Deck 16: Counseling Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Question 1

The Asian American population is growing rapidly, and, as of 2013, was almost at

A) 6 million
B) 18 million
C) 38 million
D) 52 million

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Traditional Asian American families tend to be egalitarian and matriarchal in structure.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

__________ and other _______________ strategies are useful in working with Asian American clients.

Answer 3

Cognitive-behavioral; solution-focused

Question 4

Based on the readings, why do the Asian population appear to underutilize mental health services?

Question 5

What are some things counselors should consider during assessment and problem definition?

A) Consider the family context.
B) Consider community context.
C) Define the problem as related to family enmeshment.
D) Begin to develop client autonomy.

Question 6

In an Asian American family, it is not atypical for a parent to induce guilt or shame and love withdrawal when a child misbehaves.

Question 7

When working with an Asian American client, assess not just from an individual perspective but include _________, ________ and ________ ________ on the problem.

Question 8

Why is the contemporary image of Asian Americans that of a very successful minority that has made it in society?

Question 9

A father takes his adolescent son to the store to buy a skateboard. The salesperson overcharges the son for the skateboard, so the son proceeds to raise his voice and demands to see the manager. When they return home, the father would likely compliment his son for standing up to the manager.

Question 10

Between-group differences within the Asian American population are quite large, since the population is composed of at least _______ distinct subgroups.

Question 11

Define what acculturation is and what conflicts may occur in the process of acculturation.

Question 12

What has been found regarding value differences and their impact on counseling practice?

A) Most Asian immigrants and refugees believe in the value of talking about problems to a counselor.
B) Physical complaints are expressed in terms of emotional or psychological problems.
C) Among many Asian groups restraint of emotions is equated with maturity.
D) Asian immigrants and refugees tend to view mental illness as similar to any other problem.

Question 13

According to current research, enculturation or identification with racial/ethnic background can result in pride and serve as a buffer against prejudice and discrimination.

Question 14

In regards to discrimination and racism, even fourth- and fifth-generation Asian Americans are sometimes identified as "_______. "

Question 15

Perceived racial and discrimination are associated with higher psychological distress, anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms.

Question 16

References to the higher median income of Asian Americans do not take into account:

A) the higher percentage of Asian American families having more than one wage earner
B) a higher prevalence of poverty despite the higher median income
C) the discrepancy between education and income
D) a and c only
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

Asian American college students report higher self-esteem and more satisfaction with their racially defined characteristics than their White counterparts.

Question 18

Counseling techniques that focus directly on emotions may be uncomfortable and produce _________ for traditional Asian Americans.

A) guilt
B) shame
C) aggressiveness
D) depression

Question 19

Feelings of shame or embarrassment may interfere with self-disclosure in Asian American clients.

Question 20

What are the collectivistic orientation implications for a therapist with Asian American clients?

Question 21

What might be some acceptable practices in working with Asian American clients?