The Angry Black Woman: The Impact of Pejorative Stereotypes on Psychotherapy with Black Women
The Angry Black Woman: The Impact of Pejorative Stereotypes on Psychotherapy with Black Women
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DOI：
10.1080/19371918.2011.619449
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发表时间：
2014-01-02
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2.5
通讯作者：
Ashley, Wendy
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作者：
Ashley, Wendy
在奴隶制以及由此产生的社会、经济和政治影响之后，黑人妇女成为美国主流文化中负面刻板印象的受害者。这些刻板印象包括愤怒的黑人妇女的神话，将这些妇女描述为咄咄逼人，脾气暴躁，不合逻辑，傲慢，敌对和无知。黑人妇女在心理健康治疗期间出现的症状可能会强化这一神话。然而，愤怒的黑人妇女的许多负面特征是在应对外部压力和历史因素时发展起来的。黑人妇女也有一个独特的经验和愤怒的表达，塑造了心理健康临床医生解释的表现症状。这种神话和相应的负面刻板印象显着影响黑人妇女内在，人际关系，并可能影响心理健康治疗的疗效。在心理健康方面对黑人妇女的理解和治疗应该受到影响这些客户的文化规范和社会政治动态的影响。成功的心理健康治疗需要文化能力和临床医生，他们已经做好充分准备，能够与客户一起驾驭文化的内在复杂性。愤怒的黑人妇女神话，包括其起源，表现形式和黑人妇女的独特经历的认识，可能会提高临床医生的文化能力的标准，并提供更成功的治疗结果，在与这一人群的工作。一个案例说明了以文化上胜任的方式进行实践所必需的勤奋。一个客户是从传统的心理治疗的角度，然后通过一个透镜，结合心理治疗的做法与神话和刻板印象的影响黑人妇女的意识。文化相关的做法的影响进行了讨论。
In the aftermath of slavery and the resulting social, economic, and political effects, Black women have become the victims of negative stereotyping in mainstream American culture. Such stereotypes include the myth of the angry Black woman that characterizes these women as aggressive, ill tempered, illogical, overbearing, hostile, and ignorant without provocation. Symptoms presented by Black women during mental health treatment may reinforce this myth. However, many of the negative characteristics of the angry Black woman developed in response to external stressors and historical factors. Black women also have a unique experience with and expressions of anger that shape the presenting symptoms interpreted by the mental health clinician. This myth and corresponding negative stereotypes significantly affect Black women intrapsychically, interpersonally, and are likely to influence the efficacy of mental health treatment. Understanding and treatment of Black women in a mental health context should be influenced by the cultural norms and sociopolitical dynamics affecting these clients. Successful mental health treatment requires cultural competence and clinicians who are well prepared to navigate the inherent complexities of culture with clients. Awareness of the angry Black woman mythology, including its genesis, manifestations, and the unique experiences of Black women, may raise the standards of cultural competence for clinicians and provide more successful treatment outcomes in working with this population. A case example illustrates the assiduity essential to practicing in a culturally competent manner. A client is presented from a traditional psychotherapeutic perspective and then viewed through a lens that integrates psychotherapeutic practice with conscious awareness of the mythology and stereotypes impacting Black women. Implications for culturally relevant practice are discussed.