How are well-being, mental health, and mental illness defined? How common are problems? What is meant by resilience? To what extent are well-being, mental health and mental illness cultural syndromes? What is known about the antecedents and consequences of well-being, mental health, and mental illness? The goals of this course are twofold. First, the course provides a broad overview of definitional issues and descriptions (what is poverty? what is mental health? mental illness?); epidemiological data and methods; and theories of etiology. Second, the course sets the stage for critical review of research in this area by focusing both on what is known and what is as yet unexplored, including questions about the interface between research and theorizing on well-being and mental health as compared with research and theorizing on mental illness. Cultural assumptions, and for out-groups, stigma, stereotyping and discrimination that influence the definition and nature of problems, what is meant by health and competence, and the nature of interventions will be analyzed. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactive effects of poverty and mental health. Students will choose a particular topic within well-being, mental health and mental-illness for the focus of their final paper or group project.
| Semester: | Fall 2004 |
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| Instructors: | Daphna R. Oyserman, Mowbray, Carol T. |
| Category: | PIP |
| U-M Class #: | 31781 |
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Program Type describes the program in which you are pursuing, i.e., residential or online part-time.
At this time, residential students may not directly enroll in online program courses, rather a course enrollment petition is required.
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Residential |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
| X: | Social Work is the home department of this course |
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