Ann Harris
Introduction to Cultural Consideration
The organizations that provide mental health services to different types of communities need to understand the culture differences and background and the diversity and beliefs of all people. In doing this the mental health evaluators will have a better understanding and ability to accept and adapt to the cultural differences, such as cognitive, moral reasoning language and human attachments.
Attachment
When a infant is born, there is a attachment and bond an infant creates with their primary care giver (Matsumoto &Juan,2013)
Provides the infant with emotional security
Bowlby's Theory of attachment
Scenario: When the baby is automatically born, the nursing staff and or doctor will put the baby in the mothers chest, to develop that bond between the mother and the infant. When the baby cries or laughs, its important for the parent to respond in a timely manner to form a attachment with their child.
Piaget’s stage theory of Cognitive
Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. How thinking still develop over time.
Paget's 4 stages: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations.
Piaget’s 4 stages Con’t
Chinese Languages
Chinese Languages are written with symbols. The symbols are called Chinse characters. Chinese characters represent the oldest writing system in the world.
Chinese belongs to sino-Tibetan groups of languages
Chinese languages does not have alphabets. Pinyin is a way to write Mandarin Chinese with the roman alphabet.
The most difficult part when studying Chinese language is getting your tones right and learning how to read and write Chinese characters.
Moral Reasoning
Moral Reasoning is defined as a judgement between what is right and what is wrong.. Moral reasoning is the situation in which one must make a difficult decision.
China strict restriction on family size 1 child per family
Interpretation of punishment and rewards
Typically usually passed from generation to generation
Developmental models
Parents
Grandparents
Teachers
Leaders
References
Cherry, K. (2018). The four Stages of Cognitive Development. Retrieved from http://Verywellmind.com
Mcleod, K (2007). Cultural differences in Moral Reasoning. Retrieved rom http://people opposingviews.com/cultural-differences-moral-reasoning-9454.html
Matsumoto, D., & Juang, L. (2013). Culture & psychology(5th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.