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8 pages in length. No single approach can be considered a catch-all for every component of mental health, which is why there are many divergent theories psychologists apply to any number of different situations. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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catch-all for every component of mental health, which is why there are many divergent theories psychologists apply to any number of different situations. "Psychological theories and research often assume
nations are culturally homogeneous and stable. But global demographic, political, and economic changes and massive immigration have sparked new scholarly and policy interest in cultural diversity and change within
nations" (Cooper at al, 1998, pp. 559-584). Psychopathology addresses the issues of behavioral and psychological dysfunction as they relate to social disorganization; cognition refers to the process of knowing,
which applies to a combination of judgment and awareness; social psychology studies various components of attitude, motivation, personality and behavior as they reflect an individuals influence upon and by social
groups; development pertains to "personal exploration" (Cooper at al, 1998, pp. 559-584) as it relates to gender role, occupation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, political ideology and relationships with peers, family and
strangers. "Although themes of shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that are transmitted through generations are common, some scholars emphasize cognitive orientations to ideas, beliefs, and knowledge; others focus on
materialist orientations to technological and environmental features; and others concentrate on behavioral orientations or on moral themes" (Cooper at al, 1998, pp. 559-584). The student might surmise the technique
most applicable to all populations as being the concept of behavioral therapy, which takes into consideration the history of cross-cultural psychology by assessing culture as an "indispensable component in the
understanding of human behavior" (Segall et al, 1998, p. 1101). Because there exists myriad contrarieties in the manner in which people behave from culture to culture, such perspectives as
relativism and absolutism are integral in their own application. Realizing that other techniques may be applicable in some situations -- such as organizational therapy that employs the use of
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