I chose the topic of psychological treatments and disorders because I’ve always been interested in the way the human mind functions and ways to treat it. The psychology field is a very broad subject that has a great deal of history and knowledge that the average person would not know about. People nowadays are given multiple options for treating their illness, whereas many years ago, mental illness was frowned upon and was not given many or even sane approaches to treatment. Asylums, mental institutions, and psychiatric hospitals have all provided us with the history of how people were treated. I am hoping that after I finish this project, this will guide me to potentially learning as much as I possibly can about the psychology field and
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In addition, I will be able to have a better understanding of the history of what other people with mental illness have had to go through, and how these treatments have helped them. I would also like to educate myself on psychological treatments that most people would not necessarily know about. The ways of treating have gone from torture techniques to medication to therapy. Even the people with the most minor conditions can take years of therapy to return to their normal state. The advancement in psychology has benefited many patients around the world by several different methods of help. My substantial amount of research has gotten me very excited to continue this project, and my goal is to be able to teach others and educate them on how this evolutionary study of research has encouraged me to learn …show more content…
When studying mental health, people often viewed it as religious punishment or even demonic possession. According to Davey (2014), “The continued adoption of demonic possession as an explanation of mental health problems (especially in relation to psychotic symptoms) is often linked to local religious beliefs”. After hundreds of years, people eventually studied deeper into the subject of mental health. In 1957, mental health treatment was typically provided in state hospitals and other similar institutions. The invention of new medicines and pharmaceuticals made it possible to control behavior for those living in these
In addition, I will be able to have a better understanding of the history of what other people with mental illness have had to go through, and how these treatments have helped them. I would also like to educate myself on psychological treatments that most people would not necessarily know about. The ways of treating have gone from torture techniques to medication to therapy. Even the people with the most minor conditions can take years of therapy to return to their normal state. The advancement in psychology has benefited many patients around the world by several different methods of help. My substantial amount of research has gotten me very excited to continue this project, and my goal is to be able to teach others and educate them on how this evolutionary study of research has encouraged me to learn …show more content…
When studying mental health, people often viewed it as religious punishment or even demonic possession. According to Davey (2014), “The continued adoption of demonic possession as an explanation of mental health problems (especially in relation to psychotic symptoms) is often linked to local religious beliefs”. After hundreds of years, people eventually studied deeper into the subject of mental health. In 1957, mental health treatment was typically provided in state hospitals and other similar institutions. The invention of new medicines and pharmaceuticals made it possible to control behavior for those living in these