Assessing the Culturally Different: Cultural Factors in the Clinical Assessment of Asian-Americans.

Autor/in	Feng, Jianhua
Titel	Assessing the Culturally Different: Cultural Factors in the Clinical Assessment of Asian-Americans.
Quelle	(1991), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Asian Americans; Chinese Americans; Clinical Diagnosis; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Culture Fair Tests; Diagnostic Tests; Ethnic Bias; Ethnic Groups; Evaluation Problems; Minority Groups; Personality Assessment; Psychological Evaluation; Psychological Testing; Racial Differences; Testing Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Chinese; Chinesen; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Ethnie; Ethnische Minderheit; Persönlichkeitsanalyse; Psychosoziale Beurteilung; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	The impact of cultural variables on the clinical and personality assessment of Asian Americans is discussed, with emphasis on Chinese Americans. Any assessment procedures must take into account the diversity of Asian Americans, who belong to more than 29 distinct subgroups that are heterogeneous in language, religion, custom, degree of acculturation, and socioeconomic status. Asian Americans have generally been inadequately represented in normative samples of standardized traits, resulting in a negative framework that labels Asian Americans globally and interprets differences from the norm as deficits in ability or character. Cultural values can affect the thematic values of tests and clinical interviews, as well as perception. Clinicians who differ in language or culture from their clients may encounter difficulties in assessment, including difficulties in translation. Diagnosis should move from the delineation of trait and typology toward becoming a tool for intervention. Cultural views must be understood as they affect adaptation and the development of cognitive and emotional skills. An 11-item list of references is included. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01