Personality, Abnormal Behavior, and Therapy
Please answer the following questions and prompts in a narrative that
demonstrates a personal understanding of the material. Provide detailed examples from your own experiences that illustrate the concepts; if possible, discuss how this information might be relevant to your future career; whenever possible, define concepts with your own words. Please answer EACH of the six questions:
1. What is the term for a cultural stereotype that refers to all members of a country? What do you think about this idea? Where have you encountered this notion before?
2. Has the Five Factor Model of personality been determined to be valid cross-culturally? Give two pieces of evidence in support of your answer.
3.Name and describe, in your own words, ANY ONE of the non-FFM personality dimensions that may arise out of indigenous personality theories. Provide a link to a YouTube clip that illustrates this behavior well.
4. When discussing policy-level approaches to reducing stereotyping and prejudice, one approach is called a “multi-cultural approach”. Name and describe the competing approach. What is the major difference between the two, in your understanding?
5. What is ONE best-practice recommendation for training psychologists who are culturally-sensitive?
6. Name AND describe ANY TWO big-picture themes that have emerged across our course in cross-cultural psychology.
