Deck 15: Working With Arab and Muslim American Clients: an Interview With Marwan Dwairy

Question 1

Which of the following is not an important factor to assess before beginning any kind of intervention with a Arab/Muslim client?

A) The client's level of individuation
B) The client's level of assimilation
C) The client's ego strength
D) The client's family's level of strictness

Answer 1

The client's level of assimilation

Question 2

Discuss the Arab/Muslim views of the West. How are these views based upon and how should it be handled in the therapeutic relationship?

Answer 2

Not answered

Question 3

Arabs and Muslims have historically viewed the West with ambivalence because

A) the West has advanced technology that is sought after by Arab and Muslim nations.
B) the West is viewed as a hindrance to independence and national development.
C) Western colonization is attributed with the advancement of national development.
D) the West has brought many resources to Arab and Muslim nations.

Answer 3

the West is viewed as a hindrance to independence and national development.

Question 4

In what way do Muslim religious requirements create additional difficulties for Arabs/Muslims in adapting to life in the U.S.?

A) Muslim religious requirements clash with the rhythm of daily life.
B) Muslim religion creates conflict for interfaith relationships.
C) Muslim religion requires settled immigrants to help bring over relatives and friends.
D) Religious discrimination makes it difficult to find jobs in the U.S.

Question 5

In what way does Islam affect potential psychological disorders or symptoms among Muslim clients?

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the three major Arab ethnic groups in the U.S.?

A) Primarily Christian Arabs from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordon
B) North African Arabs from Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco
C) Muslim non-Arabs from Asia, Middle East, and Africa
D) Primarily Muslim Arabs from Saudi Arabia, other Persian Gulf countries

Question 7

What are the three factors that are important to assess in Arab/Muslim clients before moving forward with any intervention? Describe each in detail and discuss how understanding each factor is important to a productive intervention.

Question 8

Which of the following trends have been seen in the nature of the Arab family, particularly in the West?

A) Shifts in childrearing techniques
B) Changes is communication style from vertical to horizontal
C) Changing gender roles from male to female dominated family structures
D) Tending toward establishment of individual households

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to therapy the deals with intra-psychic conflicts without bringing unconscious content that is typically forbidden to consciousness?

A) Indirect content therapy
B) Direct metaphoric intervention
C) Metaphoric therapy
D) Indirect intervention

Question 10

The term "Jin" refers to

A) an external entity that possesses the body.
B) religious healers who can remove the evil eye.
C) the idea that a healthy mind depends on a healthy body.
D) the somatic symptoms which accompany psychological distress.

Question 11

Based on the Arab/Muslim holistic approach to life

A) Arabs and Muslims typically do not seek mental health services.
B) most Arab/Muslim patients will demonstrate some somatic complaints along with psychological distress.
C) Arabs and Muslims adopt the dualism of the mind and the body.
D) Arab/Muslim patients are attuned to the internal forces associated with psychological distress.

Question 12

What cultural factors most influence the way Arab/Muslim immigrants seek mental help services? In what ways is this different from Western culture?

Question 13

The most recent and significant group of Arab immigration was

A) Christian Arabs from Syria and Lebanon.
B) Palestinians with a strong Arab identity.
C) Iraqis escaping the Iraq-Iran war and the first Gulf war.
D) All of these

Question 14

After immigration to the U.S., it is typical for Arab/Muslim families to

A) lose their tradition through assimilation.
B) become more traditional than they were in their home country.
C) become disconnected to religion, but stay connected to cultural traditions.
D) seek mental health services to work through issues related to assimilation.

Question 15

Which of the following explains why traditional authoritarian parenting styles may be damaging to Arab/Muslim children in the U.S.?

A) Children are not used to this style of parenting because they do not remember it from their home countries.
B) Children are being exposed to liberal child-rearing techniques amongst their peers.
C) Authoritarian parenting styles are damaging in Arab/Muslim home countries, but are not changed due to conflicting cultural values.
D) None of these

Question 16

Which of the following actions by a therapist will most likely lead to cutting off therapy?

A) Attempting to join with authority
B) Challenging the father or husband
C) Listening to concerns of the figures of authority
D) Ignoring needs of non-authority figures in the family

Question 17

The five basic tenets that define Muslim religious belief are called

A) The Pillars of Muslim.
B) Shahada.
C) The Pillars of Islam.
D) Haj.

Question 18

What are some of the primary difficulties regularly faced by Arab/Muslim immigrants in their adaptation to life in the U.S.?

Question 19

The term "culture-analysis" is best described as

A) the use of hidden cultural values in facilitating change.
B) an assessment tool, which determines how culture has influenced a client's actions.
C) the identification of inconsistencies in belief systems that cause internal conflict.
D) the analysis of cultural cues to address strain or conflict within the family system.

Question 20

Which of the following is the primary cause of differences in assimilation rates within the Arab/Muslim immigrant family?

A) Women are expected to stay in the home
B) Children are eager to learn the new culture
C) Men spend most of their day at work
D) All of the above

Question 21

How would Arab American family structures and values impact your work with families?