Comparisons of rates of emotional disorder across cultural boundaries encounter many problems. One such problem is that

a. each culture has different words and concepts for describing illness.
b. emotional disorders don't exist in every culture.
c. there is no agreement on which diagnostic criteria to use.
d. it is not ethical to study people from cultures different from our own.


Answer: a.

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