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The Influence of Race and Racial Identity in Psychotherapy: Toward a Racially Inclusive Modelreviewed by Harry C. Triandis - 1997 Title: The Influence of Race and Racial Identity in Psychotherapy: Toward a Racially Inclusive Model Author(s): Robert T. Carter Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, New York ISBN: 047124533X, Pages: 320, Year: 1998 Search for book at Amazon.com Carter argues that race (skin color,
physical features) is a taboo topic in the United States among
mental health professionals, and he recommends that it be given a
central position in theorizing about psychopathology.
Specifically, he argues that racial identity should be a central
concern in the construction of theories about psychopathology. He
asserts that both European Americans and African Americans go
through a specific set of stages while they develop a racial
identity. This identity affects their thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors, and we cannot understand the interaction between
European and African Americans in the United States unless we
understand the role of racial identity.
According to Carter, black racial identity occurs in eight
stages, from the pre-encounter stage, which includes idealization
of whites, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a weak ego, to the
internalization stage, which includes a black-oriented world view,
self-confidence, security, a weak ego, culture paranoia,
Afrocentric cultural values, and group activism.
There are five stages of Euro-American racial identity,
according to Carter, ranging from the contact... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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