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The Diathesis Stress Model

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The Diathesis Stress Model

   Added on 2020-05-11

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Running head: TASK ATASK AName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
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1TASK AAnswer 1:Psychopathology may be defined as the term which helps in referring the study of mental illnessas well as mental distress. It also incorporates the manifestation of the different behaviors andexperiences which help in indicating that a person is suffering from mental illness orpsychological impairment (Carli et al. 2013). There has been both etic and emic perspectives forsuch disorders. From etic perspectives, researchers try to identify the different types of universalelements but emic perspectives are also associated with it. This may help in development ofdifferent culture specific therapies and may also help to provide valuable information regardingdifferent psychological problems in different cultures. It also involves the development as afunction of the different important demands which cultures place on individuals. Moreoverculture bound syndromes may also help in illuminating more general patterns of differentcultural values.Answer 2:Mental health can be defined as the state of health that includes emotional, social as well aspsychological well being of individuals. It involves how an individual handle stress, relate toothers as well as make choices, think, feel and act.Mental health problems take place when an individual faces problem that affects the way hethinks, feels and behaves which might be due to different biological factors as well as socialdeterminants of health. Different cultures have their own ways of treatment and diagnosis of schproblems (Jones 2013). It may result from common mental health problems like anxiety anddepression to more rare problems like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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