PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Dhat Syndrome, Social Anxiety Disorder, Binge Eating
11 Dec 2016
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Disorders are usually defined as behaviours that are rare and cause some kind of impairment to the individual, although there are many exceptions to this general pattern. Dhat syndrome characterized by a belief among young men that they are leaking semen, which causes them to be morbidly anxious, because semen is largely viewed by them to be a source of vitality. Because norms regarding what"s appropriate sexual behaviour differ in. South asia and north america, most north american males would likely not feel much guilt at the thought of engaging in acts that caused them to lose semen: frequently observed in a number of south asian cultures. To be diagnosed with dhat, one must have a particular set of beliefs that. In some cases, the disorders reflect culturally specific ways of thinking that cultural factors and hence occur far less frequently, or are manifested in highly divergent ways, in other cultures aren"t really meaningful in other cultures.
