Week 7 - Mental Health & Mental Illness

Session 16 - Mental Health & Mental Illness

Provide the students with feedback regarding the recent SAC - go over specific points, ideas and concepts with the class.

Move onto the next area of study - Mental Health & Mental Illness and begin the relevant PowerPoint. This presentation includes the following key ideas and concepts:

• 6 Approaches to Normality
• The Statistical Approach to Normality
• Mental Health V Mental Illness
• The Biopsychosocial Framework

All students are to read 541 - 557 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities:

• 11.2 (1,3&4)
• 11.8(1,2&5)

Session 17 - Systems of Classification and Diagnosis

Recap the main ideas from last session and continue to move through the relevant PowerPoint. This presentation includes the following key ideas and concepts:

• The Categorial Approach to Classification
• DSM & ICD
• The Strengths and Weaknesses of this System

All students are to read 558 - 572 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities:

• 11.12
• 11.14(1,2)