Title of article :
Social reinforcement of somatic versus psychological description of depressive events
Author/Authors :
KaNei Lam، نويسنده , , Christine Marra، نويسنده , , Kurt Salzinger، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages :
16
From page :
1203
To page :
1218
Abstract :
The cultural construction of illness model explains the clinical observation that psychological correlates of depression such as sadness and worthlessness are frequently reported in Western cultures, whereas somatic or vegetative complaints are often associated with depression in non-Western cultures. This study employed Portnoy and Salzingerʹs (J. Gen. Psychol. 70 (1964) 311) verbal conditioning paradigm to determine whether social contingencies, in the form of verbal and non-verbal reinforcement contingent upon verbal responses, affect the reporting of experiences related to depressive events. Using an ABA design, this experimental study (N=36) demonstrated that oneʹs reporting of experiences of hypothetical depressive events, via psychological, somatic, or neutral verbal response classes, can be conditioned by verbal and non-verbal positive social reinforcement, and therefore socially constructed through environmental contingencies. This suggests one pathway by which culture can shape symptom presentation. Implications for clinical interviewing and behavioral assessment, especially in the cross-cultural context, are discussed.
Keywords :
Cultural shaping , Symptom presentation , depression , Functional analysis , Verbal conditioning , socialreinforcement
Journal title :
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Serial Year :
2005
Journal title :
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Record number :
569887
Link To Document :
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