We’ve come a long way from former views of mental illness as “demonic possession” to a more scientific approach today.
A recent book that gives insight into how attitudes have changed is a book written by Steve Luxenberg about an aunt he didn’t know about who had been committed to a mental institution for most of her life. By today’s standards she would have been treat differently.
Briefly, there are five abnormal behavior classifications:
1. Clinical syndromes: depression, panic attacks, cognitive disorders, substance-related problems, psychotic, anxiety, sleep disorders, sexual and gender identity, eating disorders, impulse control
2. Personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, antisocial, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive
3. Medical conditions: chronic disease or pain, medication, impotence
4. Psychosocial and environmental problems: support group, social environment, education, occupation, housing, economic, health care, legal
5. Global assessment of functioning: For example, given the condition, how is that individual functioning in the real world?
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