An African American client who is highly suspicious is given to angry outbursts and accusations
that staff are discriminating against him when they remove possibly harmful objects from his
possession according to hospital policy.
An explanation that shows cultural awareness relating to the
client's behavior is that it may be prompted by
a. feelings of powerlessness.
b. institutional discrimination.
c. fear of abandonment.
d. family solidarity.
ANS: A
The rules of the health care system often seem like added measures of oppression to African
Americans, who respond with behavior designed to fend off feelings of powerlessness and
vulnerability. The other options have no bearing on the situation.
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