Introduction For decades‚ Asian-Americans are portrayed by the media as a successful minority. As the academic achievement of Asian-Americans soared in recent years‚ the model minority stereotype of Asian-Americans has become remarkably popular in the United States. The model minority stereotype indicates that “Asian-Americans‚ through their hard work‚ intelligence‚ and emphasis on education and achievement‚ have been successful in American society.” The origin of the model minority stereotype
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principles of one of the treatment interventions or approaches: Motivational Interviewing. The treatment approach‚ motivational interviewing‚ was first described by Miller (1983) in a paper he had not intended to publish but did so while in Norway supervising young psychologists. He found that the principles and concepts were interesting to clinicians and so decided to research them further‚ (Miller‚ 1996). Motivational interviewing developed as a result of observation of various alternative methods to
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Cultural‚ Ethical and Legal Considerations in Psychological Testing Cultural Considerations in Psychological Testing Culture differs in every part of the world and in these differences; psychology addresses the people who take part in the idea of culture and its practices. In psychological testing‚ many issues are raised regarding how such tests are appropriate for different groups of people‚ underlying their traditions‚ races‚ and sex. It has always been a challenge for testing and assessment
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Asian American women have gone a long way to get to America. They have faced many tribulations ranging from racism‚ gender issues‚ to familial issues. Those who experienced these problems back in their home town still faced them when they first immigrated to America. Even though they experienced hostility‚ life in America was still a luxury that they were willing to work hard for. It was because of this that deemed Asian Americans‚ particularly Asian American women‚ to be the model hard workers
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Interview with an Asian American Woman The Long Journey Towards The American Dream The Vietnam War ended in 1975‚ which caused many Vietnamese people to be driven out of their homes and immigrate to America‚ seeking a safe life away from the affects of war and political turmoil (Ojeda-Kimbrough Lecture June 7‚ 2012). My family was a part of these refugees searching for a way out. I interviewed my mother‚ Huong Carter who was born and raised in Vietnam and came to the U.S. with the second wave
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Motivational Interviewing: How It Works With Native Americans The Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change approach is complementary to the cultural values of Native American people and emphasizes listening‚ learning‚ and respect. Addictions in this day and time can be contributed to many factors and effect every ethnicity of people. Substance addiction has even affected the smallest ethnicity of people‚ Native Americans since their encounter with white people. Motivational Interviewing (MI)
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reasons why conflicts arose was because African Americans was falling behind on the social and political part of society‚ dealing with racism‚ segregation‚ and discrimination. But along with African Americans‚ races from different cultures wanted to endeavor equality as well. Various races throughout the United States fought for Civil Rights starting in the 1960s. Mexican Americans pushed for advances in the farming industry. Many of the Mexican
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Motivational interviewing – Reflection Motivational interviewing (MI) is psychological intervention that was originally developed through helping people with alcohol problem (Miller‚ 1983). MI is strongly ingrained in client-centred therapy of C. Rogers (1951) in its emphasis on understanding client’s internal frame of reference and present concerns‚ and in discrepancies between behaviours and values. However MI differs in having specific goal to reduce ambivalence about change and to increase
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American /vs/ Asian View on Happiness Sandra Branco 9044618802 PSY/220 January 28‚ 2013 Jeana Esler View on Happiness View on Happiness Americans associate feelings of happiness with personal achievement‚ the Asian associate those feelings with an entire society’s harmony. Asian people feel emotion less often than Americans. Asians tended to rate their emotional events as more neutral than Americans rated theirs. Overall‚ Americans were more likely to see their
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Throughout history‚ interracial relations have had a big impact within the Asian American community. There was an increase in the number of interracial relationships‚ particularly between Asian women and American soldiers as they served overseas in Asian countries and spent time in military bases. The War Brides Act of 1945 allowed U.S servicemen to bring their alien brides and families to the U.S. following World War II. In 1947‚ an amendment made it possible for U.S. soldiers to bring their Japanese
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