Cross-cultural psychiatry

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    Specifically, the opposition to the updated definition of ‘mental health’ emerges from the broadened qualifications for receiving a diagnosis, including the generous accommodation for cultural deviation. As a result, the likelihood of being diagnosed with a mental illness increases by a vast margin. For example, research conducted by Richard Warner, a philosophy professor, verified “that there are many cases of behavior that Western psychiatry would classify as symptomatic of mental disorder, which are not seen within their own cultures as signs of mental illness” (cited in Perring). Permitting a margin of leeway in diagnosing mental disorders by using a loose framework, rather than precise criteria, establishes global inconsistency. To the greatest extreme, the DSM-IV’s definition is in contradiction with itself, therefore imploding its logic and demolishing its purpose as a reliable, shared standard for professionals in diagnosing a patient with a mental disorder. Consider, for example, a young man living in the United States who, under the cultural patterns in this country, does not have a mental disorder. However, if he were to move to India, clinicians would consider a different set of cultural norms, and there the young man may be diagnosed with a mental disorder. The DSM-IV’s definition of ‘mental disorder’ is therefore inadequate because it demolishes…

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    As stated by the National Alliance of Mental Illness (2016), in a given year,1 in 5 adults in the U.S will experience some type of mental illness. A vast majority that suffer from mental or psychiatric disorders in the United States do not get the treatment and attention they need often because of the excessive cost of therapy and prescription drugs (Anxiety and Depression Association of America, n.d.). The long term effects of a mental or psychiatric disorder that goes untreated, can be…

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    Review Bulimia Nervosa is a complex disorder for which there is not only one cause. Sónia Ferreira Gonçlaves, Bárbara César Machado, Carla Martins, and Paulo P.P. Machado devised a case control design study aimed to discover whether or not events that individuals faced in their pasts have a specific connection the development of Bulimia Nervosa, or if the past events are linked to the development of psychiatric/psychological disorders in general. By examining events that look place in women’s…

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    Ethical, Legal, and Socio-Cultural Practice in Group Counseling The subject of Suicide has provoked copious ethical, moral, and social deliberations and examinations (Harris & Hawton, 2005). Civilization has fought with the notion of suicide as well as attempting to make coherent logic of the behaviors that proceed (Harris & Hawton, 2005). In managing such a multifaceted individual and social subject, therapists may come across an abundant amount of ethical trials which must be resolved in…

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    the following; Power distance: This is a dimension which shows the extent to which members of a given society react to an unequal distribution of power. For example, societies with high score imply that their members accept and are comfortable with power inequality. While, societies with low score imply that, their members are do not accept and believe in power inequality. Individualism Vs Collectivism: This refers to the state where people in a society prefer to depend on themselves and very…

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    The Importance Of Tourism

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    easily. For example, my hometown, Chiang Mai is a famous for tourist who visits Thailand. There are around 120 temples in the city, nevertheless, only around 9 temples that were put in the pamphlet and tourist usually visits. These temples contain reflection of “Chiangmainess” such as having long history from Kingdom of Lanna- the old kingdom before Thailand took over. Lanna culture is chosen to represent Chiang Mai to make the city unique from other cities in Thailand. The unique point or…

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    Geert Hofstede Essay

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    Geert Hofstede is a Dutch professor, and former IBM employee, who spent the years between 1967 and 1973 conducting research on IBM employees in over 40 different countries. His work was intended to highlight cultural differences so that managers could learn to adapt to different cultures in such a multi-national business climate (The Economist, 2008, p. 1). Hofstede’s initial work created a model of 4 separate dimensions, which is essentially, an empirical and quantitative way to categorize…

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    Cross-Cultural Analysis

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    Culture bestows people a sense of identity, a belonging, and a behavioral structure; working with these concepts, individuals gain a foundation of normal cultural practices. The values and norms of culture and sub-culture influence social interactions in the context of everyday life and business negotiations. For multinational companies and countries to have an advantage in today’s global markets, it is necessary to understand these cultural practices. The level of cultural understanding…

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    As time passes by slowly making a day feel like a week and yet somehow a week feeling like a day, people forget that the way they are living is defined by certain sociological situations. These situations can be caused by culture, history, and identity. These factors determine how we communicate effectively, or ineffectively, in intercultural conditions. The most important factor being language and the adaptation among these different cultural identities, whether it be verbal or non verbal.…

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    Racism In The 1900s

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    Pg 88). African Americans faced racism on a daily basis in the 1900s. Lynch mobs and burnings terrorized African Americans, causing them to be skeptical or in fear of leaving their own home. They were denied industry jobs and were forced to work low end jobs. This resulted in to poor living conditions which affected their mental health. Picking cotton was their main source of income. African Americans began to question their self worth because as of minorities they were not able to express…

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