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This 3 page research paper discusses issues specific to counseling Asian immigrants and the importance of culturally appropriate therapy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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current perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviors on their quality of life and acculturation to life in the US, while also indicating the implications of these factors in regards to
offering these immigrants counseling/therapy that effectively accommodates their needs. A study conducted by Chang and Subramaniam (2008) focused on the experience, cultural values and beliefs of Asian and Pacific
Islander men. This study found that Asian American men are less likely than their white peers to seek professional care when dealing with a mental health problem. Statistics show that
only 15 percent of Chinese Americans suffering from a psychiatric disorder seek mental health services (Chang and Subramaniam, 2008). Research also shows that Asian American college students are less likely
than their mainstream counterparts to acknowledge having interpersonal or emotional problems and seek professional mental health care services (Chang and Subramaniam, 2008). Traditional Asian values, especially those associated with Confucianism
and Hinduism, tend to place males higher in the family hierarchy. This traditional gender role has implications for help-seeking behavior in that experts feel that Asian men tend to equate
self-disclosure with being a sign of weakness (Chang and Subramaniam, 2008). As this suggests, different cultural groups have their own particular worldview and culturally-oriented conceptualization of mental illness. Asian
cultures subscribe to a philosophy of mind-body holism, that is, they view psychological and physical problems are intertwined and inseparable, with psychological difficulties viewed as causing, as well as resulting,
from physical disorders (Wong, et al, 2010). Both positive and negative experiences tend to be understood as transitory and subject to change; therefore, Asian immigrants are likely to delay seeking
medical help until symptoms are quite severe (Wong, et al, 2010). For example, South Asian immigrant women are much more inclined to view "fatigue as episodic and transient" (Wong, et
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