The American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013 has made initial strides in recognizing the importance of ethnic and cultural factors related to psychiatric diagnosis. This paper discuses a 37-year-old Haitian female client. Details are discussed as to her presenting symptoms. In addition‚ the importance of a cultural assessment as it relates to minority clients is detailed. Cultural Assessment of Mrs. Hudson’s Haitian Culture Mrs. Hudson is a 37-year-old Haitian American woman who resides with her
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Name: Yifei Gao Date: 09/26/10 Cultural Identity Cultural identity is something special which distinguishes itself from other cultures. Generally‚ as society develops‚ its certain culture prospers and gradually becomes different from others. When we focus on certain individuals‚ it seems that everyone does have his own cultural identity no matter where he comes from. Culture is a broad term‚ and it’s summed up several different sections. Culture contains not only books from which we have learned
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(Rachels 618). This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. "Cultural Relativism‚ as it has been called‚ challenges our ordinary belief in the objectivity and universality of moral truth. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics: there there are only the various cultural codes‚ and nothing more. Moreover‚ our own code has no special status‚ it is merely one among many" (Rachels 618). It is clear that the answer to the question of ethics is‚ Cultural Relativism. The subject of murder is
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Introduction Culture is regarded as a sequence of morals and behaviors that will define a particular cultural‚ societal or age of individuals. Certain groups are associated with values and actions that are communicated or understood through culture. Culture ordinarily describes life as time given every individual conforms to certain rules that shape a fraction of their culture. Adolescent substance abuse is influenced greatly by his or her culture (Griswold et al. 2008). Certain cultures agree to
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How might developing cultural competence improve mental health services? Word Count 1692 Submission Date – 27th November 2012 Culture plays an important part in the development of a persons’ identity‚ relationships and influences behaviour (The Open University‚ 2010‚ p.74). Spencer (2003) states that the UK has become more culturally diverse based on varying factors such as economic‚ social and cultural globilisation; as a result of globilisation processes‚ boundaries that traditionally
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Hochschule Osnabrück Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences Bachelor in International Management (1st semester) Culture assimilator and its effect on cultural conflicts which international students face‚ especially living in the United States. Module essay in the subject Communication and Key Qualification Winter semester: 2013/14 Lecturer: Abigail M. Joseph-Magwood Author: Glenda Della Putta Student ID: 635308 Submission date: 20th November 2013
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CULTURAL SENSITIVITY Omega Manufacturing is headquartered in a regional manufacturing area in the United States. Company A produces engine components that undergo an extra heat-hardening process that provides extended life for engines of heavy-duty trucks‚ and it provides specialized machined engine components to all major U.S. truck and automobile manufacturers. Omega Manufacturing currently has 5‚000 employees in the United States and wants to double its size within the next four years
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Cultural Consideration Chanda Martin CJA/500 May 23‚ 2011 Joseph Laronge Cultural Considerations In the criminal justice system cultural concerns and influences in today’s societies have its positive and negative aspects. Cultural concerns and influences raises a lot of attention of the affect it has on justice and the security administration. In this paper it will first discuss how cultural concerns and influence affect the justice and security administration and its practices. Second‚ what
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2008 AP Human Geography Mrs. Rutlege Cultural Imperialism By definition cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting‚ distinguishing‚ separating‚ or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another. Usually the larger power or culture is imposing their culture on a smaller‚ less influential culture. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active‚ formal policy or a general attitude. The question‚ “Does U.S. cultural imperialism exist?” might as well be rhetorical
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CULTURAL BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION Introduction Differences in race‚ sex‚ religious beliefs‚ lifestyle and sexual orientation are among many cultural differences that may affect how people communicate in the workplace. Resolving communications problems caused by cultural differences requires patience‚ understanding and respect. A major mistake is forming opinions before even engaging in communications. Opinions reached before an opportunity to discuss the matter makes resolving conflict difficult
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