U3 Flashcards
equity
everyone gets what they need
equality
everyone gets the same
equity barriers that impact mental health
- barrier to housing
- stigma
- cycles of poverty
- employment barriers
- food insecurity
diversity
idea of involving people from many backrounds
inclusion
represents meaningful actions that connect concepts of equity and diversity
psychopathology is predicted on what is considered normal based on _______ samples
WEIRD
issues with research using primarily WEIRD samples
- bias and lack of knowledge
racism
race based prejudice and power
systematic/structural racism
history, culture, policy
interpersonal racism
racism between individuals
institutional racism
within and between institutions
internalized racism
when BIPOC individuals begin to believe they are inferior bc of their race
sources of traumatization relating to EDI
- colonization
- slavery
- genocide
- discrimination
common diagnoses from traumatization in the context of EDI
- PTSD
- suicidality
- substance abuse
- depression
indigenous mental health has unique risk factors such as
colonization, Indian act, layers of harm, generational trauma, 60’s scoop etc
common outcomes from indigenous mental health risk factors
- loss of identity
- high suicide rates
- lack of culturally appropriate intervention
over pathologizing
considering behaviour as pathological when behaviour is normal variation of individuals culture
under pathologizing
labeling dysfunctional behaviour as cultural earn behaviour reflects a pathological response
intersectionality
study of overlapping social identities and systems of oppressionand how they interact and disadvantage
how to ensure diversity in assessment of psychological disorders
- consider broader contexts
- use tools and methods that are EDI sensitive
- be aware bias can occur when a tool is developed in one context but used in another
gender identity
internal representation
gender expression
physical manifestation of gender identity
sex assigned at birth
male, female, intersex
based on anatomy, hormones, and chromosomes
gender dysmorphia
psychological distress that results from incongruence between assigned sex and gender identity
issues with gender diversity in research
- lots of research is retrospective
- lots of small samples that aren generalizable
- under reporting of symptoms
- hard to select a suitable comparison group
in general girls tend to _______ struggles while boys tend to __________
internalize
externalize
gendered diagnosis
some disorders are more associated with one gender
literature often conflates ______ and ______
sex
gender
there is a lack of research examining effects of studies for __________ individuals
trans
difference between classical categorical and dimensional approaches to nosology
- classical notes presence of symptoms while dimensional notes degree of severity
cultural formulation
allowing disorder to be described from the perspective of patients experiences and primary social/cultural group
primary purpose of semi structured interviews
to inquire about the most important aspects of a disorder
behavioural inhibition system
brain circuit in limbic system that responds to treat signals by inhibiting anxiety
