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SLK 110 Chapter 17 2019 - Summary Introduction to
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Chapter 17 : Culture and mental health
Culture affects the expression, experience, interpretation, course and outcome of the
various mental disorders.
Culture controls individual resilience, coping mechanisms and social responses that are
crucial for recovery from mental health problems.
1.Uni
ver
sal
ityandCul
tur
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ticul
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tyofMent
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s:
Connections between “culture’ and ‘mental health’ - Emil Kraepelin > German
psychiatrist
Voyage to the island of
Java
1903
Dementia praecox
(genetic)
Schizophrenia
The World Health Organization Studies (WHO Studies):
Studies show that Schizophrenia is a condition found across the globe.
Researchers established that symptoms of Schizophrenia cluster in the same way
in both non-Western and Western societies.
Do Psychiatric Categories have Cross-Cultural Validity ?
Reliability refers to the potential for making consistent observations
Validity (reasonableness, rationality) concerns whether such categories actually do
‘pick up’ what the presume to: a pathological condition
1
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SLK 110 Chapter 17 2019 - Summary Introduction to
Psychology
Introduction to Psychology (University of Pretoria)
Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by karabo tivane ()
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SLK
SEMESTER TEST
Chapter 17 : Culture and mental health
Culture affects the expression, experience, interpretation, course and outcome of the
various mental disorders.
Culture controls individual resilience, coping mechanisms and social responses that are
crucial for recovery from mental health problems.
1.Uni
ver
sal
ityandCul
tur
alpar
ticul
ari
tyofMent
aldi
sor
der
s:
Connections between “culture’ and ‘mental health’ - Emil Kraepelin > German
psychiatrist
Voyage to the island of
Java
1903
Dementia praecox
(genetic)
Schizophrenia
The World Health Organization Studies (WHO Studies):
Studies show that Schizophrenia is a condition found across the globe.
Researchers established that symptoms of Schizophrenia cluster in the same way
in both non-Western and Western societies.
Do Psychiatric Categories have Cross-Cultural Validity ?
Reliability refers to the potential for making consistent observations
Validity (reasonableness, rationality) concerns whether such categories actually do
‘pick up’ what the presume to: a pathological condition
1
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