Asian Culture Influence on Mental Health
Description of the situation
The situation in this particular case involves a student of Asian background encountering mental disorder accompanied by depression. Her situation is very noticeable since it has even extended to affecting her academic performance. The student seems to be aware of impact that this health issue has on her academic performance but decides to keep quiet about it. A closer observation of the student’s case reveals that there is more to her conservative behavior. It occurs that culture plays a very significant role in her behavior (Tseng, 2009). The fact that there is Asian culture involvement, it becomes tricky in the decision making on coming up with a viable means of helping the student recover from mental disorder.Asian Culture Influence on Mental Health
Cultural influence in mental disorders within Asian community
As earlier mentioned, culture plays a considerably significant role in health beliefs adopted by Asian community as a whole. There are a number of important factors considered as relevant in diagnosing and finally coming up with treatment of the disorder. Moreover, it occurs that these factors are among the aspects affecting student’s resistance to seeking necessary health from the relevant parties in the health department (Tseng, 2009). These aspects include the fact that Asian families do not regard mental disorder as a normal occurrence in an individual.Asian Culture Influence on Mental Health
When one in a family suffers such illness, it is considered a family issue whereby the entire family is affected negatively. In this case a family decides to handle the issue quietly without much disclosure to non family members who would consider the affected family as one befallen by evil spirits.
This student seems to be equally aware of traditional principles firmly held about mental disorders whereby in addition to it being associated with evil spirits, emotional disharmony is also considered as a major causative factor. Therefore, in order to bring about mental wellness, it becomes very necessary that physiological as well as psychological aspects are brought into great consideration. To a number of Asians particularly those of an elderly age category, mental disorder has some connection with an individual’s or a family past behavior. In most cases, those affected must have committed ‘serious’ transgressions for them to be punished in such harsh manner. This particular way of reasoning is cultivated from the belief whereby present life is considered a continuation of early life as well as a determinant of future life.