“…The power differential and oppression associated with colonial mentality may play a substantial role in an individual's emotional life, which affects his or her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (Campbell, 2011). Those with low levels of power may display inhibited behaviors, such as heightened attention to threats, negative emotion, anxiety, systematic and controlled cognitions, as well as inhibited and situationally constrained behaviors (Campbell, 2011). As such, colonial mentality and its consequences may be a critical risk factor that impacts Filipino mental health.…”