A Chinese American patient diagnosed with an anxiety disorder says, "My problems began when my energy became imbalanced." When the nurse asks for the patient's ideas about how to treat the imbalance, the patient may request:
a. eating special foods.
b. taking antianxiety medication.
c. undergoing cognitive behavior therapy.
d. having a native healer perform a ritual.
A
The concept of energy imbalance as a source of illness is an explanatory model familiar to Asian cultures. A source of healing is dietary change to include either "hot" or "cold" foods to correct the imbalance. "Hot" and "cold" in this case do not refer to thermal properties of the foods. Cognitive therapy or medication would not be a treatment suggested by a patient with an Eastern worldview. Someone from an indigenous culture may suggest rituals.
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