HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sexual Dysfunction, Fibromyalgia, Arthur Kleinman
19 Nov 2016
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Lecture 9 culture, globalization, and mental health. Culture shapes what behaviours we see as a mental illness. Many criticize models of mental illness (especially the medical model) because they fail to include culture within their list of variables. A person"s symptoms are partially shaped by their behaviour and experience themselves shaped by culture. Problematically, dsm criteria designed by a very particular subset of the population (white, male, well educated, middle to upper class: they decide what is good mental health. Defines if behaviour is considered deviant: hallucinations among first nations communities vs. non-indigenous, possession versus psychosis in latin america. Content: fbi vs. kgb (security unit in soviet union until 1991, fat phobia (or not) and eating disorders. Likelihood of developing a disorder: some theorize less chance of as and narcissistic personality disorder in. Etiological & treatment models (e. g. medical vs. supernatural) Diagnostic bias: african americans and schizophrenia/mood disorders.
