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"Building a Sane Society and Transforming Psychology and Mental Health-Care"
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Democracy, human development, mental health, and cultural biases 2.
Michael is correct in his statement. There are conditions in a psuedo- democracy that breed and sustain illness and dysfunction. See below. Tony The Conditions for Health and Wellbeing Reside in the Total Context of Human Life: We cannot have health where there is cultural destruction, for this breeds confusion and conflict. We cannot have health where there is oppression, for this breeds anger and resentment. We cannot have health where there is powerlessness, for this breeds only helplessness and despair. We cannot have health where there is poverty, for this breeds only hopelessness. We cannot have health where there is denigration, for this breeds low esteem and worthlessness. We cannot have health where there is racism and sexism, for this restrains opportunity and limits choice. From A.J. Marsella & Yamada, A. (2000) Culture and mental health. In I. Cuellar & F. Paniagua (Eds.) Hanndbook of multicultural mental health (p. 10). NY: Academic Press.
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D., D.H.C. Professor Emeritus Department of Psychology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 "What kind of peace do I mean? What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. . . . I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, . . .not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women -- not merely peace in our time but peace for all time." President John F. Kennedy, American University, June 10, 1963.
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