Why Will the Concept of Ethnicity Decrease in Value to Health

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why will the concept of ethnicity decrease in value to health professionals in the future?

• A)Assessment and treatment will become more accurate according to a person's race.
• B)Ethnicity as a concept mainly helps clients have a sense of belonging and loyalty.
• C)Persons from different ethnic groups are intermarrying,and their children are multiracial.
• D)The concept of ethnicity is less informative than the term race.

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Definitions:

Biopsychosocial Approach

A holistic perspective in health and illness considering biological, psychological, and social factors as interconnected influences.

DSM-IV-TR

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, updated as a 2000 “text revision”; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.

Medical Model

A framework in which psychological disorders are treated as medical diseases, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, and cure.

Learning Perspective

A psychological viewpoint that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior.