FRHD 2060 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Tangled, Alcoholism, Prescription Drug

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2060
• Professor: Gillian Joseph

Document Summary

Chapter 4- clinical assessment, mental health, and mental disorders. Most clinicians use the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders- iv-tr to identify a disorder, but the criteria do not always reflect the different forces that affect older versus younger people. Sociocultural forces: the social norms and cultural factors we all experience also play a key role in helping define psycho- pathology. They influence people"s behaviours and affect our interpretation of them. Ethnicity, aging and mental health: cultural influences should always be considered in evaluating people"s behaviour and designing effect- ive ways to treat problems. 2: rates of depression among canadians of asian, south asian, and african descent were lower than rates among english canadians, who in turn had lower rates than jewish people. Principles of multidimensional assessment: assessment helps a clinician describe and understand the thought feelings and behaviours or other characteristics of people in meaningful ways.