One claim in the psychology of health and well-being is that explanations of differences in the prevalence of a health problem between populations are often shaped by bias. Discuss this claim with reference to one health problem.
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Culture plays a significant role in the diagnosis of mental disorder because diagnosis is not simply the identification of biological symptoms; it also depends on how distress is expressed, interpreted and judged against social norms. Therefore, culture can influence both what symptoms are noticed and whether they are