23 - Diversity

Question 1

Multicultural Assessment Procedure

Answer 1

1. Gather clinical data through case conception
2. Interpret cultural data to formulate a hypothesis
3. Incorporate cultural data to test hypothesis
4. Arrive at a sound assessment decision

Question 2

Types of Multicultural Assessment - Intervention Process

Answer 2

Eti

Question 2

Etic vs Emic

Answer 2

Types of Multicultural Assessment - Intervention Process

Etic: culture-general

Emic: culture-specific

Question 3

Pathoplasticity

Answer 3

Same disorder may look different in different cultures

Question 4

Establishing Equivalence of Measures across groups

Answer 4

1. Conceptual
2. Linguistic/translational
3. Psychological
4. Functional
5. Metric and Scalar

Question 5

Bias: types, reasons, ways to reduce

Answer 5

Types:

1. Race
2. Social Class
3. Gender

Reasons:

1. Biased diagnostic criteria (more valid for one group than another)
2. Biased instrument
3. Confirmation biases
4. Biased integration of information

Ways to reduce:

1. Be aware of biases
2. Use standardized and structured assessments
3. Adhere to diagnostic criteria strictly
4. Use actuarial approaches and statistical prediction rules