Provide a rationale for the inclusion of cultural considerations in any diagnostic classification

What will be an ideal response?


Prevalence rates of certain disorders vary according to ethnicity and race, and symptoms may be different, too. Certain disorders are found in one culture but not another (culture-bound syndromes). All symptoms are not universally applicable.

Psychology

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Cross-cultural research suggests that passionate love

a. is uncommon in cultures that value chastity in a potential mate. b. is a widespread and universal emotion. c. is more detectable in countries with higher divorce rates. d. violates religious doctrine in some cultures.

Psychology

What is the relationship among the separate F-ratios in a two-factor ANOVA?

a. They may have different df values, but they all have the same denominator. b. They all have the same df values and they all have the same denominator. c. They may have different df values and may have different denominators. d. They all have the same df values, but they may have different denominators.

Psychology

Plasticity involves the capacity to change in response to both positive and negative events

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

The point of exit for impulses on their way from the eye to the brain is called the:

A. fovea B. blind spot C. retina D. optic chiasm

Psychology