Internet Mental Health Descriptions

Select a disorder that interests you. Read the American Description of the disorder. List 3 symptoms of the disorder. Now, use the "Back" button to return to the previous screen. Read the European description of the disorder.

1. How are the American and European descriptions similar? How are they different?
2. What does this tell you about the subjective nature of diagnosis?
3. What does this tell you about how societies differentiate what is "abnormal" from what is "normal"?