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Explore the world of pathology, diving into the hypothesized causes, biology, symptoms, distress, and consequences of impairments. Discover the various causes such as supernatural influences, imbalanced humors, and brain or mind malfunctions. Learn how society defines "normal" and the approaches to categorizing pathologies. Differentiate between illness and issues for a comprehensive understanding.
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Pathology What is it?
What is the problem? • The hypothesized cause • The biology • The symptom • The sign • The distress • The functional impairment • The consequences of impairment
What is the cause? • Supernatural influence • Humors out of balance • Bad behavior • Brain malfunction • Mind malfunction • Adverse social influence
What is “normal”? • A social construct • A quantity • A quality • A fitness for environment
Two approaches • Categorical • Dimensional
Compare with “real” diseases • What is the “problem”? • What is the cause? • Is it just a matter of degree?
Proposed system • Describe large samples • Notice outliers • Check for clusters