Afflictions - Psych. A 5 page paper discussing micro, macro, and molecular analysis levels and how they apply to the analysis involved in examining a specific behavior. The behavior illustrated is that of anorexia. Bibliography lists 3 sources. This paper provides a general overview of major, or unipolar depression.
Issues discussed include incidence, diagnosis, and treatment.
Also includes an overview of how recent technologies and scientific knowledge helps towards understanding the etiology. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 6 page review of the injustices associated with the mental health arena as presented by Sue Estroff. Estroff approaches her subject from the eyes of the patient in the institutional setting and because of this she illuminates many aspects of the interaction between the mental health patient, mainstream society, and the mental health profession which are not typically explored in the professional literature. Asserts that the mentally ill are discriminated against in this country by both the general public and mental health professionals.