A 30-year-old immigrant female from Vietnam is referred to a social worker at a community clinic for further assessment by a psychiatrist because the client is complaining of symptoms the psychiatrist does not recognize as a mental illness.The client and her husband insist that she is sick.The social worker should FIRST:
a) Consider sociocultural variables regarding the sick role
b) Let the client know that the agency is unable to serve her
c) Explain to the client and her husband that her concerns are considered malingering
d) Refer her for a medical exam
A
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