When I say "psychology" here I don't mean people's psyches, but rather the field of psychology, and the assumptions it makes about people as it practices its trade.
Members of cultural minority groups sometimes find that the standard psychology that the average counselor was trained in may not be a good fit. Places where the average counselor or self-help books may misunderstand tribal UU people include:
* Self-esteem. A UU kid may appear shy or socially awkward, but that's very seldom because of low self-esteem. The self is known to be beautiful and sacred; it's the self's relation to the outside world that is problematic.
* Issues with authority. A UU kid's assumptions about authority are very different from those of, say, a Catholic kid. Like "self-esteem," what appears to be an issue with "rebellion" may not actually be.
* Christianity. Certain kinds of conversations that make sense to most Americans like, Does God exist? or, How do you handle guilt? can draw a complete blank from the raised-UUs in the room. Assertions from a counselor or workshop leader that, for example, religious fear and guilt are universal human nature may cause confusion and anxiety rather than the intended reassurance or liberation.
* Right and left brain. The rigid separation of consciousness into a rational, analytical mode vs. a dreaming, poetic mode is also not a universal experience. UUs are taught from an early age to see poetry in science, and to think critically about our mystical visions. We are also taught to listen to and celebrate our inner voices rather than repress them, so that the term "subconscious" is not entirely appropriate. This is a very different way of structuring consciousness.
* Childhood trauma. In the dominant culture, early childhood trauma is seen as the most likely cause of a psychological problem Among raised-UUs, we are actually just as likely to be suffering from early adulthood trauma. (Bridging Trauma, the Mark of the Cliff.)
* Inhibitions. Many therapies and workshops are designed around getting the person to release their inhibitions, which are generally presumed to have been inflicted by an abusive or unnatural authority system. But the inhibitions a raised-UU feels are more likely to be the result of authentic intuition, or healthy instinct. These are not necessarily inhibitions you want to get rid of.
These are a few examples of places where the assumptions of the dominant culture-- or even first-generation humanist or feminist culture-- may not work for us.