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Chapter 10: Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy
for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is true regarding the demographics of Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders?
A. Although there is a broad range of nationalities that consist of these groups, their
ethnicity and cultural values are relatively similar.
B. There are six major ethnic groups that account for more than 95% of the AAPI
population.
C. There is a legal definition used in the United States to determine who are Asian
Americans.
D. Asian Americans have lower educational attainment and median annual income
compared to Caucasian Americans.
2. According to the 2010 Census data, approximately what percentage of the U.S.
population identified as Asian American, alone and in combination with one or more
races?
A. 18.8%
B. 12.1%
C. 9.3%
D. 5.6%
3. Why have Asian Americans been able to gain more acceptance into the dominant
society, compared to other culturally diverse racial groups?
A. low levels of interaction with dominant group members
B. enormous contribution to the dominant society through medicine and technology
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C. high percentage of intermarriage between Asian Americans and White Americans
D. high levels of educational attainment
4. Tammy’s new college roommate Cathy just moved into their apartment. Tammy
asked Cathy, an Asian American female, what her major is, and Cathy replied “pre–
med,” Tammy said “oh yeah, that makes sense. Your parents are probably requiring
you to become a doctor, huh? By the way, you speak English really well, you don’t even
have an accent!” What is this an example of?
A. microaggression
B. ignorance of cultural differences
C. discrimination
D. prejudice
5. Most Eastern cultures, including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, are ______
oriented, meaning that they feel a strong commitment to satisfying the interests and
goals of the group rather than themselves.
A. collectivistic
B. individualistic
C. community
D. work
6. What is the family structure for the majority of Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders?
A. matriarchal and hierarchical
B. matriarchal and nonhierarchical
C. patriarchal and hierarchal
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D. patriarchal and nonhierarchical
7. Which of the following is a major stressor associated with the development of mental
health problems for Asian Americans living in the United States?
A. acculturative stress
B. assimilative stress
C. model minority stress
D. collectivism stress
8. Asian Americans have a ______ rate of mental health utilization and a ______ rate of
premature termination of counseling services.
A. low; low
B. high; high
C. low; high
D. high; low
True/False
1. Asians have become the largest group of new immigrants to the United States.
2. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders do not experience much discrimination in the
United States.
3. One potential challenge of working with Asian American clients is their values of self-
control and restraint of emotionality.
4. It is impossible to have one ethnic or cultural identity model to represent all Asian
American and Pacific Islanders since there are many Asian American groups, all with
different cultural values and migration histories.
5. Asian Americans have a separate view of the mind and body.
Short Answer
1. What is the model minority myth? Why is it problematic for Asian Americans?
2. Lee (1997) has proposed that Asian families are in transition and there are five types
of categories of such families. List the five types.
3. What are cultural strengths of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?
4. What are culturally responsive steps a counselor can take with an Asian American or
Pacific Islander client?
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