Chapter 1 - Theory

Question 1

What are the criteria for defining a psychological disorder?

Answer 1

1. Psychological dysfunction.
2. Distress or impairment.
3. Atypical response.

Question 2

Hearing voices is known to traditional healers as a state of ………… and call themselves …………. survivors,

Answer 2

Thwasa, ukuthwasa

Question 3

Traditional healers referred to patients suffering from schizophrenia as …………. Describe it.

Answer 3

Thwasa

A positive health experience that involves the calling by the ancestors to become a traditional healer.

Question 4

Recovering from thwasa (not becoming a traditional healer), the individual will be re-diagnosed as suffering from ………..

Answer 4

Ukuphambana (madness).

Question 5

Psychological dysfunctions are difficult to define because of the thin line between normal and abnormal functioning. Therefore, these problems are considered to ……………..

Answer 5

Be on a continuum or dimension rather than being categories that are either present or absent.