The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is an assessment that examines an individual's intercultural competence (Hammer, Bennett, & Wiseman, 2003). Bennett (2004) describes intercultural competence as an individual's place on a continuum from ethnocentric to ethnorelativist. From what I understand, IDI and intercultural competence examine an individual's ability to understand and accept other cultures. The IDI measures intercultural competence on a continuum that includes five stages between which a person can oscillate, namely denial, defense, minimization, acceptance and adaptation (Bennett, 2004; Hammer et al., 2003 ). Additionally, Bennett (2004) states that the denial stage occurs when an individual is highly ethnocentric, believes that their cultural beliefs and values ​​are the only ones that are important, and thus denies cultural differences. The next stage is when an individual defends himself against the differences between cultures. The minimization stage is where an individual begins to see the similarities between cultures without considering the differences that may exist (Bennett, 2004). Acceptance is the next stage in which an individual begins to develop a more accurate understanding of the similarities and differences between cultures. Finally, the adaptation stage is the final stage of the cross-cultural development continuum, and this stage suggests that an individual is capable of changing their perspective and adapting their behaviors based on the different cultural experiences in which they are involved ( Bennett, 2004). Overall, the IDI measures intercultural competence on a continuum and everyone can move forward or backward along the continuum based on their experiences. The IDI profile provides assessments of perceived orientation......middle of article......situation from multiple perspectives. I realize this can be difficult for me because I tend to try to be too positive towards other cultures since I feel the need to because of the overly negative comments my parents tend to make towards other cultures. I hope this will help me move more toward my primary orientation of acceptance rather than regressing to previous stages of denial or defense. Works Cited Bennett, M.J. (2004). Become interculturally competent. In Wurzel, J. (ed.). (2004). Toward multiculturalism: A reader in multicultural education (2nd ed., pp. 62-77). Newton, MA: Intercultural Resource Corporation. Hammer, M.R., Bennett, M.J., & Wiseman, R. (2003). The Intercultural Development Inventory: A measure of intercultural sensitivity. In M. Paige (guest editor), International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27, 421-443.