Introduction Anne Fadiman is an American journalist and widely recognized for writing about critical and sensitive issues of the society. In the famous work ' In the Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down', the author has focused on critically examining the intense collision between two different cultures, American and Hmong, by referring the case of Lia Lee (Fadiman, 1997), where Lee has been portrayed to be quite young and not physically well to speak for herself.…
In Anne Fadiman’s book, The Spirit Catches You and you Fall Down is a book about the Hmong people coming to America and how they are treated in the American Health System. This book is an amazing book and is extremely intriguing and helps you learn more about culture sensitivity. This book focuses on culture sensitivity. It talks about a specific family known as the Lee family and how they struggle to communicate their beliefs on treatments. It also focuses on language barriers that are presented by refugees and foreigners. The Lees know their daughter has a serious illness and should be treated, but they are not sure how to administer the drugs the doctor prescribes. This book also provides substantial information on the history of the Hmong…
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"The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" the book by Anne Fadiman is an interesting book that contains different situations where different cultures and traditions clashes as a result of different barriers. In this brief work I tried to shed light on some of these barriers that could exist in our clinical practice and how these barriers could be understood in different cultures. On the other hand, there is no doubt that cultural differences play an important role in problems analysis as well as the illness differential diagnosis, that is why it is important for policy makers and legislatives to set goals that help in including people from diverse cultures into health care systems such as the one of the United States of America. Finally,…
As its complex structure suggests, the book tries to organize the the stories of mother and daughter with the intention of reaching the same destination: the daughter's recovery of her cultural and ethnic identity as Chinese by overcoming the generational gap and the cultural differences between herself and her mother. The mother intend to hand over their "good intentions" and "usable past" in China to their daughter in America. Amy Tan, depicts the relationship between Jing-mei, a young Chinese-American girl, and her mother, a Chinese immigrant, her mother. She does not have something special things. However, her normal life has changed a little because of her mother.…
Though I am quite aware that I am mentally capable of accomplishing any feat of intellectual nature performed by any man before me, I am honest enough to admit that I face some formidable adversaries within myself. Being diagnosed with depression adds several obstacles within itself. For starters, waking up isn’t always as easy as it may be for some others. At times, it can take a self-talking, convincing yourself that you have to get up, and in severe cases not even that works. The challenges associated with Major Depression are too numerous to name in this passage. No matter which symptoms arise, I know I must overcome them because depression is a diagnosis I live with, not who I am.…
This article starts out talking about the true struggles of depression and the journey of finding the correct ways to deal with it. It begins by talking about how everybody keeps trying to find different ways to deal with depression. In Sarah Klegman’s article, she brings up the fact of how everybody…
American writer and artist, Flavia Weedn, once wrote in her poem, “Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same”. One of my teachers told me something during my junior year that stood out to me and touched me dearly. She said, “Lift your problems up to Him, and He will take care of the rest”.…
Throughout life are untold dangers and unnumbered hardships. With every new day comes change, and with every change, big or small, there is a new obstacle to be conquered. Sure, some obstacles are petty pebbles on the road, but some are boulders blocking the path to your destination. In these particular situations, you bond with others sharing your experience and begin to realize, you cannot move forward by yourself. Around you, families pile up and gather around. What you lack, another may have and vice-versa. Suddenly what was his is yours and what was yours…
I think that the strong element of this story is that it’s been written by someone who has experience with depression. She probably can explain, and has a better idea on what she's talking about than a doctor, or scientist, or a…
Every day individuals are unaware of everybody’s story; unaware of the difficulties they are coping with, unaware of what’s going on in others minds. Until November 19, 2012, I was unmindful to these thoughts.…
Every day we are given a fresh start; another chance to move forward in our lives and accomplish the things we thrive to achieve day to day. A new day can also liberate us from our past mistakes and provide us with a chance to change our ways. We are all faced with misery and misfortune at points in our lives, some more than others. We must recognize that it is not the burden in itself that shapes who we are, but how well or how poorly we deal with the difficulties. Sometimes misfortunes can be seen in a negative light; because it seems unjust, therefore we response in a negative matter, and become negligent to change. Overcoming tragic events is what truly counts, for we are meant to live happily and in acceptance that there are things that we cannot change. In many cases, individuals seem to feel as though they’ve lost an amount so great that they are unable to free themselves of the pain. This perspective often leads to further suffering. A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahou and Kiss Me by Andrew Pyper demonstrate a loss of identity, negligence towards communication, and eventually leading to the destruction of a relationship.…
Going through depression remains a troublesome time in my life, but - dare I say it- what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. Understanding my ungratefulness led to a more positive, wholesome soul. Realizing how much happiness I had missed out on challenges me to be the best person I can be. There will always be something to be improved on, and without a positive outlook, there will never be changes. Viewing circumstances in a positive light can change your life; it continuously changes mine.…
I have battled and struggled with mental disorders from a young age; having first hand experience along with seeing it in the perspective as a family member. These challenges have allowed me to believe that I can be a valuable member of society by attaining the education I need in order to be of assistance. By having fallen into depression, I have been taught to seek assistance when I cannot help myself; therefore, permitting me to request help in my academics and personal life.…
The reader is guided through a person’s relatively depressive thoughts and emotions plus her outlook on life.…