Deck 7: Multicultural Barriers and the Helping Professional: The Individual Interplay of Cultural Perspectives

Question 1

Shame is an emotion felt at the group level, whereas guilt is an individual emotion.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following has been described as a challenge faced by counselors in treating culturally diverse populations?

A) linguistic barriers, because the United States is largely a monolingual society
B) to understand the worldviews, cultural values, and life circumstances of clients
C) to play roles other than that of "psychotherapist" based on the needs of the client
D) All of the choices are correct.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

One definition of ___________ is that it consists of all those things that people have learned to do, believe, value, and enjoy.

Answer 3

culture

Question 4

Which of the following are components of White culture?

A) rugged individualism
B) individual has primary responsibility for self
C) independence and autonomy highly valued
D) individual can control the environments
E) all of the above

Question 5

Describe what the YAVIS syndrome is and what effect may it have in working with diverse populations?

Question 6

Cognitive behavioral therapy, but not psychodynamic therapy, includes many components of White culture.

Question 7

"Minority standard time" refers to the poor people's tendency to disregard punctuality due to a conflict with their past-focused time orientation.

Question 8

Which of the following has been described as the three major categories of cultural barriers that can lead to an ineffective helping relationship with culturally diverse clients?

A) racial identity, health variables, and worldview orientation
B) culture-bound values, language variables, and class-bound values
C) culture-bound values, location, and language variables
D) None of the choices is correct.

Question 9

Assertiveness training represents the White cultural value of emotional and behavioral expressiveness.

Question 10

Which of the following has been described as the most dominant affective expression emphasized by collectivism?

A) guilt
B) passivity
C) shame
D) sadness

Question 11

How should a lack of self-disclosure be understood when working with diverse populations?

Question 12

Nonlinear, holistic, harmonious, and intuitive thinking have been described as characterizing:

A) scientific methods
B) left-brain activities
C) right-brain activities
D) Western philosophies

Question 13

How should a counselor enter a situation with a client who is culturally different?

A) free from any preconceived notions or generalizations
B) with a mental list of generalizations from which to view the client
C) with guidelines to be tentatively applied, changed, and challenged
D) a and c

Question 14

What are considered two of the most overlooked topics in psychology and mental health practice?

A) openness and intimacy
B) social class and classism
C) individualism and collectivism
D) None of the choices is correct.

Question 15

Insight is considered a _______ -___________ value. Elaborate on why this is important in working with culturally diverse clients.

Question 16

Because of cultural misunderstandings, a counselor that works with a person from a minority background might conclude that the client is ___________ if he/she avoids eye contact.

A) repressed, inhibited, shy, or passive
B) angry and guilty
C) low in his/her racial identity
D) trying to manipulate the counselor

Question 17

Western society tends to value ___________, which involves linear thinking.

A) constructivism
B) intuition
C) collaboration
D) scientific empiricism

Question 18

Culturally diverse clients who do not conceive of mental and physical health as separate entities may expect

A) empathic listening
B) immediate solutions and tangible forms of treatment
C) psychoanalysis with a psychiatrist
D) None of the choices is correct.

Question 19

Describe therapeutic class bias.

Question 20

Almost all racial/ethnic minority groups are collateral compared with White Americans in their relationships with people.

Question 21

The view that a "bad" child was destined to be that way is most likely to be found among

A) Asian Americans
B) Hispanic Americans
C) African Americans
D) American Indians