ite cultural differences in client reactions and responses to stress, there are nonetheless stress behaviors that can and do transcend cultural lines and may be considered neurotic reaction. Examples are given. Moreover, Pinderhughes notes that there are times when culturally based behavior itself can be maladaptive for the client. In other words, simply because a behavior is appropriate within the client's own culture, this does not guarantee that the behavior is of benefit to the client in his or her current situation.
Pinderhughes closes her discussion of assessment with a discussion of the positive aspects of culturally adaptive behavior. Such a discussion is important because, coming from a different cultural background, clinicians and counselors can be unaware o
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