culture 20 mark essay

Question 1

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Answer 1

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->Communication issues caused by cultural differences of both clinician and patient.
—> Language differences can be a barrier with information being lost in translation if the patient and clinician do not speak the same language. Also,
translation can result in inappropriate treatment regime or perhaps no treatment at all

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-> Fernando (1991) argues diagnosis is always a social exchange between patient and healthcare professional meaning that misunderstandings & invalid diagnosis are not always due to the diagnostic tool.
—>these might be attributed to the lack of understanding of religious issues or the role of the family

Question 2

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-> Patient disclosure of symptoms
—> studies found that patients of different ethnicities are likely to withhold information about the symptoms they are experiencing

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-> Sue and Sue (1992) found that Asian Americans don’t like to talk about their emotions and are therefore less likely to admit they have a problem and they are less likely to talk freely about it to a therapist

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->Casas (1995) found that a significant proportion of African American do not like to share their personal information with people of a different race

Question 3

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Answer 3

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->standardisation of symptoms
—> if a patient is from a different culture to their clinician, cultural differences in what they say about the disorder might affect the clinicians diagnosis, challenging the vaudity of the diagnosis

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-> Luhrmann et al (2015) found that in the usa meanng voices was seen as a negative experience, whereas in India Ghana hearing voices is seen as positive
—>This suggests the experience of a mental diagnosis might differ across cultures