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Child Psych

Category - Diversity

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What, besides language barriers, is a major obstacle in getting many parents in Asian-American families to participate in family therapy for themselves and their children?
  1. Insufficient education to understand what the psychologist is telling them about their child.
  2. Anger with the therapist for intruding into their lives.
  3. Shame and being afraid that admitting their child is mentally ill reflects poorly on them as parents.
  4. Distrust of adults who are authority figures.
Explanation
Answer: C - The main reason, other than language barrier, why the parents in many Asian-American families are reluctant participants in therapy for themselves and their children is shame and fear. They are worried about how other people-including the therapist-will consider them to be failures as parents because they raised a mentally ill child. This point of view reflects their cultural upbringing.
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