Abnormal Psych: Mental Illness

As part of our study of abnormal psychology we will be focusing special attention on two disorders: Specific Phobia and Major Depressive Disorder.  Our areas of study will include:

• the history of mental illness and treatment
• using the DSM-IV to diagnose disroders
• symptoms
• risk-factors
• etiology or (perceived) causes of these disorders
• biological factors
• cognitive factors
• environmental factors
• treatments
• biological factors
• cognitive factors
• environmental factors

A History of the Madhouse:  http://youtu.be/tpr7bq2dV-8