Begin Final Exam
The Final Exam consists of eight (8) Essay questions. Use the reading  assignments thoroughly in an integrative discussion of your own understanding  of the questions posed. Remember to reference all work cited or quoted  by the text author. You should be doing this often in your responses. If you use outside resources, they should support the text information, but not replace the text.
All discussions must take into account the legal and ethical  considerations, as well as issues of culture and human diversity that  may pertain to the questions below.  Legal and Ethical information  is in Chapter 16 of the course text. Cultural information is covered  throughout the course text and DSM 5. You may use alternative cultural  resources to enhance your work.
Your response to each question should be approx. 1 page per question.
Your total assignment should be 8-9 pages plus a title and reference page.
Due Week 8
1.  What is meant by the notion that mental illness is a social  construction? How does cross-cultural research suggest that  psychopathology is universal rather than a social construction?
2.  It is widely recognized that people with autism spectrum disorder  display deficits in communication and social behavior. It is perhaps  less often noted that in some areas, their abilities may surpass those  of people without autism spectrum disorder.  What is your understanding  if this theory? How do the enhanced abilities of those with autism  spectrum disorder lend credence to an evolutionary approach to  psychopathology?
3.  Phrases such as “broken hearts” and “hurt feelings” liken emotional  pain to physical pain. To what extent is the metaphor implied in these  phrases supported neuroscientifically?