Imagine you are a therapist in training and a 24-year-old woman named Sally presents to your office for treatment. Sally presents advising that she needs a few therapy sessions due to an upcoming change in her life. Once you start talking to Sally, you learn that she comes from a culture where arranged marriages are very common and encouraged. Sally reported to you that she feels nervous, but excited about the marriage her parents have arranged for her, which is taking place in three months. Would it be ethical to diagnose Sally with a mental health problem because she is entering into an arranged marriage, considering this is not accepted in American culture? Consider the notion of culture relativity.

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