idea of god with mental illness
Return to supernatural
with the rise of the church , they returned to the idea of the demons and exorcism
religious houses
but muslims created their first psychiatric hospital in Baghdad 705
Galen
reinforced the idea that the mind and body are connected
Renaissance
they emphasize rational thinking and rejection of witchcraft
Modern period
reason ! textbook s and classification of metal disorders and mental hospitals ( Willam tuke emphasized moral treatment )
Chiarugi
people with mental health issues are people and should respect and treated equal
Emil Kraepelin
we look at symptoms and not where it comes from
Why was the DSM developed
the need for an official classification system
aid the collection of statistical information
DSM 1 and 2
they are very similar but it I based on freudian theory of mental illness and therefore no specific proof
DSM 3
real change of our understanding it was theoretically neutral / symptoms only
Positive effects for diagnosis
mental illness do exist
replaces uncertainty and false beliefs by understanding the nature of the problem
this leads to the sociological role theory : illness removes responsibility more accepting towards the sufferer.
eases communication
aids in scientific investigation
treatment
third party payments
more accurate technique will improve with scientific research DSM more accurate .
Arguments against diagnoses
there is a lack of a clear definition to meal health
validity : is it objective ?
she people can have different symptoms with th same diagnosis ( not homogeny )
many categories overlap
it is a judgement call !
inter- rater reliability : different diagnosis every time
labelling that increases isolation