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cultural bias - Coggle Diagram
cultural bias
things that can cause this
cultural interpretations of sz (malgady)
negative cultural attitudes to sz
culture/nationality of clincian
race discrimination e.g viewing other differently/ misdiagnosing
EV
research
malgady
costa ricans seen hearing voices as spirits
++other cultures believe in contact w/ ancestors
USA would say this is sz
classification system doesn't take into account cultural differences
copeland
US diagnosed 69%
UK diagnosed 2%
shows cultural bias in diagnosing
could be due to two different healthcare systems
US pay for healthcare
more likely to be diagnosed
it is valid
can create a symptom pool
cultural differences taken into consideration
can look at a cultural cause, not a mental one
e.g costa rican's hearing voices
reduce false positives = more valid
practical applications
finding cultural biases allows training
psychologists can consciously avoid these
leads to reduction of these biases