Tools for Assessing Racism-Related Stress and Trauma Among Latinos
| Autor: | Judy Mier-Chairez, Monnica T. Williams, Adriana Peña |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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05 social sciences Ethnic group Racism 030227 psychiatry 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences 03 medical and health sciences Posttraumatic stress 0302 clinical medicine Stress (linguistics) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Toolkit for Counseling Spanish-Speaking Clients ISBN: 9783319648781 |
| Popis: | Hispanic Americans experience higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than their European American counterparts. One explanation for this finding is the differential experience of racism, which can in itself be traumatic. The mechanism by which racism results in PTSD is thought be due to the uncontrollable, anxiety-producing, and distressing nature of such events, combined with a lack of ability or opportunity to mentally process the experiences. PTSD caused by racism, or racial trauma, is underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness among clinicians and a lack of validated measures for its assessment. This chapter describes racism toward Latino/as, measures for the assessment of racism-related stress and trauma, and introduces a new clinician-administered interview, the UConn Racial/Ethnic Stress and Trauma Survey (UnRESTS), to aid in its assessment. Translation procedures for the UnRESTS are described, and the measure is provided in English and Spanish. |
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