PSYC 307 Lecture 32: PSYC 307 Lecture 32
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Indigenous youth who are given opportunity to connect with cultural heritage (i. e. cultural continuity) -> lower suicide rates. Based on arends-toth and van de vijver"s model of acculturation. Universal syndromes: major depressive disorder: diagnosed given 5 of the following 9 symptoms, depressed mood, inability to feel pleasure, change in weight/appetite, sleep problems, psychomotor change, fatigue or loss of energy, feeling worthless, poor concentration, suicidality. Despite the universality, there are aspects that are culturally variable. Found in all cultural environments that people have studied, prevalence rates appear to vary; china has 1/5th rate observed in the us. Culture bound syndrome: culture bound syndromes are syndromes found only in certain cultural environments. Sinbyeong: found in dsm-4 but dropped in dsm-5. Symptoms include gi problems, heart palpitations, insomnia, loss of appetite, hallucination, dissociation or communicating with spirits. Seen as a spiritual calling to become a shaman. Large gender disparity in korea about who become shamans, usually women.
