PSYC 2490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Research Domain Criteria, Taijin Kyofusho, Body Odor

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2490
• Professor: Janine M.Montgomery

Document Summary

Dhat syndrome (india) severe anxiety about the discharge of semen. Shenjing shuairuo (china) syndrome characterized by fatigue, dizziness, headaches, pain, poor concentration, sleep problems and memory loss. Taijin kyofusho (japan) fear that one could offend others through inappropriate eye contact, blushing, perceived body deformation, one"s own foul body odor. Ataque de nervios (latino culture) intense anxiety and fear of screaming and shouting uncontrollably specific. Could be a sign that we are dividing syndromes too finely. Forces clinicians to define one threshold as diagnosable o dimensional system = describes the degree of an entity that is present. Dimensional approach for personality disorders is included in the appendix o unspecified used when a person meets many but not all of the criteria for a diagnosis.