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Defining Mental Health – Online Course

Explore how we define and diagnose mental health problems in society today and prepare to study mental health further Understand the complex issues surrounding mental health The topic of mental health is recognised as one of the challenges facing society today What is good mental health What myths surround mental health How do we define normal mental health Get answers to these questions and more with this course exploring how we define mental health designed to prepare you for further study in higher education You will explore important concepts and definitions related to mental health You will learn about cultural relativism and the Diagnostic Statistical Manual This course is a collaboration between Coventry University Scarborough and OCN London You will explore the key areas below through case studies multi-media collaborative and active learning What is abnormality What is a norm Myth and ideas of mental illness Definitions of the concepts of abnormality Cultural relativism DSM 5 Diagnostic Statistical Manual an overview Explain the difficulties in defining abnormality and normality Identify the difference in abnormality and normality Explain the four concepts of abnormality Identify cultural variation in defining mental illness

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