Deck 10: Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding the demographics of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?

A) Although there is a broad range of nationalities that consist of these groups, their ethnicity and cultural values are relatively similar.
B) There are six major ethnic groups that account for more than 95% of the AAPI population.
C) There is a legal definition used in the United States to determine who are Asian Americans.
D) Asian Americans have lower educational attainment and median annual income compared to Caucasian Americans.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the 2010 Census data, approximately what percentage of the U.S. population identified as Asian American, alone and in combination with one or more races?

A) 18.8%
B) 12.1%
C) 9.3%
D) 5.6%

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Why have Asian Americans been able to gain more acceptance into the dominant society, compared to other culturally diverse racial groups?

A) low levels of interaction with dominant group members
B) enormous contribution to the dominant society through medicine and technology
C) high percentage of intermarriage between Asian Americans and White Americans
D) high levels of educational attainment

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Tammy's new college roommate Cathy just moved into their apartment. Tammy asked Cathy, an Asian American female, what her major is, and Cathy replied "pre-med," Tammy said "oh yeah, that makes sense. Your parents are probably requiring you to become a doctor, huh? By the way, you speak English really well, you don't even have an accent!" What is this an example of?

A) microaggression
B) ignorance of cultural differences
C) discrimination
D) prejudice

Question 5

Most Eastern cultures, including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, are ______ oriented, meaning that they feel a strong commitment to satisfying the interests and goals of the group rather than themselves.

A) collectivistic
B) individualistic
C) community
D) work

Question 6

What is the family structure for the majority of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?

A) matriarchal and hierarchical
B) matriarchal and nonhierarchical
C) patriarchal and hierarchal
D) patriarchal and nonhierarchical

Question 7

Which of the following is a major stressor associated with the development of mental health problems for Asian Americans living in the United States?

A) acculturative stress
B) assimilative stress
C) model minority stress
D) collectivism stress

Question 8

Asian Americans have a ______ rate of mental health utilization and a ______ rate of premature termination of counseling services.

A) low; low
B) high; high
C) low; high
D) high; low

Question 9

Asians have become the largest group of new immigrants to the United States.

Question 10

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders do not experience much discrimination in the United States.

Question 11

One potential challenge of working with Asian American clients is their values of self-control and restraint of emotionality.

Question 12

It is impossible to have one ethnic or cultural identity model to represent all Asian American and Pacific Islanders since there are many Asian American groups, all with different cultural values and migration histories.

Question 13

Asian Americans have a separate view of the mind and body.

Question 14

What is the model minority myth? Why is it problematic for Asian Americans?

Question 15

Lee (1997) has proposed that Asian families are in transition and there are five types of categories of such families. List the five types.

Question 16

What are cultural strengths of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?

Question 17

What are culturally responsive steps a counselor can take with an Asian American or Pacific Islander client?