Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity

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1 Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity 1) The largest disability study conducted in the US found that of disabled adults living in the community reported having a mental disorder contributing to their disability. a) 1/4 b) 1/3 c) 1/2 d) 2/3 2) All the following are themes of Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General EXCEPT a) mental disorders are disabling conditions b) medications are under prescribed for mental illness c) mental health and mental illness are points on a continuum d) mind and body are inseparable 3) Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and other mental disorders affect about adults and children in the United States. a) 1 in 10 b) 1 in 5 c) 2 in 5 d) 1 in 2 4) Race is a biological category. 5) is broadly defined as a common heritage or set of beliefs. a) worldview b) culture c) race d) ethnicity 6) Ways in which different cultures express, experience, and cope with feelings of distress are a) personalizations b) ethnic manifestations c) idioms of distress d) reaction formations 7) All the following are identified as characteristics of resilient African American families EXCEPT a) spirituality b) racial pride c) achievement orientation d) smaller family structure 8) Asian patients are more likely to report their somatic symptoms such as while not reporting emotional symptoms. a) dizziness b) constipation c) headaches d) chest pain

2 9) What was portrayed by the SGR as the most formidable obstacle to future progress in the arena of mental illness and health? a) accessibility b) culturally sensitive providers c) stigma d) economic barriers 10) Which sector for receiving mental health care contains criminal justice? a) specialty mental health b) general medical and primary care c) voluntary support network d) human services 11) The delivery of services responsive to the cultural concerns of racial and ethnic minority groups including languages, histories, and values is known as a) cultural competence b) ethnic sensitivity c) cultural awareness d) ethnocentricity 12) What percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives live in poverty? a) 26% b) 36% c) 46% d) 56% 13) Over the past decade, higher birth and immigration rates led Hispanics to grow by a) 46% b) 56% c) 66% d) 76% 14) Approximately of people in the US identify themselves as African American? a) 9% b) 12% c) 15% d) 18% 15) Almost of African Americans have described themselves as fairly religious or very religious. a) 55% b) 65% c) 75% d) 85% 16) All the following are true regarding African American physical health status EXCEPT a) diabetes is more than 3 times that of whites b) heart disease is more than 40% higher than that of whites c) kidney disease is more than twice that of whites d) infant mortality is twice that of whites 17) The rates of mental illness among African Americans are similar to those of whites.

3 18) African American children make up about of the children in public foster care. a) 35% b) 45% c) 55% d) 65% 19) Regarding clinician bias, clinicians are predisposed to judge African Americans as a) substance abusers b) depressed c) personality disordered d) schizophrenic 20) By the early 1900s, the population of American Indians had reached its lowest point, of the original population estimated at first European contact. a) 5% b) 15% c) 30% d) 50% 21) American Indians and Alaska Natives are less likely to die from cancer and heart disease. 22) In, the first Office of Mental Health was opened on the Navajo Reservation. a) 1955 b) 1965 c) 1975 d) ) Costello et al. (1997) found poverty was associated with increased risk of mental disorders among American Indian Children. 24) Blum et al. (1992) found of female American Indian adolescents reported having attempted suicide at some time. a) 12% b) 17% c) 22% d) 32% 25) The estimated rate of alcohol-related deaths for American Indian men is a) 7% b) 17% c) 27% d) 37%

4 26) What percent of Navajo patients interviewed at a rural IHS clinic in New Mexico had used native healers? a) 62% b) 72% c) 82% d) 92% 27) Asian immigrants now account for about of the U.S. population. a) 2% b) 4% c) 6% d) 8% 28) Asians comprise about of the world s population. a) 50% b) 60% c) 70% d) 80% 29) More than half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders live in the part of the U.S.. a) Northern b) Southern c) Eastern d) Western 30) On average, Asian Americans have attained more education than any other ethnic group in the U.S.. 31) Which is a condition recognized in China, characterized by fatigue, weakness, poor concentration, memory loss, irritability, aches and pains and sleep disturbances? a) sanginia b) phlegmatia c) neurasthenia d) melancholia 32) Lin & Cheung (1999), report that Asian Americans may respond clinically to psychotropic medications in a manner similar to white Americans but at lower dosages. 33) What percent of Hispanics were born in the U.S.? a) 34% b) 44% c) 54% d) 64% 34) The Jones Act of 1917 granted U.S. citizenship. a) Puerto Ricans b) Mexicans c) Cubans d) Central Americans

5 35) Health indicators for Americans are worse than such indicators for other Latinos. a) Puerto Rican b) Mexican c) Cuban d) Central American 36) Glover and colleagues (1999) found that Hispanic children in middle schools reported more related problem behaviors than white students. a) depression b) somatic c) anxiety d) attention 37) The Latino culture bound syndrome known as susto involves a) nerves b) the evil eye c) seizures d) fright 38) Vega et al. (1998) found rates of substance abuse to be much higher among U.S. born Mexican Americans compared to Mexican immigrants. 39) In a survey of 596 licensed psychologists, only identified themselves as Hispanic. a) 1% b) 3% c) 5% d) 7% 40) Approximately Americans have no health insurance. a) 43,000 b) 430,000 c) 4.3 million d) 43 million