mental illness

When asked to describe the people you know, you transplant them onto the realm of fiction. For some you will say smart, laborious, sharp, ambitious; feckless, dishonest, unreliable, superficial for others. In both cases you are keeping your acquaintances flat – you have no choice after all. When you have to introduce your acquaintance to [...]

Biological Model Proponents of the biological model contend that mental illness can be defined in terms of a biological or evolutionary disadvantage to the organism such as reduced lifespan or fitness. Such a view roots mental illness in the theory of evolution and there are findings, such as the increased risk for suicide of people [...]