L3: Anglo-European Culture: Implications for Assessment & Treatment

Question 1

• ____ & _____ minorities accounted for approximately __% of US population growth in the 1990s
• In the past 20 yrs, _____ minorities have increased by more than __%
• Whites have increased by ___%

Answer 1

• racial; ethnic; 80%
• racial; 90%
• 7.6%

Question 2

According to www.census.gov Jan 2016

• By 20__, / Americans i s projected to be 65 & over
• By 20__, nearly / of US total population is projected to be ______

Answer 2

• 2030; 1/5

- 2060; 1/5; foreign born

Question 3

In United States, Whites are the ____ & Hispanics are the ____.

Answer 3

• oldest

- youngest

Question 4

In terms of poverty & income, in 2011 (National Center for Education Statistics, 20__)

-__% of Asian & __% of Black ch were poor

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Answer 4

-12%; 39%

Question 5

____ are the best off MONEY wise while _____ are the poorest

Answer 5

-Asians; African Americans

Question 6

T/F
According to White Privilege (Teaching Tolerance, 20__)
-Skin Color WORKS against Whites in terms of how people perceive their financial responsibility, style of dress or job performance

Answer 6

False
-2015

Skin color DOES NOT WORK against Whites…

Question 7

T/F
According to White Privilege (Teaching Tolerance, 20__)
-People DO NOT assume professional success because of race or affirmative action programs

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T/F
According to White Privilege (Teaching Tolerance, 20__)

-Store security personnel or law enforcement officers DO NOT harass Whites, pull us over or follow us because of our race

Answer 8

True

Question 9

McMahan:

• ______: a person places her own desires above those of the broader community
• _____: you are what you do

Answer 9

• Individualism

- Work

Question 10

McMahan:

• In most cultures, people define themselves in relation to ________
• The average American work spends __+ more weeks a year on the job than s/he did in 20 years
• Limits are ____ time, time w/ _____ & _____

Answer 10

• family heritage
• 2+
• free; family; friends

Question 11

T/F

“Time saving device” usually means people end up doing less work

Answer 11

False

Time Saving Device=more work

Question 12

Cultural Beliefs:
A. What are values/beliefs examples: (4)
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B. Family Life:
1. _______ Households-separate ages
2. Its OK for Children & elderly cared for by _______
3. ______ responsible for everything

C. Give 4 Communication Styles

Answer 12

A 1. independence

2. youth & beauty
3. fast is always better
4. Competition is good

B

• Nuclear
• outsiders
• Mother

C

1. Don’t ask personal questions
2. Informal interactions
3. Honesty, assertiveness
4. “Cut to the Chase”

Question 13

Health Care & Disabilities

• _______ Disabilities account for a larger portion of health issues in the US than its economic peers around the world
• Give 5 causes of _____ disabilities

Answer 13

• Chronic
  1. bad food choices
  2. obesity
  3. smoking
  4. Physical inactivity
  5. Alcohol abuse

Question 14

T/F

There has been a significant rise in disability & death from HIV/AIDS

Answer 14

False

Significant DROP!!!

Question 15

In the US, we:

• Separate illnesses of ___ & ____
• Rely on ________
• May get frustrated w/ families who rely on ________ healing methods–> we need to work w/ ________ from that religion/culture

Answer 15

• mind; body
• technology
• nontraditional; practitioners

Question 16

In the US…

• Pts encouraged to learn as much as possible about their _____
• Pt held responsible for dispensing some of ______

Answer 16

• illness

- treatment