Mental Disorders
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Understanding Psychology Series
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Psychology
- Produced By: VEA Group Pty Ltd
- Year: 2001
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 38m
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It's quite normal to feel worried or sad, but sometimes these feelings can take over us and the normal can become abnormal. We begin by introducing two case studies, Alison who has depression and Karen who has an anxiety disorder. We go on to explore the problematic idea of 'abnormality' and how mental disorders might be recognized and classified. The major part of the program is devoted to explaining, illustrating and analyzing three psychological perspectives on mental disorders: Mental Disorder as a Disease of the Body, a Disease of the Mind and as A Social Construction.