Understand some of the impacts of mental illness in the United States.
Describe the dynamic tension in American attitudes toward mental illness.
Assess the historical changes in the relationship between physical disorders and mental disorders.
Identify the three major themes this book takes in regard to psychopathology.
Identify seven of the levels of analysis presented for studying psychopathology. Know which is the most important.
Evaluate the relevancy of the nature–nurture debate.
Cite evidence to characterize the relationships among genetics, culture, and the environment in human development.
Critique the claim that psychopathology is universal. Evaluate kinds of evidence show that it is and what evidence is there for cultural differences in psychopathology.
Determine how reading about the experiences of individuals with mental illness informs our understanding of the nature of psychopathology.
