Author Question: Dr. Stevenson just began a job treating Hispanic Americans in a rural clinic. An important cultural ... (Read 377 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Dr. Stevenson just began a job treating Hispanic Americans in a rural clinic. An important cultural consideration for Stevenson to consider is the tendency for Hispanic Americans to

a. be reserved in display of emotion.
b. view the therapist as an authority figure.
c. place a strong emphasis on family interdependency.
d. be guarded and secretive when interacting with other groups. e. express emotional problems through physical symptoms.

Question 2

All but which of the following are reasons given in the text as to why racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care than the majority group?

a. They are less likely to have health insurance than the majority group.
b. They have less access to treatment providers who possess the appropriate language skills. c. Their cultures have more of a stigma relating to mental illness.
d. There are fewer treatment providers in locations where more racial and ethnic minorities reside. e. They are more likely to suffer from disorders that fall outside the range of available treatments.