Deck 10: Community Mental Health Services to Asian-Americans

Question 1

Elderly Chinese women have a high suicide rate.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Therapist Variable includes each of the following except

A)physical safety
B)predictable stable relationships
C)reduction of symptoms
D)adhering to the ethical code about refusing gifts from clients
E)re-establishment of social relationships

Answer 2

adhering to the ethical code about refusing gifts from clients

Question 3

Neurasthenia, once considered a physical illness in China, is now considered a representation of which mental illness

A)anxiety
B)depression
C)eating disorer
D)substance abuse
E)bipolar disorder

Answer 3

depression

Question 4

Which of the following was described by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General as a ""formidable obstacle"" preventing the use of mental-health services for all potential clients?

A)LEP
B)socioeconomic status
C)cultural beliefs about mental illness
D)stigma
E)lack of service providers

Question 5

An Asian-American's desire to have a white therapist is most likely attributed to

A)acculturation experiences
B)a mistrust of holistic remedies
C)a manifestation of stigma
D)level of poverty
E)somatization of mental-health problems

Question 6

Integrating psychiatry and primary health care improved referral to mental-health services by Chinese Americans.

Question 7

Psychopharmacology works well with most Asian-Americans because of their tendency to somaticize mental-health symptoms.

Question 8

Asian-Americans who live in poverty are less likely to use emergency and inpatient services.

Question 9

One of the barriers to Asian-Americans utilizing mental-health care is a tendency to describe their symptoms in somatic terms.

Question 10

Match the step item in the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation with its description.

-Cultural identity of the individual

A) Social stressors and supports such as family or religious groups
B) Ethno-cultural transference and counter transference
C) Includes the individual's cultural reference group, languages spoken, and cultural factors in development
D) Summary of how cultural factors affect the treatment plan
E) Help-seeking experiences and plans

Question 11

Match the step item in the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation with its description.

-Cultural elements of the clinician-patient relationship

A) Social stressors and supports such as family or religious groups
B) Ethno-cultural transference and counter transference
C) Includes the individual's cultural reference group, languages spoken, and cultural factors in development
D) Summary of how cultural factors affect the treatment plan
E) Help-seeking experiences and plans

Question 12

Match the step item in the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation with its description.

-Cultural explanations of the illness

A) Social stressors and supports such as family or religious groups
B) Ethno-cultural transference and counter transference
C) Includes the individual's cultural reference group, languages spoken, and cultural factors in development
D) Summary of how cultural factors affect the treatment plan
E) Help-seeking experiences and plans

Question 13

Match the step item in the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation with its description.

-Cultural factors related to psychosocial environment and levels of functioning

A) Social stressors and supports such as family or religious groups
B) Ethno-cultural transference and counter transference
C) Includes the individual's cultural reference group, languages spoken, and cultural factors in development
D) Summary of how cultural factors affect the treatment plan
E) Help-seeking experiences and plans

Question 14

Match the step item in the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation with its description.

-Overall cultural assessment

A) Social stressors and supports such as family or religious groups
B) Ethno-cultural transference and counter transference
C) Includes the individual's cultural reference group, languages spoken, and cultural factors in development
D) Summary of how cultural factors affect the treatment plan
E) Help-seeking experiences and plans