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ethnopsychological

ethnopsychological

9.9
About how people from different ethnic groups think and behave
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛθnoʊˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: etnopsicológico
  • The study examined how ethnopsychological factors influence the mental health of various communities.

Examples

  • American mental health professionals no doubt discerned in Mahler's preexisting interests and interpretive tendencies a resonance with some of their own ingrained ethnopsychological concerns.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Another way of saying this is that Freudian texts are shot through with myriad cultural discourses, both "high" or esoteric and ethnopsychological.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I have argued in this essay that this is due to the pressure of selection exerted by Anglo-American ethnopsychological themes.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Simultaneously, these formal theories have served to "canonize" such ethnopsychological discourses on the self and implicit rules of behavior display as "desirable realities."

    Academic text (1990)

  • Understanding ethnopsychological differences can help therapists provide more effective treatment.

  • Ethnopsychological perspectives are essential for appreciating diverse cultural behaviors and beliefs.

Surface Forms

ethnopsychological positive

Morphology

ethnopsychological = psychological (semi-transparent) = ethno + psychology + ical

The immediate base 'psychological' is transparently formed from 'psychology' + '-ical' and retains the expected meaning relating to the mind.

Etymology

Ethnopsychological joins ethno- ('people') and psych- ('mind'), the same parts you see in ethnic and psychology. So, it means the study of how different groups of people think, feel, or behave.