ASSIGNMENT 1 6 08/12/20
Assignment 1: Culture-Bound Syndromes
How alike are mental disorders in different cultures throughout the world? How would a health professional in the United States approach the process of treating someone who presents a cultural syndrome? Those are questions that you will answer through your first Week 6 Assignment.
Your Learning Resources this week feature the American Psychiatric AssociationsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V,5th edition). It is the main reference used by U.S. mental health professionals to identify and describe symptoms of mental disorders. Your required reading includes content in the manual on cultural syndromes.
There is no one-to-one correspondence between a cultural syndrome and aDSMdiagnosis. However, a psychologist would need to utilize a respected diagnostic tool like theDSMas a starting point in determining the most appropriate treatment for a suffering person.
Your Assignment this week is an opportunity to think like a mental health professional while applying what you have learned about cross-cultural psychology. For this Assignment, you will explore different cultural syndromes and analyze the application ofDSM-Vdiagnostic criteria to specific syndromes of your choice .
To prepare:
Review Chapter 9 in your course text, with particular attention to the sections on cultural syndromes andDSM-V.
Review Table 9.1, Specific Cultural Syndromes, in the course text (pp. 259261). There are 21 cultural disorders identified. Selectsevencultural syndromes as the focus of your Assignment .
Review theDMS-Vchapter on Cultural Formation and the Appendix, Glossary of Cultural Concepts of Distress, in the Week 6 Learning Resources. Note that multiple potential diagnoses are listed for some syndromes, but you will need to select and defend one diagnosis.
Explore the entireDSM-V, also provided in your Week 6 Learning Resources. Consider how the cultural syndromes you selected may be diagnosed when applying theDSM-Vcriteria.
Access the Handout Worksheet in the Learning Resources. You will use it to complete your Assignment.
By Day 7
Submita completed worksheet with information onseven cultural syndromes of your choice.
In the designated rows of the worksheet, provide the following for each of your selected cultural syndromes:
Identify the name of the cultural syndrome.
Describe the main symptoms and behaviors of the cultural syndrome.
Identify the DSM-Vdisorder that you believe is a possible diagnosis of the cultural syndrome.
List key symptoms and behaviors related to the chosenDSM-Vdiagnosis that also relate to the cultural syndrome.
Provide a brief explanation of your choice of theDSM-Vdisorder and how you see it connecting to the cultural syndrome.
Note:Support the responses within your Assignment with evidence from the assigned Learning Resources. Provide a reference list for resources you used for this Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
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