Classroom Lecture: Family, Cultural Identity, Historical Figures, and Mental Health

Vocabulary terms and key concepts covering personal narratives, historical figures, civil rights leaders, and mental health clinical perspectives discussed in the lecture.

Ziamara

The speaker's newly discovered younger sister who has gray eyes, whose mother is from the islands, and who is traveling to Scotland with the family.

Kurt

The speaker's brother who has 11 children, was born on the same day as their father, and wants the family house in Barbados.

Barbados Currency Exchange Rate

The monetary rate where one American dollar is equal to $2$ dollars in Barbados currency, making $500$ American dollars worth $1{,}000$ in Barbados.

Fannie Lou

A historical civil rights figure who was the child of southern sharecroppers and became a founding member of SNCC (referred to phonetically as SNIP in the lecture).

Jesse Owens

The renowned American track athlete mentioned who was unable to find work upon returning to the United States.

Liberia

The country in Africa established by Americans that inspired a Michael Jackson song referenced during class.

Michael Jackson's "Milk"

A white, thick intravenous medication typically used as an anesthetic for procedures such as colonoscopies and endoscopies, administered by his doctor to treat insomnia.

Prince

Michael Jackson's son who administered CPR on his father after the physician fled the room during cardiac arrest.

School Psychologist

A mental health profession identified by a student aiming to support children with psychological difficulties and foster healthier ways of living amidst societal pressures.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

An autoimmune disorder characterized by loss of mobility and vision; in an example cited by the speaker, its symptoms were mistakenly diagnosed for 5 years due to leaking breast implants.

Cultural Empathy in Clinical Practice

The therapeutic responsibility to study the history, understand differing cultural expectations without judgment, and present alternative perspectives when clients follow cultural practices that present challenges.