INTRO:
Abnormal psychology merely defined as behavior that is other than normal. However, other aspects have to be taken into account before an individual is categorized as normal; their culture, religion, and mind/body have significant effects on behavior.

(Josh Part)
Culture can be described as a representation of ones background and heritage, the views of music, art, and food are all taken into account when viewing an individual’s culture. Culture is actually a psychological word that describes a range of learned behaviors according individuals ethnic and social beliefs. There are variances in the understanding of abnormal behavior among different cultures. Which has an influence on how abnormalities are diagnosed and treated in the field of psychology. For example, in China an abnormality called the neurasthenia or shenjing shuairuo, which is responsible for over half of their population’s psychiatric issues. The symptoms for Shenjing Shuairuo are difficulty concentrating and sleeping, mental or physical exhaustion, and physical pains. Along with the mental and physical aspects, there are many neurological symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and memory loss. This disorder is itemized on the (CCMD-2), which is the Chinese Classification of mental disorders, but it is not included on the western classification, (DSM) American diagnostic classification system for mental disorders (Parker, 2011). However, when the symptoms are analyzed in accordance with the DSM-IV, similarities justify classifications of a combination of anxiety and mood disorders. Unfortunately, these disorders are only linked to these cultures; therefore they will not be added to the western classification, nor will they be acknowledged with anything more than just syndromes (parker, 2011).
As for the Latin American culture aspect of abnormal behavior, “nersios” is a popular