CHAPTER 14 Multicultural Counseling Contexts: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Question 1

what are the 6 origin groups of asian americans

Answer 1

chinese, asian indians, fiipinos, vietnamese, koreans, and japanese (from most to least)

Question 2

what 2 things do asian americans rate higher on

Answer 2

higher than national average median household income and college graduation rates

Question 3

what 3 asian americans make less than the national average

Answer 3

Burmese, Mongolian, and Bhutanese

Question 4

what 4 words describe the asian american

Answer 4

intelligent, hardworking, enterprising, and disciplined

Question 5

what 5 types of asian americans have low college graduation rates

Answer 5

. Hmong, Laotian, Burmese, Bhutanese, and Cambodia

Question 6

what type of asian american has the lowest GED rate

Answer 6

Bhutanese

Question 7

what percent of asian americans seek mental health

Answer 7

5%

Question 8

what percent of asian americans experience a microaggression in a 2 week period

Answer 8

78%

Question 9

what 2 gender stereotypes are seen for asian americans

Answer 9

emasculated men and female sex objects

Question 10

what are the 2 expecations of children in collectivistic societies

Answer 10

children will strive for family goals and not engage in behaviors that might bring dishonor to the family

Question 11

what is the most important value for japanese kids

Answer 11

behaves wel

Question 12

what are the 2 most imporant values for chinese kids

Answer 12

politeness and calmness

Question 13

what is the hiearchy of an asian familey

Answer 13

patriarchical

males and older individuals occupying a higher status

Question 14

whom is the allegiance in the family always towards, even if married

Answer 14

to their parents

Question 15

what group is the most acculturated

Answer 15

japanese

Question 16

what group is the most egalitarian

Answer 16

filipino

Question 17

how do chinese see the thrapist

Answer 17

as authroity figure so they won;t express true feelings and only say what they think the therapist wants to hear

Question 18

why would using kids as the interpreter be a bad idea for asian americans

Answer 18

upsets hiearchy system and stops kids from being kids

Question 19

do immigrant women work or men

Answer 19

typically immigrant asian women work and men become unemployed and this upsets the hiearchy again

Question 20

what 3 concepts describe the roles of parents to their children

Answer 20

chiao shun (to train) and guan (to govern and to love)

Question 21

what 2 things are used for control and training of kids

Answer 21

shame and withdrawal of love

Question 22

what do asian families use instead of praise

Answer 22

instruction

Question 23

what 3 types of asian americans are the most authoritarian

Answer 23

Korean, Chinese, and Southeast Asian Americans

Question 24

what is a sign of strength in asian americans

Answer 24

controlling emotions especially in public

Question 25

how is care shown in asian american families

Answer 25

addressing physical needs (food)

Question 26

what ist he role of the father in asian amercians

Answer 26

to provide economic stability and be emotionally distant

Question 27

what is the role of the mother in asian americans

Answer 27

to give nurture but use more verbal and physical ways than others. serve emotional needs but also be the mediator between children and father

Question 28

how do asian americans respond best to acknowledgement of emotions

Answer 28

indirectly (this could make someone feel uncomfortable rather than this looks like it makes you uncomfortable)

Question 29

how does the mind body value of asian americans reflect in disorders

Answer 29

somatization. e.g. depression = sleeplessness and poor appetite

Question 30

what 2 fields are asian american familiies pushing their children

Answer 30

hard science and technical fields

Question 31

does job choice reflect personal ability or parental expectation

Answer 31

parental expectation

Question 32

what does being oriented to family provide for members

Answer 32

honor and group harmony

Question 33

what is the most common issue for asian aemrican college peole

Answer 33

issues with their parents, especially regarding marriage and dating

Question 34

do sons or daughters tend to be more acculturated

Answer 34

sons

Question 35

what do asian americans want from tehrapy

Answer 35

advice, consultation, and the facilitation of family and community support systems and for the therapist to be active in therapy

THEY SEEK CO-CONSTRUCTION

Question 36

what do asian americans not want from therapy

Answer 36

imposed techniques

Question 37

what kind of therapy works best with asian americans

Answer 37

CBT that is concrete, time limited, and future and immediate focused