clinical introduction

Question 1

what is meany by ‘abnormality’ with regard to mental illness?

Answer 1

outside of the majority

Question 2

define ‘social constructionism’

Answer 2

mental illness differing between societies/cultures and is best understood within social context

Question 3

give an example of social construction in clinical psychology

Answer 3

• in Sri Lanka, insanity is ascribed to external causes such as the supernatural and is a threat to the family as well as the individual
• in Western cultures it is seen as biological disorders

Question 4

define ‘symptoms’

Answer 4

things that characterise the disorder with regard to how they think/feel/behave

Question 5

define ‘features’

Answer 5

statistics/aspects about a disorder eg how it develops or how other factors such as age link