The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's own dose of antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other clients who are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing response is correct?

Question

1. People of Asian extraction have higher expressed emotionality leading to better prognosis and lower dosages.
2. Often people of Asian extraction have lower metabolic rates and need lower amounts of medication.
3. There is no correlation between ethnic background and the amount of medication someone receives.
4. People of European extraction have more side effects from medication than do those of Asian extraction.

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Rationale: People of Asian extraction do have lower metabolic rates, show more side effects, and often have lower doses of medication than do people of European extraction. Research has shown that higher expressed emotionality leads to a poorer prognosis and is not characteristic of people from an Asian extraction.