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Jamaican Kincaid
The text gives account of the death of Devon Drew, who is the young brother of Kincaid, occurring as a result of AIDS. One of the aspects that can be perceived in the text is the challenging aspects that Kincaid faces, and that is of her aspiration to forgive the anguish brought about by the narcissism of her mother, and the self-destructiveness of her brother (Kincaid, 1998).
The other aspect is whether she needs to separate herself from the agony she is facing and its committers or not. In reaction to the text, Kincaid is determined to be a very kindhearted caregiver to her brother. It can also be perceived that she largely feels love and disdain for her brother. In addition, Kincaid still places a lot of blame on her mother with respect to the neglect that she experienced in her childhood, and also the abuse that she went through (Kincaid, 1998).
A lot can be learned from the familiar and cultural narratives of Kincaid. One of them is that the narrative is very much about life and death. It is not just lightly about family and the disease AIDS, but it is largely regarding the manner in which both economic and financial poverty as well as emotional poverty has destroyed the body and soul....
It takes into account the glue that ties brothers to their sisters, daughters to their mothers, and also what links grown-ups to their upbringings, regardless of how far they go (Kincaid, 1998).
Another profound aspect that can be perceived is the harsh reality regarding AIDS. The immense difference that there is between the social treatments that are there in America in comparison to the treatments on the Caribbean Island. Ultimately, 'My Brother' is about the rift or abyss that exists between the self that one might have been, and that which one is or come to be (Kincaid, 1998).
It is quite possible to have an understanding of diagnosis, taking into consideration the categorizations found in the DSM. Clinicians, by methodically and quantitatively making use of homogeneous and non-homogenous testing, expert clinical evaluation methods, and case conceptualization measures, make diagnoses that are developmentally and culturally delicate and complex (Asian-American Mental Health, 2014).
Cultural formulation makes it much easier to undertake a diagnosis. This is the reason why people, time and again, understand their medical problems in their own way and manner. This, in fact, might be comparable to…
References
Asian-American Mental Health. (2014). Culture, DSM5, and How It Will Impact Your Work. YouTube. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9C_K37i2R4&feature=youtu.be
Kincaid, J. (1998). My Brother. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
MMHRC. (2013). Dr. JaswantGuzder: Culture and Child Psychiatry. Vimeo. Retrieved from: https://vimeo.com/63284549
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