2.culture and society Flashcards
culture norms
on normal and abnormal behaviour differs
bias
westernisation heavily focus on psychology
-idealising western as overall concept
generational differences
subject matter- mental illness only apparent if can be diagnosed
moral views effect our thoughts
individualistic more critical view of self
jackson et al- do emotions same meaning different counrties
Chechnya-anger=envy
Austronesia- hatred, pride, badness
emic approaches
understand behaviour iwithin culture and recognise consept and phenomon unique to it
-new perspective on subject matter
etic ( cross culture) approach
universal focus on standadising diagnosis- if pattern cross culture
- who argues schizoprhina= similarties therefore genetic( however only western diagnoses)
more economic counrties
dos med= 16 recover compared to less devloped 37
imposed etic
bias views from own cultural belives
- local review on cultures should be taken to avoid
- ETHNOCENTRICM- using own group to nderstand other
family therapy
friendship bench - dr dixon
= found community build wisdom and empathy- listening to “grandmothers” constructrionalist
all this realtes to
cultural realiativism
cultural relativism-
different interpeattion of mental health
- for more undersatnindg
dsm-5= o sullivian- only belong to communities english fist language, may be culturally universal but intepreted different