In the United States we have a wide variety of recognized mental illnesses. Howe
In the United States we have a wide variety of recognized mental illnesses. However this is not the case in every culture or country. After reading about culture and mental illness as well as conducting your own research on the internet discuss the following:
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Identify a mental illness or category of mental illness recognized in the United States that is not identified as a mental illness in another culture or country.
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Why do you think that the behaviors related to this mental illness are not seen as being related to illness in this culture/country?
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Are there any benefits of not treating these behaviors as an illness?
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What are the negative consequences?
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Do you agree or disagree that we should treat these behaviors as mental illness? Why or why not?
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