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Historical Beliefs about the Origins of Abnormal Behavior
- There will be a graded Seminar in Units 1 through 9 in this course. You must either attend the live Seminar or you must complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.
The focus of this Seminar is to examine the early beliefs about abnormal behavior and how some of the early thoughts parallel current thinking. Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:
1. What is psychopathology?
2. What is etiology and why is it important to study causes of mental illness?
3. What are some of the early models or beliefs people held about what caused mental illness?
4. How did the early beliefs about abnormal behavior influence the types of treatments for mental illness?
5. How did the psychoanalytic approach contribute to the understanding of what causes mental illness?
The End Debate
Review the following source prior to Seminar to participate in the following debate. In which ways can stigmas about mental illness affect the people's lives that have a mental illness or society at large?
Resource:
National Institute of Health. (2002). Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness. World Psychiatry, 1(1), 16-20. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489832/pdf/wpa010016.pdf
Complete one of the following options:
Option 1: Participate in a synchronous Seminar discussion.
Option 2: Complete the Alternative Assignment.
You will benefit most from completing Option 1. However, if you are unable to attend, you have the opportunity to make up the points by listening to the Seminar archive and writing a paper summarizing the Seminar. You should create your paper in Word and your work should be formatted in APA style. Your paper should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 500 words in length. You should submit your work to the Unit 2: Seminar Dropbox by the end of the unit.
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