Middle East Psychology

Assignment COMMUNITY PRESENTATION
This assignment gives you the opportunity to step into the role of a professional reaching out to a community with an underserved population.

Scenario
Imagine that you work at a mental health clinic in a community with a historically underserved population. To help encourage use of mental health services by individuals in your community, your employer has asked you to speak at a local meeting. You are aware that some community members view psychology and mental health services as purely Western concepts and are hesitant to seek out services.

Mistrust of Westernized healthcare may serve as a barrier to seeking healthcare. There are many factors that may contribute to this mistrust, including fear of Western medicine, structural barriers, lack of cultural competence in some healthcare settings, and religious practices (Hassan et al., 2021; Oakley et al., 2019).

References:
Hassan, S. A., Mohamed, F., Sheikh, N., Basualdo, G., Daniel, N. A., Schwartz, R., Gebreselassie, B. T., Beyene, Y. K., Gabreselassie, L., Bayru, K., Tadesse, B., Libneh, H. A., Shidane, M., Benalfew, S., Ali, A., Rao, D., Patel, R. C., & Kerani, R. P. (2021, December 2). “They wait until the disease has taking over you and the doctors cannot do anything about it”: Qualitative insights from Harambee! 2.0. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312706

Oakley, L. P., López-Cevallos, D. F., & Harvey, S. M. (2019, July 25). The association of cultural and structural factors with perceived medical mistrust among young adult Latinos in rural Oregon. Behavioral Medicine, 45(2), 118-127. https://doi.org./10.1080/08964289.2019.1590799

Assignment Preparation
For this assignment, you will want a minimum of four resources. To prepare for this presentation, choose one of the articles below as one of the regions you wish to focus on. You may also use these resources on your assignment as a source for this assignment and as your topic population: 

Middle East
Haque, A. (2004). Psychology from Islamic perspective: Contributions of early Muslim scholars and challenges to contemporary Muslim psychologists. Journal of Religion and Health, 43(4), 357–377.
Simonton, D. K. (2018). Intellectual genius in the Islamic golden age: Cross-civilization replications, extensions, and modifications. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 12(2), 125–135.

Assignment In your presentation, do the following:

Describe the cultural psychology of a selected region from the list above(including key figures, central concerns, mental health issues that often arise within that region, potential stereotypes and discrimination that may occur, and theoretical conflicts).
Compare and evaluate the cultural influences that affected the development of two systems of psychological ideas—one system being Western culture and the other system representing your selected region. What similarities exist? For example, how does addiction manifest similarly in these cultures?
Contrast and evaluate the cultural influences that affected the development of two systems of psychological ideas. What differences exist? For example, are members from the selected region typically more or less likely to seek mental health treatment relative to members of Western culture?
Explain and analyze factors that a mental health practitioner should take into account to be a culturally sensitive and aware practitioner and best serve all members of their community, particularly when members of that community have been traditionally underserved.
Support your analysis with scholarly articles.
Submission Requirements
Create a PowerPoint presentation to accompany your talk. Requirements include the following:

Length: 5–7 slides (not including title slide or references); each slide should contain 3–4 paragraphs of notes.
Written communication: Must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Resources and citations: Use a minimum of three scholarly sources. A maximum of one credible but nonscholarly source is acceptable in addition to the three scholarly sources. Format according to current APA guidelines.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

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