Module 2 Flashcards
It is the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles
Multiculturalism
Professional efforts in clinical psychology
- Publication on cultural issues in mental health have appeared in recent years
- Emergence of APA Divisions and Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) Divisions
- Ethical code “ethical principles of psychologist and code of conduct relating to multiculturalism
- DSM effort toward multiculturalism
- Revisions of prominent assessment method
It competency is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Cultural competency
It refers to the awareness of
how culture has influenced the self.
Cultural self-awareness
What are the Benefits of Learning Different Cultures?
- GETTING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD BETTER
- MINIMIZE STEREOTYPES
- HELPS PREVENT AND OVERCOME ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIVISIONS
- ENHANCES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
- CREATES OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE
- EXPOSURE TO NEW EXPERIENCES
WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN DIFFERENT CULTURES?
- THEY ARE INTERESTING
- IT STIMULATES THE MIND
- IT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING
- YOU UNDERSTAND VARIOUS WAYS OF DOING THINGS
- YOU BECOME MORE PREPARED TO COPE WITH THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD
These are comments or actions made in a cross-cultural context that convey prejudicial, negative, or stereotypical beliefs and may suggest dominance or superiority of one group over the other
Microaggressions
It emphasizes the similarities between all people. It assumes universality among people and generally does not attach importance to differences among cultures. It is in the normative point of view.
Etic perspective
It recognizes and emphasizes culture specific norms. In this perspective a psychologist considers clients behavior, thoughts and feelings within the context of the client’s own culture.
Emic perspective
Culture comes from the Latin word ______________ related to cult or worship
cultura
It is a comprehensive and encompassing term that includes what we have learned about our history, values, morals, customs, art, and habits.
Culture
“the complex of values, ideas, attitudes, and other meaningful symbols created by people to shape human behavior and the artifacts of that behavior as they are transmitted from one generation to the next.”
Culture
Three important attributes of culture
- created by people
- intangible and tangible
- cultural environment evolves
3 aspects of culture
- culture is a pattern of behavior,
- culture is learned, and
- culture is transmitted from one generation to the next.
3 Components of Culture are;
- cognitive component,
- material component, and
- normative component.
