Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Psychology Flashcards
Define “Acculturation”.
The process of adapting to a new culture.
Integration = where keep some of old and adopt some of new. Best strategy.
Assimilation =forego old and acquire new culture.
Separation=maintain original culture and do not acquire new.
Marginalisation =original culture not maintained and new not acquired. This is most distressing.
What is “Cultural Competence”?
demonstrable knowledge/behaviour/attitude which enables one to work to capacity in multicultural contexts.
What is “Cultural Encapsulation”?
Working from one’s own ethnocentric basis and doing little to consider a different cultural perspective. Problematic.
Define “Cultural Psychology”.
Examines a culture within it’s own reference system. Has etic and emic aspects.
Etic=concerned with similarities and differences across different cultures.
Emic=focuses on specific psychological aspects of a single culture.
What is “Enculturation”?
The implicit learning of a culture’s beliefs, behaviours and traditions.
How do we define “Indigenous People”?
In Australian context= Aboriginals and/or Torres Strait Islanders.
What is “Indigenous Psychology”?
Psychologies native to a regional socioculture or geography. Emphasises need for psychologies to be arise from their own culture.
What is “Multiculturalism”?
Where multiple cultures exist within a country. Rights and aspirations of all citizens should be equal.
What is “The Noble Savage”?
An historical romantic notion of a native person being honorable and at one with nature.
What is “Reliability”?
Consistency in measurement.
What is “Social and emotional wellbeing”?
Mental health.
Define “Universalism”.
assumption that we are all human and therefore share some common characteristics.
What is “Validity”?
When what is measured is what was supposed to be measured.
What is “Yarning”?
Where Indigenous People can talk freely about their experiences.May include social yarning, research topic yarning, collaborative yarning or therapeutic yarning.
