Socio-Cultural Perspectives

Social expectations and demands may lead to difficult situations where psychological disturbances arise. Different ethos, cultures will define psychological disorders relative to their norms.

Stress responses - internalization vs. lashing out

Anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa

Eg. Schizophrenia - USA & Europe

also Multiple Personality Disorder

Cultural Variations - Rates across cultures - USrates

Pibloktoq is found among the Inuit which is characterized by extreme excitement then collapse and coma for 12 hours. May tear off clothes, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces, and not remember having done so

Witiko - Algonquin syndrome of being possessed by the witiko spirit (man-eating monster) that leads to cannibalistic behavious and suicidal ideations. (due to starvation.

Juju - (Or KORO) Genitle shrinking in West African populations CBC the current
Accusations of witchcraft and penis snatching in African countries - March 25, 2013

In the people Republic of China many people have been declared "political maniacs"  because their beliefs are deemed to be "insane" according to the authorities (i.e., practitioners of  Falun Gong) Table 16.2