Module 32: Identifying Socio-Cultural factors

Question 1

Stigma

Answer 1

a strong lack of respect for a person or a
group or a bad opinion of them because they have done something society does not approve off

Question 2

Ataque de Nervous

Answer 2

syndrome among individuals of Latino Descent, characterized by symptoms of
intense emotional upset, including acute anxiety, anger, or grief; screaming; attacks of crying; trembling; heat in the chest rising into the head; and becoming verbally and physically aggressive

Question 3

Dhat Syndrome

Answer 3

coined in South Asia (India) characterized by young male patients who attributed
their symptoms to semen loss

Question 4

Koro

Answer 4

acute anxiety and a deep-seated fear of
shrinkage of the penis and its ultimate retraction into the abdomen, which will cause death

Question 5

Khyal Cap

Answer 5

syndrome found among Cambodians characterized by panic attacks

Question 6

Kufungisisa

Answer 6

overthinking; idiom of distress and cultural explanation among the Shona of Zimbabwe

Question 7

Maladi Moun

Answer 7

Haiti; sent sickness; interpersonal
envy and malice cause people to harm their enemies by “sending illness”

Question 8

Nervios

Answer 8

among Latinos; general state of
vulnerability to stressful life experiences and to difficult life circumstances

Question 9

Shenjing Shuairuo

Answer 9

syndrome composed of weakness, emotions, excitement, nervous pain, and
sleep

Question 10

Susto

Answer 10

distress and misfortune prevalent among some Latinos in US, attributed to a frightening event that causes the soul to leave the body and results to unhappiness and sickness, as well as functioning in key social roles

Question 11

What is the cause of Susto?

Answer 11

individual believes that he or she has become the subject of black magic

Question 12

What is Susto similar to?

Answer 12

Similar to Maladi Moun

Question 13

Taijin Kyufusho

Answer 13

an intense fear that one’s body parts or functions displease, embarrass or are offensive to others

Question 14

Amok

Answer 14

syndrome or pattern of behavior acknowledged in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia) characterized by sudden outbursts and frenzied violent behaviors after a period of brooding and quiet

Question 15

What is a factor that powerfully influences the likelihood of phobia?

Answer 15

The likelihood of having a particular phobia is powerfully influenced by gender

Question 16

What biological sex is more likely to start the process of addiction: males or females?

Answer 16

Males are more likely than females to self-medicate their fear and panic with alcohol and in so doing start down the slippery slope to addiction

Question 17

What biological sex is most likely to have eating disorders? Males or females?

Answer 17

Bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and body dysmorphic disorders is common to females

Question 18

Why are women able to get more benefits from long-term treatment compared to men?

Answer 18

Well-established ability of women to recall emotional memories somewhat better than men may facilitate emotional processing and long-term treatment gains

Question 19

Dissociative Trance

Answer 19

counterpart of DID in eastern countries; sapi

Question 20

What may influence our vulnerability to other types of stress or to differing psychological disorders?

Answer 20

Experiences during different periods of development may influence our vulnerability to other types of stress or to differing psychological disorders