The Cultural And Socio Economic Context

There are beliefs and assumptions that can hinder the ability of physicians to build proper relationships with the patient. For me personally, the belies that I hold that may influence my ability to build proper relationships with the patient is control. I believe in shared control rather than doctor control when interacting with the patient.

The eastern world culture is often incompatible with that of the United States. Asian American values are family and group focused, unlike that of the individual-centered western value system. Loss of face is a key ethnic-cultural factor that describes the danger to, or loss of social standing, especially among the Asian American social group. Perceived loss of face can seriously impact the Asian American’s behavior within this group. Asian American children are reared to bring pride to their family through academic and financial efforts. A lack of ability to maintain such standards and the perception of failure can interfere with seeking professional mental help. Feelings of shame and fear of stigmatization inside their family and community often lead to depression, isolation, and other mental issues (Jacob, Gray, & Johnson, 2013). Customarily, the Asian principles hold self-control and adherence to the customs of the family and community in high regards. Mental illness in an individual is viewed as an expression of a failure to both the immediate and extended

I like your example about the different acceptance between Haitian and American cultures. Not only Haiti but also many cultures believe that psychological disorders are from supernatural forces. Therefore, they want to seek spiritual and herbal treatment by their traditional healers whereas, people want to meet psychiatrists in Western culture. Cultures include custom, religion and patterns their ancestors made for a long time, so their belief or behaviors are various. As a result, symptoms of psychological disorders are similar, perception and treatment for the psychological disorders can be different in every culture.

The article Asian American Mental Health: What We Know And What We Don't Know by Stanley Sue was about Asian Americans and how they deal with their mental health. There are about 4% of Asians in the United States and because of this small percentage; it is hard for researchers to find people to help conclude their studies. What some have found out is that Asian Americans are offered mental health services but rarely use it. They find other ways such as asking their family for help or making an herbal remedy to help with their sickness. A researcher named Kuo has studies that show Asians are more depressed than Caucasians. According to a researcher named Leong the high depression rate is because Asians have problems with adjusting. I think what these researchers have studied is a great topic but it just needs more information. According to the article since it is such a low population of Asians in America it is hard to find people to do the research on. I think if they keep looking they can get more information about this topic.

In regards to the historical-cultural context, one must be fully aware of this when reading Gods’ word. According to Duval & Hayes (2008), “Historical-cultural context relates to just about anything outside the text that will help you to understand the text itself (What is Historical-Cultural Context section, para 1).” When an individual approaches the Bible text without any concern for the historical-cultural context, it can lead to misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the text. If one is to fully understand the messages in the Biblical text, one must pay careful attention to the culture in that particular time in history, as well as the background of the author, relationships, etc… Not taking the time to gather the particulars, and gaining understanding of the entire context (cultural-historical), will ultimately lead misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the message God had intended.

While, there is positive association between having a Western and the increased probability of depression, a recent study also found that there is

In order to see the broader social context we must need to understand first what social context actually is?

The last factor of depression is sociocultural factors. The main sociocultural factor that can increase the chances of depression is wealth. People who have more money are less likely to

All cultures have differnet beliefs about mental health and how they precieve what causes the disorders, how it can be cured or treated, and who should be involved in the process. Western coutries such as the United States, which see mental disorders as a result of natural scientific phenomena, advocate medical treatments that combat neurological imbalance and/or the use technology to diagnose and treat mental health disorders. Other countries believe that mental illness is the result of supernatural phenomena and promote prayer or other spiritual interventions that counter the presumed disfavor of powerful forces. Some cultures might ignore seeking professional medical help because they believe

A number of large-scale studies indicate that depression rates have increased worldwide over the past several decades. Furthermore, younger generations are experiencing depression at an earlier age than did previous generations. Social scientists have proposed many explanations, including changes in family structure, urbanization, and reduced cultural and religious influences.

The symptoms of mental disorders are found in all nations and in all cultures; there are recognizable symptoms that are common worldwide. Mental health researchers have not yet been able to determine whether culture bound syndromes are indicative of one or more possibilities that include distinct disorders that exist only in specific cultures, and reflect different ways in which individuals from different cultures express mental illness, as well as reflecting different ways in which the social and cultural environment interact with genes to produce disorders, or any combination of these. (pp. 101)

Psychologists use a wide range of ways to deal with, comprehend and clarify human behavior. The social/cultural point of view otherwise called sociocultural, is one method used to grasp why people act the way they do. This method looks to comprehend human behavior and identity improvement by inspecting the standards of the social gatherings and subgroups in which the individual is a part of. (Nevid, 2003) These principles are regularly unwritten rules that assist to direct a person’s activities. Race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social class, family conventions, associate gatherings, and age are a portion of the subgroups that may impact somebody 's behavior. (Ellyson, et al., 2014) The sociocultural method is stating that individuals behave a certain way due to their social and cultural connection. Individuals are influenced by other individuals they are around on a regular basis. Social forces are very influential in determining the behavior of individuals; however, they are frequently overlooked or underestimated. (Ellyson, et al., 2014) This perspective asks questions about why we obey people with authority, how we enter and maintain relationships, and what standards we consider appropriate, such as gender roles. The social/cultural viewpoint additionally advises us that we are impacted by components that are more extensive, yet generally as essential. (Nevid, 2003) By setting the investigation of the person in his or her cultural and social connection, a

Inside the discipline of environmental design there exist many approaches than can be used when observing a site or while planning a project. Some of these approaches are the social context, ecological, participatory, artistic, and the cultural competency approach. For this project in specific, I focused on the social context and ecological approaches, because for me they are the most interesting and crucial when planning a project. The social context approach focuses on the people that use the site, how they interact in and with it, and their needs. Observing all the different types of people, what they do, and how they use the space was simply astonishing and also quite fun. On the contrary, the ecological approach worries about the plants and animals rather than in the people. “By employing the ecological method we can discern the reason for the city, comprehend its natural form, discern those elements of identity which are critical and expressive” (Mcharg, 1967, p.41). This approach interested me since we first talked about it in class because I am an environmental science major and I’m passionate about all the natural sciences such as ecology and biology. I used each approach to analyze a certain area, the Quad, in two extremely different ways. The Quad is a large patch of grass, surrounded by trees, that is located south of the Memorial Union. It is divided by a narrow bath of concrete that crosses the entire Quad, dividing it into East and West Quad. It is a popular

All of these examples can also be seen as a particular tastes or structural choice of performing an activity/interest for either pleasure, entertainment and to gain something such as an education to gain things in life e.g. money, house, family, skills, possessions, Social status etc. These activities can be performed and engrained into a person from class. Power and position in society. For example, eating at an expensive restaurant or eating at a fast food restaurant based upon money restrictions, due to the occupation you have. To some people it’s about what you ‘have’ and who/what you ‘know’.

Humans are unique creatures simply due to the fact that every person grows up in a different environment. I know for a fact that the way I grew up is different compared to the way my friends grew up, and it is different compared to how others grew up and will grow up in the past and future. This paper covers the subject of sociocultural context, what it is, how it can impact a child, and how it impacted my own development.