Deck 4: Understanding Diversity

Question 1

Which of the following best describes becoming an ethical and effective helper in a multicultural society?

A) A continuing process, rather than a destination that we reach
B) Just about impossible because of the complex nature of helping diverse client populations
C) Not realistic because of a lack of time
D) Likely to be achieved after taking one course in multicultural aspects of the helping professions

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following should be infused throughout the curriculum of a multicultural training program?

A) Means to acquire multicultural competence
B) Ethical decision-making skills related to multicultural counseling
C) Addressing a wide range of social justice counseling issues
D) The helper's beliefs and attitudes about race, culture, and sexism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

People with disabilities generally report __________ as major impediments in living with a disability.

A) physical barriers more than psychosocial issues
B) psychosocial issues more than physical barriers
C) physical pain less than internalized discrimination
D) body dysmorphic disorder less than financial problems

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Yang, a Southeast Asian student, has come to the college counseling center to explore career options. As the counselor presents career options, Yang makes little eye contact and does not actively respond to the many alternatives placed before him. It is safe to assume that Yang

A) is in disagreement with the manner in which the counselor is presenting optional career choices.
B) does not understand what is being said since English is his second language.
C) is resistant to the ideas being presented.
D) may not be using direct eye contact because in his culture it is considered disrespectful.

Question 5

What is the core of a good multicultural training program?

A) Supervised experience
B) Knowledge of diverse groups
C) Diversity
D) Acquiring multicultural competence

Question 6

Which of the following refers to a helper's personal reaction to the political context in which he or she works with clients?

A) Racial microaggression
B) Cultural tunnel vision
C) Diverse countertransference
D) Political countertransference

Question 7

Which of the following is/are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communication hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults?

A) Cultural tunnel vision
B) Racial microaggressions
C) Diversity
D) Assertiveness

Question 8

You are a counselor in a job training center and your next client arrives in a wheelchair. She is quite frustrated about not being able to find a job since she got out of college and believes that she is being discriminated against in the job market. It would be safe for you to assume that

A) since she is physically disabled, she may also have emotional problems.
B) her goal of finding employment may be unrealistic.
C) her total dependence on others may be the factor that keeps her from finding a suitable job.
D) her feelings of frustration are probably justified since she may be facing discrimination, even if it is against the law.

Question 9

From a(n) _____ perspective, the goal of helping is to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.

A) individualistic
B) social interest
C) social justice
D) intrapsychic

Question 10

Which of the following are seldom provided in ethical guidance with regard to cultural differences?

A) Instructions for achieving cultural requirements and advice on resolving conflicts
B) Instructions for fighting against prejudice
C) Instructions for achieving cultural sensitivity and advice on developing multicultural competence
D) Instructions for working toward social change and achieving social equity for marginalized or oppressed individuals

Question 11

Clients with an Eastern orientation are likely to place a high value on

A) directness and exhibit this as a sign of assertiveness and self-respect.
B) self-disclosure to focus on the nature of their problem.
C) family bonds and cultural traditions that emphasize appropriate roles and status.
D) self-determination and independence.

Question 12

Which of the following is a term that focuses on ethnicity, race, and culture?

A) Diversity
B) Political countertransference
C) Multiculturalism
D) Assertiveness

Question 13

Identify the statement that is NOT one of the social justice competencies.

A) Engage in self-reflection on issues of race, ethnicity, oppression, power, and privilege in your own life.
B) Become knowledgeable about the ways that oppression and social inequities can operate on individual, societal, and cultural levels.
C) Collaborate with community organizations in partnerships to promote trust, minimize power differentials, and provide culturally relevant services.
D) Maintain one's focus on social justice issues that are relevant within the immediate community, and avoid focusing on international social justice issues so as to not get distracted from your primary focus.

Question 14

Historically, much of the language used to refer to "the disability experience," as portrayed in the print and electronic media, has communicated a(n) _____ attitude toward persons with disabilities.

A) condescending
B) positive
C) empathic
D) negative

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of demographic variables?

A) Socioeconomic background
B) Gender, age, and place of residence
C) Ethnicity and race
D) Religion

Question 16

Culturally skilled helpers do NOT adhere to which of the following multicultural counseling competencies?

A) Recognize and understand their own values, ethnocentric attitudes, and assumptions about human behavior.
B) Know specifically about their own racial and cultural heritage and how it affects them personally and professionally.
C) Have acquired certain skills in working with culturally diverse populations and are able to define goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of their clients.
D) Spend less time acquiring information and skills in working with culturally diverse populations.

Question 17

__________ is when a helper has limited cultural experiences and, in some cases, they see it as their role to transmit their values to their clients.

A) Diversity
B) Cultural implications
C) Cultural tunnel vision
D) Assertiveness

Question 18

All of the following practices form a conceptual framework for multicultural counseling competencies EXCEPT

A) awareness.
B) knowledge.
C) skills.
D) acceptance.

Question 19

Being open to _______ enables helpers to avoid getting trapped in provincialism.

A) cultural variations
B) the values inherent in a diversity perspective
C) the values of one's own culture
D) biases related to identified groups

Question 20

A comparison of Western and Eastern systems shows some striking differences in value orientations. Individuals coming from a Western culture tend to place prime value on

A) the uniqueness of the individual, self-assertion, and the strengthening of the ego.
B) interdependence and emphasize the losing of oneself in the totality of the cosmos.
C) the family and the community in which one lives.
D) the here and now, spirituality and fatalism.

Question 21

__________ involves assuming that the behavior of an individual will reflect or be typical of that of most members of his or her cultural group.

A) Political countertransference
B) Racial microaggression
C) Stereotyping
D) Cultural implications

Question 22

Openly discussing race and ethnicity to actively include a multicultural element in counseling and to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and promote better therapeutic outcomes is referred to as

A) cultural tunnel vision.
B) broaching behavior.
C) stereotyping.
D) diversity.

Question 23

The __________ exhibits the characteristics common to cultural tunnel vision.

A) culturally aware counselor
B) culturally pluralistic counselor
C) culturally stereotyping counselor
D) culturally encapsulated counselor

Question 24

__________ refers to individual differences in a number of variables that place clients at risk for discrimination.

A) Multiculturalism
B) Diversity
C) Cultural tunnel vision
D) Countertransference

Question 25

__________ recognizes the complexity of cultures and values the diversity of beliefs and values.

A) Cultural pluralism
B) Cultural tunnel vision
C) Broaching behavior
D) Stereotyping