Multicultural Psychology Flashcards
Emic
Culturally specific views
Etic
Universal view of personality and psychopathology
What age/sex group of immigrants has the highest rates of hospitalization?
Young Males
When are psychological problems most likely to peak following immigration?
1-3 years
What is acculturation?
The process by which one culture learns about and adopts the behaviors and beliefs of another group
What is cultural maintenance?
the extent people make contact with and participate in dominant culture
According to Berry’s Model of Acculturation, what are the four possible outcomes of acculturation?
Assimilation
Separation
Integration
Marginalization
Assimilation according to Berry’s Model of Acculturation
High contact and participation
Low cultural maintenance
Separation according to Berry’s Model of Acculturation
High cultural maintenance
Low contact and participation
Integration according to Berry’s Model of Acculturation
High cultural maintenance
High contact and participation
Marginalization according to Berry’s Model of Acculturation
Low cultural maintenance
Low contact and participation
What is enculturation?
Learning information about one’s own culture
What are idioms of distress?
The ways in which various cultural groups express psychological distress
What is a culture bound syndrome?
A mental health condition that only occurs in specific cultural groups
What is cultural encapsulation
When a therapist has a very narrow view about cultures and reality
People with low SES have higher rates of being diagnosed with….
Schizophrenia
People with high SES have higher rates of being diagnosed with….
Bipolar Disorder
Troiden’s Model of Sexual Minority Development
Sensitization
Identity Confusion
Identity Assumption
Commitment
What is low context communication?
Focuses on the message being said
What is high context communication?
The context surrounding the message has significant importance
Atkinson, Morton, and Sue’s Minority Identity Development Model
Conformity Dissonance Resistance Introspection Integration
Helm’s Model of White Racial Identity Development
Contact Disintegration Reintegration Pseudo-Independence Emersion/Immersion
What does a collateral culture value?
Family and social connections
Mental Health Issues for Hispanic Americans
Express emotional symptoms as physical symptoms
Collateral culture
May seek mental health care from corenderas
Treatment should be active, concrete, and focused on problem-solving
May want to involve the family
Informal communication
What cultural group is most likely to commit suicide?
Native Americans
Mental Health Issues for African Americans
Most likely to be victims of violence and crime
Overrepresented in inpatient mental health hospitalizations
Cultural Paranoia
Likely to terminate therapy earlier
Importance of creating a positive alliance
Egalitarian relationship is optimal
A person’s stage of identity development can affect their attitude towards counseling
Multi-systems approaches may be helpful
What is cultural paranoia?
A healthy distinctiveness based on the real experiences of racism
Mental Health Issues for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
Collateral culture
Patriarchal
Low usage of mental health services due to shame and stigma
Mental health issues often disguised and somatic or academic/vocational complaints
Structure, active, and directive approaches are best
Mental Health Issues for Native Americans/Alaskan Natives
20% still live on reservations
Poverty is twice as high as the general population
Suicide rate is 1.5 times higher
Alcohol related deaths are much higher
Alternative medical practices are frequently used
Don’t know much about ideal therapy approaches
