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| 2. It is interesting that Szasz argues that the concept of “illness” implies “deviation from some clearly defined norm.” I find this interesting because just last class we were discussing how women were vulnerable to being diagnosed with mental illnesses and put into institutions because they deviated from the established norm of the patriarchy. Szasz thus argues that mental illness is just a social construct of what is and isn’t considered the “norm,” which echoes earlier discussions we’ve had in class. When I first read this source I was taken aback due to Szasz’s argument, but then was reminded that we discussed this in class before, and it caused me to shift my thinking on the question “what is mental illness?” -Teresa | 2. It is interesting that Szasz argues that the concept of “illness” implies “deviation from some clearly defined norm.” I find this interesting because just last class we were discussing how women were vulnerable to being diagnosed with mental illnesses and put into institutions because they deviated from the established norm of the patriarchy. Szasz thus argues that mental illness is just a social construct of what is and isn’t considered the “norm,” which echoes earlier discussions we’ve had in class. When I first read this source I was taken aback due to Szasz’s argument, but then was reminded that we discussed this in class before, and it caused me to shift my thinking on the question “what is mental illness?” -Teresa | ||
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| + | 1. I find part of Szasz’s argument interesting when put into today’s context. Explaining that labeling behaviors that are simply outside the norm is harmful makes me think of how normalized it is for people to diagnos themselves with mental disorders due to the preconcieved notion of that disorder. When in reality, doing one slightly non-uniform action does not automatically warrant a mental disorder. - NG | ||
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| + | 2. Freud referred to hysteria as a disorder called “reminiscence, | ||
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| + | Szasz states that it seems illogical for medicine to be the answer to a nonmedical issuse. Did this initial focus on medical sollution hinder the field of psychology? - Darian James | ||
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| + | It is noted that Basaglia said that a patient could never be fully integrated into society if they were in an asylum. is this true?- Darian | ||
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