cultural-bound symptoms

Question 1

what is penis panic

Answer 1

genital retraction syndrome that penis or breasts/clitoris will retract into the body. this is mainly found in Africa and Asia

Question 2

what is Kuru

Answer 2

brain disease found in Papau New Guinea. headaches, shaking, aching limbs and likely death
related to creutzfeldt-jakob disease

Question 3

how do different cultures differ in the way they think illnesses develop

Answer 3

• different cultures believe that mental illness occurs due to different reasons
• in the UK, the most widely held perspective, is the biological
• whereas in some South American countries they believe that sorcery and evil invoke the development of mental illness

Question 4

how do cultures determine they way people with illnesses act

Answer 4

withholding info can lead to a skew in diagnosis, leading to the wrong treatment
some religions/cultures stop women from being able to go out with men
language is a barrier
CASAS found that many african americans do not share personal information with those of a different race
SUE AND SUE found that Asian Americans do not discuss their emotions so are less likely to admit having a problem

Question 5

what did CINNERELLA AND LOEWENTHAL find

Answer 5

compared the cultural influences upon mental illness perception between: catholics, black christians, muslim pakistanis, jews and indian hindus.

• all thought prayer could help alleviate the condition
• found that catholics fear health professionals in case of miscomprehension
• back christian and muslim pakistani groups felt that there was a social stigma attached to having a mental illness

Question 6

how to overcome cultural issues

Answer 6

• to curb cultural issues, it has been argued that is is necessary to take the emphasis off features, as these can be culturally specific
• should concentrate upon symptoms

Question 7

what are cultural bound syndromes

Answer 7

a disease or disorder that can be seen as specific to a cultural based on individual differences. based on a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms.
a disease in the culture (it is not a voluntary of false behaviour)
it has widespread familiarity in that culture
there is a lack of familiarity or understanding from other cultures
the illness is often treated by folk medicine in the culture