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1. what is the name of recurrent, locally specific patterns of aberrant behavior

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Question

1. what is the name of recurrent, locally specific patterns of aberrant behavior and troubling experience that are generally limited to specific societies or areas and indicate repetitive sets of symptoms?

painful syndromes

culture-bound syndromes

schizophrenia

abnormal symptoms

universal symptoms

2. The "_______________" is a view or perspective of psychological disorders, according to which human beings develop ideas, establish behavioral norms, and learn emotional responses consistent with a set of cultural prescriptions.

universalist perspective

cognitive view

relativist perspective

custom-bound perspective

global psychological perspective

3. The "________________" is a view or perspective of psychological disorders, according to which people share a great number of similar features, attitudes, values, and behavioral responses despite cultural differences.

Universalist perspective

custom-bound perspective

local culture view

relativist perspective

4. According to international statistics, suicide is highest in_________________

japan

latin americaa

the united states

india

5. A detailed description of known diseases and injuries called the DSM is published by the world health organization, a branch of the united nations

true

false

Explanation / Answer

1. culture-bound syndromes ( culture-bound syndrome is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture) .

2. relativist perspective (The relativist perspective proposes that because human beings develop ideas and establish norms according to a set of cultural prescriptions, psychological disorders can only be understood within their unique cultural context.)

3. Universalist perspective (This perspective assumes that it should, in theory, be possible to establish broad commonalities in human nature that reflect a deeper reality than the scientists' own conceptual categories.The universalist, like the absolutist, may view culture as a veneer that masks essential and eternal truths. The universalist perspective suggests that there are absolute, invariable symptoms of psychopathology across cultures.)

4. India ( among the choices given. It is 22nd in world ranking in suicide rate)

5. False ( DSM published by APA, American psychiatric association. WHO publishes ICD)