Ch. 4 Lecs Flashcards
… can be microaggressions (e.g. assuming sexuality)
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best way to be sensitive to diversity is to know your own … and … and become aware of what you may … based on these factors –> having that awareness enables you to overcome it
assumptions;
culture; values;
unconsciously think of others
... to act as the 4th force of psych ~ previous ways psych has been defined: - ... was 1st - ... 2nd
multiculturalism;
psychoanalysis;
behaviorism
previous ways psych has been defined - behaviorism:
- reaction against …
- rejected … and the thought that we have … that are … and make us act out
psychoanalysis;
introspection;
deep-seated inner issues;
unresolved
previous ways psych has been defined - behaviorism:
- rejected …
- spoke of …
- change … to address problems
- “if you make …, you’ll get …”
unconscious mind;
real, tangible behaviors;
behavior;
diff decisions; diff outcomes
previous ways psych has been defined:
- …/… was 3rd –> addresses … are happening
humanism/person-centered;
why behaviors
previous ways psych has been defined - humanism/person-centered:
- addresses why behaviors are happening
- borderlining … approach, which looks at … of things
- relatively new approach
- believing that people have potential to …
- recognize how we …
existential;
why;
achieve anything they want;
get in our own way
previous ways psych has been defined - humanism/person-centered:
- multicultural perspective … all of the above and helps to build … –> other cultures have different ways of … and … differently
enhances;
psychotherapeutic rapport;
coping;
experience problems
professional ways to enhance multiculturalism:
- …
- …
- different … for different …
books;
journals;
APA divisions;
cultural perspectives
having an awareness of … is a requirement in clinical psych
diversity
(Revisions to APA code)
- …
- …
- …
competence;
discrimination;
interpreting assessment results
(Revisions to APA code)
competence:
- can only practice …
- presents an issue with multiculturalism, which is what multiculturalism is trying to address –> how am I competent to work with … that we are not …? (one of the controversies being worked on)
what you’re trained in;
different cultures;
familiar with;
(Revisions to APA code)
discrimination –> everyone is …
entitled to benefits of psychotherapy
(Revisions to APA code)
interpreting assessment results:
- many assessment tests can be …
- must be mindful of … and how that can affect clients of …
biased against cultures;
dominant culture;
different cultures
… standards - programs now need … to be accredited
accreditation;
multiculturalism courses
(revisions to dsm based on culture)
- Asian cultures speak of depression as an …, others describe it as …, middle eastern describe it as …, etc
imbalance;
nerves;
problems of the heart
(revisions to dsm based on culture)
- … experienced differently in different cultures
- … in DSM 4, now called …
psychopathologies;
culture-bound syndromes;
cultural concepts of distress
(revisions to dsm based on culture)
culture-bound syndromes in dsm 4, now called cultural concepts of distress:
- … of experiences people have with a different culture
- have to look at how we define a disorder –> can’t diagnose something that’s …, important to look at … as well as …
repetitive patterns;
normal in a different culture;
dominant culture;
beliefs of other cultures
(cultural competence is important):
- …, …, …
awareness; knowledge; skills
(cultural competence is important):
awareness, knowledge, skills;
- self-awareness: best way to work through other issues you may have with another culture is to …
- goal is to be less …, to understand that not everyone … –> differences in cultures are not …
understand your own;
egocentric;
thinks the way we do;
deficiencies
(cultural competence is important):
awareness, knowledge, skills:
- knowledge: being aware of …, can ask client to …, includes …
clients’ cultures;
explain culture;
religion
(cultural competence is important):
awareness, knowledge, skills
skills:
- techniques consistent with the … of the client
- not all cultures will respond to …, as well, esp if therapy is …
values;
talking to you;
mandated
(cultural competence is important):
- … practice
- … and … changes with this –> need to be responsive to all people and all groups
constant ongoing;
structure of field;
DSM
(etic vs emic perspective)
- Are we all alike/different?
- etic looks at … between people
- emic looks at the … that people follow
similarities;
cultural specific norms
(cultural competence is important):
etic looks at similarities between people:
- …. among everyone
- doesn’t attach importance to …
- was popular during … of psych
- downside is that it didn’t appreciate …
universality;
different cultural groups;
early days;
culture
(cultural competence is important):
emic looks at the cultural specific normas that people follow:
- different cultural groups have to be …
- different people may have the same disorder, but it’s …
understood in their own terms;
expressed differently
(cultural competence is important):
narrow vs broad definitions of culture:
- narrow: just … and …
- broad: acknowledges …
ethnicity;
race;
other factors
(cultural competence is important):
narrow vs broad definitions of culture
broad:
- … –> institutional versions of these such as …, …, etc
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measuring the … continues to be a challenge - how do we know that we are culturally competent?
subcultures;
military; prison;
outcome
