PSYC 3210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Hypochondriasis, Socioeconomics, Muteness

• School: Lakehead University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3210
• Professor: Taslim Alani

Document Summary

Psychology 3210 chapter 12: culture and psychological disorders: psychopathology: psychological disorders that encompass behavioural, cognitive, and emotional aspects of functioning. Defining abnormality: some core issues: cultural relativism: a viewpoint that suggests that psychological disorders can only be understood in the cultural framework within which they occur. Defi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)ab(cid:374)or(cid:373)al(cid:863: not all rare behaviour is disordered, nor is all disordered behaviour rare, using societal norms as a criterion for abnormality is difficult not only because they are subjective but also because they change over time. Culture and the categorization and assessment of psychological disorders. Measurement of personality to assess psychopathology: the most widely used scale in such cross-cultural assessments is the minnesota. Americans who were depressed show more emotional expression. Mental health of ethnic minorities, migrants, and refugees. Latino americans: foreign-born latinos reported lower rates of psychological disorders compared to. Native americans: the prevalence of depression and other mood and anxiety disorders is higher for.