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Many Asian countries have different beliefs about mental health, medicine, and treatment than their Western counterparts. For example, traditional Japanese beliefs state that "mental illness [is] caused by evil spirits", and that the traditional course of action is to avoid seeking professional help or use traditional sources of care. [ 14 ]
Asian American people tend to receive less mental health care and psychotherapy services when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. [9] [10] Among the Asian Americans who sought mental health help, delays in initiating the treatment sessions are common. The average time of delay is significantly longer than those observed in cases of ...
Traditional Asian medicine is a collective term for several types of traditional medicine practiced in Asia. [1] These include the medical traditions of: East Asia China. Tibet; Japan (Kampo) Korea; Mongolia; Southeast Asia Cambodia; Indonesia (Jamu) Thailand; Vietnam; South Asia Ayurveda; Tamil Nadu (Siddha) West Asia Middle East (Unani) Iran
Various definitions of Asian values have been put forth. Generally, the phrase alludes to influences by Confucianism, [1]: 10 in particular, filial piety or loyalty towards the family, corporation, and nation; the forgoing of personal freedom for the sake of society's stability and prosperity; the pursuit of academic and technological excellence; and, a strong work ethic together with thrift.
Asia's various modern cultural and religious spheres correspond roughly with the principal centers of civilization. West Asia (or Southwest Asia as Ian Morrison puts it, or sometimes referred to as the Middle East) has their cultural roots in the pioneering civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia, spawning the Persian, Arab, Ottoman empires, as well as the Abrahamic religions of ...
History, genetics, socio-economic status, culture, and education are all indirect factors that influences the identity of an ethnic group; thus, they are also reflective of a group's health beliefs and practices. [1]
Asian psychology is a branch of cultural psychology that studies psychological concepts as they relate to Asian culture. Psychologists studying these issue are often aligned with cross-cultural psychology. Asian Psychology is the study of countries of Asia and their peoples; the way they behave, act, communicate, and what their belief system ...
History of Asian clothing (18 C, 118 P) Cultural heritage of Asia (17 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Culture of Asia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out ...