Deck 15: Multicultural Theories of Psychotherapy Lillian Comas-Diaz

Question 1

In Harry Triandis's classification of worldviews, the term for an identity associated with relationships to others is

A) collectivistic.
B) deterministic.
C) denominated.
D) integrated.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the cultural spectrum described by Cross and colleagues, the belief that culture makes no difference refers to

A) cultural competence.
B) cultural incapacity.
C) cultural destructiveness.
D) cultural blindness.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the cultural spectrum described by Cross and colleagues, a sense of racial superiority refers to

A) cultural competence.
B) cultural incapacity.
C) cultural destructiveness.
D) cultural blindness.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Developing a set of knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, skills, and polices to work effectively within multicultural situations references is called

A) behavioral identification.
B) multicultural education.
C) empowerment promotion.
D) cultural competence.

Question 5

In Pamela Hays' ADDRESSING framework, the "R" stands for

A) race.
B) religion.
C) region.
D) rational.

Question 6

Network therapy refers to an approach to treatment that relies on a(n)

A) community-based process.
B) network of multiple providers.
C) Internet-based communication.
D) patient building a social network.

Question 7

A form of counseling in which two or more individuals take turns listening to each other without interruption refers to

A) cognitive behavioral therapy.
B) dialectical behavior therapy.
C) re-evaluation counseling.
D) reattribution counseling.

Question 8

In Pamela Hays' ADDRESSING framework, the "I" stands for

A) indignation.
B) interracial attitudes.
C) interdependence.
D) indigenous heritage.

Question 9

Which of the following refers to the assaults that individuals receive on a regular basis solely because of their race, color, or ethnicity?

A) Aversive racism
B) Cultural humility
C) Racial microaggresions
D) Positive emotions

Question 10

In which of the following do individuals believe that culture makes no difference and thus the values of the dominant culture are universally applicable and beneficial?

A) Cultural competence
B) Cultural precompetence
C) Cultural incapacity
D) Cultural blindness

Question 11

A narrative that chronicles traumatic experiences for Latin Americans is known as

A) collectivism.
B) individualism.
C) testimonio.
D) cuento.

Question 12

In the United States, which of the following refers to the interaction between culturally diverse individuals such as people of color, internationals, immigrants, temporary workers, and the dominant European American culture?

A) Therapeutic relationships
B) Multiculturalism
C) Credibility
D) Cultural competence

Question 13

Minority identity development stages include all of the following EXCEPT

A) conformity
B) dissonance
C) resistance immersion
D) contact

Question 14

The American Psychological Association published all the second set of principles except?

A) Linguistic
B) Research
C) Training
D) Guidelines on Multicultural Education

Question 15

Paulo Freire identified dominant models of education as instruments of

A) oppression.
B) cultural awareness.
C) freedom.
D) independence.

Question 16

According to Harry Triandis' classification of worldviews, denominated individuals view themselves as

A) associated with relationships.
B) fragmented by cultural trauma.
C) independent from others.
D) nominated for cultural superiority.

Question 17

According to Atkinson, Morten and Sue, the identity development of ethnic minority groups follows which of the following patterns?

A) Conformity to introspection to dissonance
B) Dissonance to synergistic to conformity
C) Conformity to resistance to synergistic
D) Resistance to conformity to dissonance

Question 18

The belief that one's worldview is inherently superior and desirable to others is labeled

A) worldview.
B) ethnocentrism.
C) mainstream.
D) incapability.

Question 19

An individual's total environment is referred to as

A) worldview.
B) culture.
C) multicultural.
D) cultural trauma.

Question 20

When minority group members are left with a legacy of adversity, pain, and suffering, this is termed

A) collectivistic events.
B) cultural trauma.
C) racial microaggressions.
D) ethnocentrisms.

Question 21

Which of the following is included in the ethnorelative stages of developing multicultural sensitivity?

A) Integration
B) Minimization
C) Defense
D) Denial

Question 22

________________ refers to people's systemized ideas and beliefs about the universe.

Question 23

_____________ is defined as an individual's total environment, which includes beliefs, values, practices, institutions, and psychological processes.

Question 24

Confusion, comparison, tolerance, acceptance, pride and synthesis come under which set of stages?

A) Gay and lesbian identity developmental stages
B) American cultural racial identity stages
C) Minority identity development stages
D) Ethnocentric stages

Question 25

In the model of White American identity development described by Janet Helms, in the disintegration phase, an individual

A) is not aware of minorities.
B) acknowledges prejudice and discrimination.
C) engages in reverse discrimination.
D) appreciates both minority and majority group members.

Question 26

According to Cass, the identity development of gay and lesbian individuals follows which of the following patterns?

A) Comparison to confusion to tolerance.
B) Pride to comparison to acceptance.
C) Confusion to tolerance to synthesis.
D) Comparison to synthesis to tolerance.

Question 27

Ethnopharmacology is the field that specializes in

A) the relationship between ethnicity and responses to medications.
B) decreasing substance use in ethnic minority groups.
C) increasing the number of minorities practicing medicine.
D) recording how the field of medicine has discriminated against minorities.

Question 28

___________________ refer to assaults individuals receive on a regular basis solely because of their race, color, and or ethnicity.

Question 29

In Bennet's (2004) multicultural sensitivity development model, multicultural awareness is divided into the two stages of

A) embeddedness and denial.
B) ethnocentric and synthesis.
C) integration and adaption.
D) ethnocentric and ethnorelative.

Question 30

According to the model of ethnic minority group identity development described by Atkinson, Morten and Sue, in the resistance stage an individual would

A) choose the dominant group's values, lifestyles, and role models.
B) question and suspect the dominant group's values.
C) endorse minority-held values and reject dominant culture's values.
D) experience self-fulfillment without categorically accepting minority values.

Question 31

The ____________________ highlighted the importance of cultural competence by formulating a series of multicultural guidelines.

Question 32

_____________ is a learned ability to obtain an understanding of the experience of culturally diverse individuals informed by cultural knowledge and interpretation.

Question 33

Cultures in which an individual's identity is associated with his or her relationships to others are called _____________.

Question 34

A diagram of a genealogical tree highlighting dynamics from a nuclear to an extended family perspective that places individuals within their communal contexts using three or more generations of ancestors is known as a __________________.

Question 35

Critical consciousness as a process of person and social liberation is known as ____________________.

Question 36

According to Janet Helms, the identity development of White American groups follows which of the following patterns?

A) Pseudoindependence to disintegration to autonomy
B) Contact to reintegration to autonomy
C) Reintegration to disintegration to pseudoindependence
D) Autonomy to pseudoindependence to reintegration

Question 37

In the model of gay and lesbian identity development described by Cass, in the phase of tolerance, an individual

A) questions his or her sexual orientation.
B) recognizes that he or she is gay or lesbian.
C) increases contact with other gays and lesbians.
D) accepts possibility that he or she may be a sexual minority.

Question 38

The interethnic dyad countertransferential reaction in which a therapist displays excessive curiosity about a client's ethnocultural background at the expense of his or her psychological needs is ____________________ syndrome.

Question 39

A healing narrative approach to treatment known as __________ therapy has been empirically proven to be an effective treatment for Puerto Rican children.

Question 40

According to feministic models of identity development, for females to achieve a positive identity which of the following patterns would occur?

A) Embeddedness to passive acceptance to active commitment
B) Revelations to passive acceptance to active commitment
C) Revelations to embeddedness to synthesis
D) Synthesis to revelations to passive acceptance

Question 41

Describe Bennet's (2004) multicultural sensitivity development model.

Question 42

Explain the usefulness of a cultural genogram in working with multicultural clients, and list 10 factors that may be used, with a brief description of the significance of each.

Question 43

Comas-Diaz and Jacobsen (1991) have described a number of transferential and countertransferential issues that can occur due to cultural issues. Describe the issues that might occur in both intraethnic and interethnic therapist-patient relationships.

Question 44

Multicultural psychotherapies developed because dominant models of psychotherapy appeared to overly support mainstream cultural values and neglect multicultural worldviews. Describe the evidence to support the need for multicultural therapies and the process that a therapist might go through to move toward cultural competence. Include a description of ethnocentrism and how it might impact cultural competence.

Question 45

Multicultural clinicians adhere to diverse theories of personality. However, a unique contribution of multicultural psychotherapy is the formulation of cultural identity development theories. Describe what cultural identify development theory is. Then, contrast the theory of identity development for ethnic minorities and the theory of identity development for White American groups.