individual differences Flashcards
1
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culture
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cultural effects lead to individual differences in mental health disorders e.g. social causation hypothesis
2
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ICD vs. DSM
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cultural differences in the European ICD and American DSM might lead to different diagnoses
3
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DSM V
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the DSM V recognises that some cultures exhibit and explain symptoms differently e.g. panic attacks present themselves in difficulty breathing and others cry
- therefore clinicians encouraged to take cultural background into account
