PSCH 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Neurasthenia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Intercultural Competence
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*psychological disorders- rare behaviors that impair an individual. Disorders that are greatly influenced by cultural factors. Dhat: belief that sperm, a source of health, is leaking from the body. Hikkikomori- patient drops out from society: high pressure environment, a failure. Somatization- symptoms mostly physiological, loss of appetite, disrupted sleep patterns, exhaustion. Psychologization- depressed mood/ feelings, more common in us. *social anxiety disorder- east asians exhibit more symptoms than europeans, but less documented. Higher rates of suicide in europe, with older people. In japan it means preserving one"s honor or accepting responsibility. Schizo- found in cultures all over the world. East asia: rely more on implicit social support. *cultural competence: recognizing your own cultural influences and understanding the client"s background. But universal pathologies don"t always present at the same rates or with the same symptoms in different places: western tend to be more psychological. *people conceive of the causes of mental illnesses in different ways.
