PSYC 3210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Masculinity, Cultural Neuroscience, Cerebrovascular Disease
21 Mar 2018
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Psychology 3210 chapter 11: culture and health: disease: a malfunctioning or maladaptation of biologic and psychophysiologic process in the individual. Illness: personal, interpersonal, and cultural reactions to disease or discomfort. In china, the concept of health, based on chinese religion and philosophy, focuses on the principles of yin and yang. Thus, life expectancy is lengthened: disparities in life expectancies can vary widely within a country. In the united states, life expectancy differs by ethnicity: across the glove, we are living longer. Infant mortality: the number of infant deaths (one year of age or younger) per 1,000 live births. Individuals with the fewest social ties suffered the highest mortality rate. Those with the most social ties had the lowest. Individuals with few social supports tend to have poorer health. Cultural dimensions and diseases: european americans, the most individualistic of the eight groups, had the highest rate of heart attacks; trappist monks, who were the least individualistic, had the lowest rate.
