Mental Health and Illness (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Two approaches to defining mental illness
Two approaches to defining mental illness
Biomedical & social constructionist
Annual prevalence of mental illness
Annual prevalence of mental illness
1 in 4 people
% receiving treatment for mental health problems
% receiving treatment for mental health problems
25%
Psychoses definition
Psychoses definition
Mental states with distorted perception of reality
Neuroses definition
Neuroses definition
Mental states without distorted reality perception
Examples of psychoses
Examples of psychoses
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Examples of neuroses
Examples of neuroses
Depression, anxiety disorders
4 biomedical treatment methods
4 biomedical treatment methods
Drug therapy, psychotherapy, ECT, psychosurgery
Rosenhan Study (1973) key finding
Rosenhan Study (1973) key finding
7/8 pseudo-patients diagnosed with schizophrenia
Szasz (1961) view on mental illness
Szasz (1961) view on mental illness
A label for deviant behaviour, not a genuine medical condition
Labelling theory's claim about mental illness
Labelling theory's claim about mental illness
Labels create mental illness rather than identify it
Foucault: when mental illness concepts emerged
Foucault: when mental illness concepts emerged
18th-century Enlightenment period
Gove (1982) argument
Gove (1982) argument
Most patients have genuine psychological problems
NHS mental health funding disparity
NHS mental health funding disparity
13% funding for 23% of disease burden
% of academics showing psychological distress
% of academics showing psychological distress
Nearly half