Sense Of Place Study

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Sense of Place: The Effects of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Use (CAM) on Well-Being in Culturally Diverse, Lower Socioeconomic Australian suburbs. In the ongoing effort to clarify the clinical needs of clients, practicing psychologists engage in a life of fluid learning, endeavouring to persistently enhance their clinical competence, socially and scientifically (Barnett et al., 2007). Psychologists fundamentally rely on the influx of both clinical innovation and empirical support when they consider changes to how they practice in the societies they live in (Goodheart, Kazdin, & Sternberg, 2006). This lab report aims to assess the importance of cultural diversity and economic status in relation to CAMS in order to emphasize the role …show more content…

Such feelings can assist healing (Doster et al., 2001 & Groleau et al., 2010) and may be defined as aspirational; the search for a feeling of belonging and emplacement may impact on therapeutic landscapes and mobilise individuals (Meurk et al., 2013). However, there seems to be a gap in the literature in regards to the impact of cultural diversity, specifically in regards to finding out whether there is a difference in attitudes towards CAM across races from the same socio-economic suburban background. The objective of the current study is to examine via a cross sectional design, how cultural demographics affect CAM attitudes and usage in relation to hedonic and spiritual well-being. Firstly, it is hypothesized that participants from Asian minorities are more culturally inclined toward positive attitudes to CAM than Anglo participants from the same lower socioeconomic

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