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Ethnocultural identification in psychotherapy.

L Comas-Díaz1, F M Jacobsen

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University of Medicine, Washington DC.

Psychiatry
|August 1, 1987
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Ethnocultural identification in psychotherapy helps patients manage cultural identity issues. Therapists can use this process to reflect a patient's identity, aiding in coping with cultural change and integration.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Cultural Psychiatry

Background:

  • Ethnoculturally translocated individuals and minority group members often face ethnocultural identity disturbances.
  • Cross-cultural psychotherapy patients may experience challenges integrating their cultural backgrounds.

Observation:

  • Patients in cross-cultural psychotherapy sometimes project ethnocultural characteristics onto their therapists.
  • This projection is termed ethnocultural identification.

Findings:

  • Ethnocultural identification can be a therapeutic tool, fostering identification between patient and therapist.
  • Therapists can reflect aspects of a patient's conflicted ethnocultural identity.

Implications:

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  • This process aids in coping with evolving cultural values and transitional experiences.
  • It facilitates the integration of the ethnocultural self into a cohesive identity.
  • Enhances therapeutic outcomes in cross-cultural mental health settings.