Discussion-Social Influences on Mental Health

Sociologist Allan V. Horwitz (2002) argues that many mental dis s are not really mental dis s at all – they can be more accurately termed normal responses to social stress social deviance which may or may not be culturally supported relationship issues occupational problems or other problems associated with everyday living. O Connor (2002) counters that Horwitz s assertions basically represent a classification of mental dis s as problems that are socially constructed – or are developed in response to political social and economic pressure. Likewise Thomas Szasz (1991) argued that mental illness is socially constructed and that so-called treatment of it b ed on abusiveness. In a post of 200-250 words discuss your thoughts related to the social aspects of mental illness or mental dis s. Do you think that mental illness is socially constructed? Do you believe that we have medicalized normal reactions to what are everyday stresses of living? Advised resource Requirements: 200-250 words | .doc file