Clinical & Research Literature

Question 1

Much research is done on WEIRD people

Answer 1

(Henrich 2010)

• Culture plays a huge role in picking tests
• most research done on White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic countries

Question 2

Cultural issues in diagnosis

Answer 2

(Nevid 1994)
Use caution when diagnosing mental illness when patient is living outside their dominant culture (abnormal behavior is relative)

Question 3

Cultural Factors in Assessment

Answer 3

(Sattler 2001)

• Degree of acculturation
• Language
• Family/social support
• cultural assumptions
• attitudes toward education
• culture shock

Question 4

Multi-pluralistic approach to testing

Answer 4

(Sattler 2001)

Recognize that different cultural groups differ on many factors

Question 5

Projective interpretation of the WAIS

Answer 5

(Bram 2016)

• The WAIS provides a snapshot of functioning under conditions of significant external structure
• Verbal subtests may evidence vulnerability or breakdowns in defensive functioning
• Look for content deviations, intrusions, disruptions in response process
• What are the conditions under which a disturbance occurred?
• Does the disturbance impact success or can they recover?