Deck 25: Mental Health Promotion Among African Americans Krystal Hays and Karen Lincoln

Question 1

What national campaign focused on promoting discussions on mental illness among African Americans?

A) Healing Discussions
B) Promoting Knowledge
C) Stories that Heal
D) I Am Different Campaign

Answer 1

Stories that Heal

Question 2

What is a negative effect of the lack of interventions for African Americans?

A) High comorbidity
B) Education
C) Increased risk ratio
D) Healthy relationships

Answer 2

Education

Question 3

What was the target age range for the national campaign that shared stories about African Americans with mental illness?

A) 12-18
B) 18-25
C) 25-40
D) 60+

Answer 3

18-25

Question 4

What year was the California Mental Heath Services Act enacted that enabled the creation of a culturally competent mental health system?

A) 2010
B) 2004
C) 2000
D) 2009

Question 5

What is regular monitoring of clinician biases and cultural sensitivity?

A) Clinical reflexivity
B) Cultural competence
C) Practice wisdom
D) Practice reflection

Question 6

What is one culturally adapted clinical intervention used with African Americans?

A) Cultural competence
B) Psychoeducation
C) Radio shows
D) Location of services within client's community

Question 7

What is an employment practice that promotes positive mental health for African Americans?

A) Offering more overtime
B) Lowering workload
C) Hosting family programs
D) Increasingwages

Question 8

What is the focus of macro-level implications for African Americans ?

A) Policy and advocacy
B) Political underpinnings
C) Disparities
D) Psychoeducation

Question 9

Despite availability of treatment, less than half of persons who meet the criteria for mental disorders receive any treatment.

Question 10

The difference between need and service utilization has equalized in the United States for African Americans.

Question 11

Education, employment, and housing opportunities are reduced for African Americans because of lack of mental health interventions.

Question 12

Risk ratios for African Americans and non-Hispanic whites are the same.

Question 13

African Americans have high rates of chronic health conditions, and this increases their risk for mental disorders.

Question 14

Persistence of mental disorders may be more chronic for non-Hispanic whites than African Americans.

Question 15

African Americans are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to receive optimal treatment for mental disorders.

Question 16

There is little need for additional research to understand the mental health conditions experienced by African Americans.

Question 17

Current services for African Americans do not infuse models aimed at addressing mental health disparities in delivery of services.

Question 18

What are three aspects that are overemphasized in examining mental health disparities for African Americans?

Question 19

What were the two purposes of the California Mental Health Services Act?

Question 20

Identify and describe two efforts used at the micro level to affect change for African Americans and mental health.

Question 21

Describe why the promotion of mental health is important in the African American community and what a comprehensive model would entail.