Review for Watters article
1. Which of the following aligns with a basic idea in cross-cultural psychiatry as presented by Watters.
A) Western theories of mental illness are more plausible and predictive than the "folk psychology" ideas from other cultures.
B) Mental disorders are identical to neurological disorders, but have been given different names by different cultures.
C) The prevalence and type of mental illness observed is highly dependent on cultural factors.
D) Many historical examples of mental illness can be recategorized in modern medical terms.
2. Ian Hacking documents a disorder observed in the 1890s called ________ where "European men would walk in a trance for hundreds of miles with no knowledge of their identities."
A) fugue state
B) disassociative identity disorder (DID)
C) schizoid personality disorder
D) depersonalization
3. Watters presents a theory in which the spread of the modern Western approach to mental illness has which effect?
A) A great improvement in mental health outcomes in countries worldwide.
B) It has caused many mental illnesses themselves to spread.
C) The loss of many rich, culture-specific treatments.
D) Researchers can no longer study mental illness in their home countries, but must come to America and/or Europe.
4. News media coverage of a death due to which disorder transformed its rate of incidence and observed symptoms in Hong Kong?
A) Schizophrenia
B) Autism
C) Alzheimer's Disease
D) Anorexia
5. Sheila Mehta studied the "brain disease" narrative which suggests mental illness has a physiological explanation instead of a psychosocial one. Her research suggests ___________.
A) most people believe Mental illness is caused by brain disease
B) most people believe Mental illness is not caused by brain disease
C) the "brain disease" narrative increases the stigma against the mentally ill
D) the "brain disease" narrative decreases the stigma against the mentally ill
6. Patients suffering from which of the following diseases have significantly better outcomes outside of the US and Europe than within these regions?
A) Alzheimer's Disease
B) Schizophrenia
C) Hysteria
D) All mental disorders, but no physical illnesses.