Perception and Causes of Psychopathology By: Josiah Wilkerson PSYCH/650 October 30, 2014 Mary MC Greevy Perception and Causes of Psychopathology Psychopathology, what is it really? This paper will go into what psychopathology is and what causes it. There will be a brief overview of how culture is determining factor toward the expression of psychopathology. Following the brief overview will be an examination of the causes of psychopathology by using bio-psychosocial or the diathesis stress models. Concluding this paper will be an explanation of the changes in society’s perception of psychopathology as a function of historical time period.
Due to the high unemployment rates following the great depression, the working class were vulnerable to the unjust exploitation of power. Curley is portrayed as a character who lacks integrity and an oppressor of the economically autonomous dream of George and Lennie. Through a juxtaposition between power and helplessness, Curley is depicted as inhumane. The simile ‘like a terrier’ contrasts Curley’s docile and aggressive nature with Lennie who, with the animalistic imagery ‘huge paws’ and ‘bleated’ is likened to a passive and weak creature. Through an accumulation of violent images, ‘slashed’, ‘smashed’, ‘terror’ and ‘slugging’, the lack of justice and ethicality through power exploitation is exemplified.
Emotional distress passes under various names, such as mental suffering, mental anguish, mental or nervous shock, or the like. It includes all highly unpleasant mental reactions, such as fright, horror, grief, shame, humiliation, embarrassment, anger, chagrin, disappointment, worry, and nausea. It is only where it is extreme that the liability arises. Complete emotional tranquility is seldom attainable in this world, and some degree of transient and trivial emotional distress is a part of the price of living among people. The law intervenes only where the distress inflicted is so severe that no reasonable man could be expected to [**28] endure it.
‘In the pursuit of justice or truth, it is the innocent, who suffers’. It is evident that when justice is being strived for the innocent are the ones who grieve. The negative impact which that pursuing justice has on the innocent has been foreshown in great detail throughout the past and the present. The racial injustice which innocents suffer by is a key factor to why many innocent civilians are living in great sadness. Searching for justice in an unjustified district also brings distress to who is seeking for it.
There is a saying, “Money is the root of all evil.” This is true if the money is obtained through ill-gotten ways. What happened to Tom Walker is symbolic of what can happen to any human consumed by greed. He or she will lose their soul to the obsession. There were many important themes present in this story that relate to choices we make and the consequences that comes with it. Money and material things do not truly satisfy a person's life or make a person happy.
Personality Disorders Discuss the problems related with identifying and diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder Introduction The term “borderline” means in-between things. Originally, this term was used when the clinician was unsure of the correct personality disorder diagnosis, because the patient manifested a mixture of neurotic and psychotic symptoms. Today there is a hopeful prognosis, but there are still a lot of questions to be answered and things to be learned about Borderline Personality Disorder. What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric disorder that is difficult to treat, because of poor patient response and because of the trouble caused to the therapist and the treatment team.
Topic: Today I’m going to tell you about OCD C. Thesis: OCD is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s lives. D. Preview / Roadmap: I’m going to tell you the causes of OCD, symptoms, and treatments. II. Main Point 1 (1:30 ) A. Intro to point: OCD is known as obsessive-compulsive
People often believe that bullies are individual sadists in society, who seek pleasure from other’s despair. Due to this common misconception, people fail to understand that an average citizen can become a bully based on the circumstantial factors in an atmosphere (Zimbardo, Lucifer). Various psychological experiments have proven that bullying occurs due to the presence of specific social factors in an environment. Anonymity is a primary social factor which promotes bullying, since it creates a lack of empathy in an atmosphere. The ignorance of authority figures is another social factor which causes bullying since it creates an acceptable environment for victimization.
Like offense and bitterness, it grows in layered fashion, often becoming an immobilizing force that sets a limiting factor in the person's life. Insecurity robs by degrees; the degree to which it is entrenched equals the degree of power it has in the person's life. As insecurity can be distressing and feel threatening to the psyche, it can often be accompanied by a controlling personality or avoidance, as psychological defense
Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders, it causes tremendous emotional pain, feelings of impending doom, feeling lifeless, empty, and apathetic; depression consumes day to day life interfering with your ability to work, study, eat, and socialize . People with depression suffer low energy, unexplained aches and pains, feeling agitated, restless, or on the edge, and low tolerance level; depression is a major risk factor for suicide. Types of depression include; major depression is the most serious type in which the person may experience many symptoms in severity, characterized by the inability to enjoy life and experience pleasure. The symptoms are constant and range from moderate to severe, typically lasting up to six months. Next type is atypical depression a subtype of major depression; this type results in specific symptoms patterns, such as temporary mood lift following positive events although this boost in mood is fleeting, including weight gain, increase in appetite, sleeping excessively, a heavy feeling in the arms and legs and sensitivity to rejection.