Week 1 - Introductions and Diagnosis Fall 2024 PDF

Week 1 Introductions and Diagnosis PSY 2234 Fall 2024 Overview Icebreakers About Me About All of You Syllabus Highlights Content Notes Diagnosis The Dunning Kruger Effect Psychopathology Stigma Minimization About Me About All of You Please tell the class...

Week 1 Introductions and Diagnosis PSY 2234 Fall 2024 Overview Icebreakers About Me About All of You Syllabus Highlights Content Notes Diagnosis The Dunning Kruger Effect Psychopathology Stigma Minimization About Me About All of You Please tell the class Your name One thing that interests you about psychology One boring fact about yourself Arthur – Teaching Assistant Syllabus Highlights Syllabus Textbook Content Notes Content Notes This class will talk about Child abuse Sexual assault Suicide and self-harm Racism/sexism/ableism Violence and trauma Medical malpractice Terminal illness Blood, needles, and injury Content Note If you’re concerned you’ll become unwell if reading/discussing any of those, options include Email me at [email protected] to ask for detailed warnings when these topics are coming up Request a different reading or an alternative assignment Use one of your 3 “free” absences and skip class Take a different class — this one isn’t required for the major Diagnosis Diagnosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H- G6zTW7EE The Dunning-Kruger Effect The Dunning-Kruger Effect Kindergarten “i before e” Second grade “i before e, except after c” Fourth grade “i before e, except after c, or when in weigh, neighbor, or sleigh” Twelfth grade “i before e? Weird.” Linguistics 1000 “i before e spelling is more common in words of Latinate origin, but e before i is more common in those of Germanic origin” The Dunning-Kruger Effect You are here The Dunning-Kruger Effect Careful not to go here Diagnosis This class will not give you the expertise necessary to diagnose ANYONE with ANYTHING This includes Your friend who’s worried they’re bipolar That guy on the internet who just really really seems like he has OCD Your ex who you could swear has Narcissistic Personality Disorder Yourself Diagnosis If a friend expresses to you that they’re worried they’re bipolar: Listen to them Do your best to offer compassion and support Offer to go for ice cream or a movie Recommend University Counseling Services (617-552-3310) Community Behavioral Health Center (833-773- 2445) Diagnosis If you read the description of GAD, or ADHD, and go “hey, that sounds like me…” Talk to your doctor or the University Health Center University Counseling Services (617-552-3310) Psychopathology Psychopathology Psycho- Having to do with the mind Pathology Disease or disorder Psychopathology Previously called: Abnormal psychology Why did the name change? Stigma Being treated as lesser, excluded, or looked down on because of one’s identity Examples Weight stigma Poverty stigma Racial stigma Disability stigma Psychopathology Stigma Has anyone heard statements like these? “My manager is so OCD” “Ugh, that test gave me PTSD” “Stop being such a spaz” “He’s acting psycho” “That show is retarded” “10 signs your ex is a narcissist” Psychopathology Stigma Minimization People who have never experienced a problem assuming that it is not that serious, or that it’s easily resolved Example Has anyone been told by a non-college student that “college is easy — you get to drink all the time and never have to go to class”? Psychopathology Stigma Minimization How do people minimize mental illnesses? Psychopathology Stigma In some ways better than it was in the past Psychopathology Stigma In some ways worse than it was in the past Psychopathology Stigma “We have successfully monetized mental illness without ever destigmatizing it” – Joy Demorra