ERIC Number: ED139860
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Jul
Pages: 11
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Perception of Symptomatology in Ethnic Groups.
Sanborn, Kenneth O.; Katz, Martin M.
This study was undertaken by several clinicians to obtain ratings of symptomatology and coping behavior of mental patients from different ethnic groups in Hawaii. Three dimensions of depression were studied: physical agitation, verbal retention, and optimism. The aims of the study were to describe the symptomatic and coping behaviors which are more apparent to members of one ethnic group than to another. A rating instrument; the Ching-Katz-Sanborn Scale (CKS), designed to measure differences in emotionally expressive behavior among Caucasians, Pilipinos, Hawaiians, and Japanese subjects was used. Sixteen subjects, two men and two women, from each ethnic group were videotaped and rated by objective raters from each respective ethnic group. Each tape was viewed and rated by at least 3 men and 3 women from each ethnic group. The clinician's observation of symptomatic and coping behaviors of the subjects indicated that Caucasians saw more tension/anxiety and verbal retention, Filipinos saw more bizarreness and hostility. Hawaiians saw more positive attributes, and the Japanese did not have a characteristic bias. A conclusion of the study is that "if part of each illness is in the eye of a beholder, then we may have to treat the beholder as well as the patient to effect a cure." (Author/JP)
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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