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Module 9 Discussion: Psychological Disorders and Culture

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It can be difficult to distinguish normal from abnormal behavior, but mental health professionals have defined it as patterns of behavior, thoughts, or emotions considered pathological in one or more of these four reasons: deviance, dysfunction, distress, and/or danger (Huffman, Dowdell, & Sanderson, 2018).

The two most prominent psychological disorders in the United States are anxiety disorders and depressive disorders; researchers have been studying the impact our culture has on the development of disorders and specifically, why these two disorders continue to be prominent. 

Instructions:

Step 1: Respond to the following prompt: 

• Culture clearly has strong effects on psychological disorders. How does this influence what you think about what is normal or abnormal? Does this help explain why high numbers of anxiety disorders and depressive disorders exist in the United States? Why or why not?

Step 2: Read other students' posts and respond to at least two other students. Incorporate personal experience, if appropriate, to help support or debate other students' posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues and provide examples to support opinions.

In your responses to your peers’ posts, be concrete, make suggestions for change, including strategies, movements, obstacles, and so forth. Outside-the-box thinking and debate are encouraged.

The use of outside resources (your textbook or other academic source) is required. Be sure to cite any outside sources in current APA format.

Due Date:

• Initial posts must be submitted by due date. Subsequent replies are due by the end of the week (see Course Policies and Procedures or your Instructor for details).

Grading:

• Be certain to review the rubric to ensure that you are fulfilling the requirements.

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