" (Weiss, Goebel, Page, Wilson and Warda, 1998) it is reported that the study was focused on the determination of the degree to which behavioral and emotional problems may be related to the family's financial status, cultural heritage, degree of acculturation, and family functioning." (Weiss, Goebel, Page, Wilson and Warda, 1998)
Results stated in the work of Weiss, Goebel, Page, Wilson and Warda (1998) are stated to suggest that "...as a group, Latino preschoolers are quite well adjusted, experiencing a range of emotional and behavioral problems typical for their age group. However, a small proportion of the sample demonstrated behaviors indicative of substantial mental health problems. Boys seem more likely to warrant clinical concern as a result of both their externalizing and internalizing problems." (Weiss, Goebel, Page, Wilson and Warda, 1998)
IV. DSM-IV Cultural Formulation Guidelines
Parron states that the components of the DSM-IV Cultural Formulation Guidelines are:
(1) cultural identity of the individual;
(2) cultural explanations of the individual's illness;
(3) Cultural factors related to psychosocial environment and functioning;
(4) Cultural elements of the relationship between the individual and the clinician; and (5) Overall cultural assessment for diagnosis and care. (Parron, 1997)
Analysis
Assessment of the behavioral and emotional state and factors of the individual is an initiative that requires that one understand the target culture or the culture of origination of the individual undergoing assessment. Different behavioral expectations exist among and between various cultures of the world and what might appear to be problem behavior in one culture may be viewed as normal...
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