Chapter 15, Problem 1PT

a.

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Each of the following is true or false.

Concept introduction:

The culture is defined as social behavior that as ideas, customs, and manners that are mainly seen in humans. Culture differs in different ethnicity form tribes to city-dwelling people. Moreover, culture is how the world sees the person, and how the person sees the world.

Answer to Problem 1PT

Correct answer:

The statement given, “Culture can influence people’s willingness to seek help”, is true.

Explanation of Solution

The culture is adaptable as well as a social behavior that can influence anti-social people to change from their behavior and live within the cultured society.

b.

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Culture can influence the expression of psychological disorders.

Concept introduction:

The culture is defined as social behavior that as ideas, customs, and manners that are mainly seen in humans. Culture differs in different ethnicity form tribes to city-dwelling people. Moreover, culture is how the world sees the person, and how the person sees the world.

Answer to Problem 1PT

Correct answer:

The statement given, “Culture can influence the expression of psychological disorders”, is true.

Explanation of Solution

In a particular community or a culture, the people who follow with harmony are regarded to be mentally stable, people of the particular who show abnormality towards their culture tend to have psychological problems.

c.

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Definitions of mental health are consistent across cultures.

Concept introduction:

The culture is defined as social behavior that as ideas, customs, and manners that are mainly seen in humans. Culture differs in different ethnicity form tribes to city-dwelling people. Moreover, culture is how the world sees the person, and how the person sees the world.

Answer to Problem 1PT

Correct answer:

The statement given, “Definitions of mental health are consistent across cultures”, is false.

Explanation of Solution

Not very culture have similar mental disorders, the people of the particular culture who get more stressed will show anti-personal disorder towards their culture and may not show to a different culture. For example, anti-social behavior is seen more in developed countries rather than developing countries.

d.

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Strategies for assessing psychological illness are consistent across cultures.

Concept introduction:

The culture is defined as social behavior that as ideas, customs, and manners that are mainly seen in humans. Culture differs in different ethnicity form tribes to city-dwelling people. Moreover, culture is how the world sees the person, and how the person sees the world.

Answer to Problem 1PT

Correct answer:

The statement given, “Strategies for assessing psychological illness are consistent across cultures”, is false.

Explanation of Solution

Each culture is different from its own ethnicity and different society. Hence psychological illness varies according to a different culture.

e.

Summary Introduction

To answer:

The extent to which mental disorders are stigmatized varies by culture.

Concept introduction:

The culture is defined as social behavior that as ideas, customs, and manners that are mainly seen in humans. Culture differs in different ethnicity form tribes to city-dwelling people. Moreover, culture is how the world sees the person, and how the person sees the world.

Answer to Problem 1PT

Correct answer:

The statement given, “The extent to which mental disorders are stigmatized varies by culture”, is true.

Explanation of Solution

Different ethnicity follows different culture and social behavior, hence people who affected by their culture will have mental illness towards to their culture. Therefore, the mental disorders vary with culture.