Answer to Question #259919 in Psychology for zah

Question

the importance of the cultural context in understanding mental illness from a community-psychology perspective

Answer 1

The social and cultural settings play a significant role in psychological behaviors and instabilities. Social convictions surrounding societal issues and cultural contexts pose a severe problem of mental illness as they may determine the amount of help a person can get from their family members, the way they are perceived and regarded. This affects the emotional well-being of an individual, thus escalating or causing mental illness. Society counts different constraints attached to cultural issues; for example the minority groups, the role of women, and disgrace have severe implications for the mental well-being of the victim's such as women.