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Erickson has developed a psychosocial theory, which was modeled on Freud 's model of psychosexual theory. Erickson 's theory extends the number of life stages in order to encompass the entire life. Erickson expanded the principles of psychosocial development beyond childhood and theorized that the ego itself is shaped and transformed not only by biological and psychological forces, but also social factors. This was a new perspective because Freud 's theory didn 't use any other factors for development

According to “Got Lactose?”, cultural behavior affects evolution. In this excerpt, it is shown that cultures that included lactose in their diets, such as European and East African cultures, are lactase persistent in adulthood. Other cultures, such as Asian cultures, that did not include lactose in their diets, did not continue to be lactase persistent in adulthood. This is shown in the example of what happens during a famine. During famine, when milk was a majority source of food, those who could

Paper Reflection Paper 2 Overall Impression of Book: I feel that Anne Fadiman narrated the story of Lia Lee’s and her family’s life in intimate and tragic detail. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a poignant depiction of the struggle between loving parents, hard-working medical professionals, and a very precious child caught in the middle of a tug-of-war. Ms. Fadiman very distinctly illustrates how the collision of two cultures indirectly led to the demise of a

It is imperative to use assessment in counseling practice because it allows for an objective evaluation of a client, especially when combined with qualitative methods like interviewing, having clients act out events, or describe their past memories and discuss their significance (Juhnke, 1995; Wall, 2004). It allows for a reliable and valid method of determining how best to help the client which is pivotal since many counselors do not have sufficient time to determine these on a purely qualitative

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is the story by author Anne Fadiman, which explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia’s parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of communication between them led to tragedy.1The lack of communication due to cultural misunderstanding, mistrust, lack empathy, and poor health literacy led to care being

Around the world, cultures have always had their own way of explaining the unknowable and answering the questionable. Rarely will any two people completely agree on what is normal and what is not. Anne Fadiman's book peers into this from a medical standpoint. "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," identifies the differences and challenges presented when differing cultural perceptions of disease and their treatments collide. She explores the conflicts that arise when a Hmong child named Lia

her parents. They were very loving, however, if she stayed with them any longer she would have most likely become mentally retarded very quickly or have died. It was best for her to be somewhere she could receive consistent medical treatment. Fadiman experiences the strong cultural and language barrier between her and the Hmongs during her first encounter with them. I think she realizes they have a very different way of doing things and understands why it is so hard for them to follow Lias medication

Homong Spirituality in Western Medicine Throughtout the later chapters of When The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Fadiman describes how the Homong play a large role in the population of Merced, but are not considered in the city’s day to day life. This brings to light the strong ties of their own community of the Homong. During this time of the book Lia has become more stable from when she had her major sezirue but the brain damage from her grand mal becomes more apparent. Lia’s father, Nao

interactions with those seen as of a less advantageous class, race, religion, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or nation. These cultural beliefs and practices include the perception of neoliberalism and Western culture as the quintessential model (Genital, Fadiman, Muslim/Egg, HG, Famine), the idealization of specific personality traits (Wall St, Apache, Cosmetic), and the acceptance of inequality as the result of individual failure in a meritocratic system (Homeless, Waste, Barter, Disaster, Cargo). Regarded

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to read. A lot. When assigned to write this letter, I continued that trend by searching for relevant events you have been a part of, so I could connect my findings to the books I read. Evidently, from this lackluster introduction, I was unsuccessful in that pursuit. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say about the work you do, it’s just that I don’t think I’m qualified to tell you how to run a country, in particular, through the implied euphemisms of a book