History and Diagnosis of Psychopathology Team assignment week 2 Final 101377962 1 
Culture and Diagnosis of Psychopathology
By: J. Dominique-Clark, D. Gregory, K.
Heckathorne, N. Hudson, E. Johnson
Agenda
Definition of Psychopathology
How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Classifying Abnormal Behavior Using a
Diagnostic System.
How Has Culture Shaped our
Understanding of Psychopathology?
Role Culture Plays in our Interpretation of
Behavior
References
Questions
Definition of Psychopathology
“Scientific study of mental disorders including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes.”
How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
Some mental disorders have similar symptoms
Helps be able to find more precise treatments
Research can find better causes if more clearly defined
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Classifying Abnormal Behavior
Using a Diagnostic System
Advantages
Disadvantages
Specific Criteria met to determine best fit for patients Categorizing disorders instead of acknowledging strengths DSM can be used as a common language amongst other health care providers.
Association of symptoms/features with syndromes/ specified diagnostic criteria
Well respected and widely used to date
Stigmatize
How Has Culture Shaped our
Understanding of Psychopathology
Determines what is abnormal
Involves social judgments
Definition of culture
DSM-V
1. Outline for Cultural Formulation
2. Cultural Formulation Interview
Role Culture Plays in our
Interpretation of Behavior
Culture = Standards & Norms
Shared
values
Beliefs
Behaviors
Culture Specific Disorder
Culturally Determined
Symptoms
Culture determines normal
References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011). Culture-bound
By: J. Dominique-Clark, D. Gregory, K.
Heckathorne, N. Hudson, E. Johnson
Agenda
Definition of Psychopathology
How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Classifying Abnormal Behavior Using a
Diagnostic System.
How Has Culture Shaped our
Understanding of Psychopathology?
Role Culture Plays in our Interpretation of
Behavior
References
Questions
Definition of Psychopathology
“Scientific study of mental disorders including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes.”
How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
Some mental disorders have similar symptoms
Helps be able to find more precise treatments
Research can find better causes if more clearly defined
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Classifying Abnormal Behavior
Using a Diagnostic System
Advantages
Disadvantages
Specific Criteria met to determine best fit for patients Categorizing disorders instead of acknowledging strengths DSM can be used as a common language amongst other health care providers.
Association of symptoms/features with syndromes/ specified diagnostic criteria
Well respected and widely used to date
Stigmatize
How Has Culture Shaped our
Understanding of Psychopathology
Determines what is abnormal
Involves social judgments
Definition of culture
DSM-V
1. Outline for Cultural Formulation
2. Cultural Formulation Interview
Role Culture Plays in our
Interpretation of Behavior
Culture = Standards & Norms
Shared
values
Beliefs
Behaviors
Culture Specific Disorder
Culturally Determined
Symptoms
Culture determines normal
References
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011). Culture-bound
References: Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011). Culture-bound syndrome: Has it found its right niche? Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine,33(2), 210-215 Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J. M. (2013). Abnormal psychology (15th ed.). Scott, W. A. (1958). Research definitions of mental health and mental illness. Psychological Bulletin, 55(1), 29.