Chapter 4: Diversity and Cultural Issues in Clinical Psychology

acculturation (p. 87)

responding to a new cultural environment, can happen in different ways

ADDRESSING model (p. 99)

an acronym that includes important diversity factors to consider

cultural competence (p. 83)

the state of having cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, and cultural skills

cultural concepts of distress (p. 82)

different cultures use different terms to represent psychological problems, sometimes similar to DSM disorders and sometimes not; DSM 5-TR has a glossary of such terms

cultural diversity (p. 77)

an increasing phenomenon in the U.S., influences one's understanding of mental illness and mental health

Cultural humility

an attitude that recognizes the limits of your own knowledge and is open to learning more

cultural self-awareness (p. 83)

awareness of how one's culture influences one's viewpoint

dynamic sizing (p. 86)

the ability to know the norm for a group and understand that the norm might not apply to every person within that group

emic (p. 96)

perspective that recognizes and emphasizes culture-specific norms

etic (p. 96)

perspective that emphasizes the similarities across all people

group level (p. 96)

every person is, in some ways, like some other people

heterogeneity (p. 86)

differences among individual of the same cultural group

individual level (p. 96)

every person is, in some way, unlike any other person

intersectionality (p. 100)

the unique interaction of a person's combination of diversity and cultural factors

microaggressions (p. 92)

comments or actions made in a cross-cultural context that are invalidating or insulting, sometimes without that intention

multiculturalism (p. 78)

a fourth wave in psychology that focuses on the impact of culture and diversity on mental health

subcultures (p. 99)

smaller cultural groups within a society; can be based on various factors such as race, religion, age, etc.

tripartite model of personal identity (p. 96)

model for understanding people on an individual level, group level, and universal level

universal level (p. 96)

every person is, in some ways, like all other people