PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Diana Baumrind, Cultural Diversity, Biopsychosocial Model
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Al (2006) identified three specific processes: increased daily stressed, greater vulnerability to negative events, disrupted social ties (i. e. less chance to develop positive affiliations) Permissive non-punitive, there for child"s use, shows little involvement; may seem disinterested. Authoritative most adaptive, use discipline within reason and warmth, Familial factor: parental mental illness sets guidelines but communicates rationally. In canada, 1 in 8 children live in households where there is one or more of parental mood, anxiety, or substance use disorders. 17% of the time, there is only one parent in the home. Cultural diversity is important to highly heterogeneous countries. Psychopathology often presented within the context and constraints of western society. Can differ much from each other as their cultural or racial group differs from another cultural or racial group. Indigenous people constitute only 4% of the canadian population but proportionally have higher levels of mental health problems poverty, history of oppression, discrimination, and maltreatment.
