Deck 3: Clinical Mental Health Counseling in a Diverse Society

Question 1

The "R" in Hays' (2016) ADDRESSING model refers to which of the following:

A) Race
B) Religion (and/or spirituality)
C) Race/ethnicity
D) Risk factors

Answer 1

Religion (and/or spirituality)

Question 2

Which of the following terms describes any group of people who identify with one another on the basis of a common purpose, need, or similarity of background?

A) Diversity
B) Encapsulation
C) Culture
D) Ethnicity

Answer 2

Culture

Question 3

As defined by Olatunji (2001), which of the following accurately describes multicultural counseling?

A) Multicultural counseling refers to multiple perspectives or multiple cultural viewpoints within the counseling relationship in which none are dominant or considered more "normal" than others
B) Multicultural counseling refers to binary perspectives or viewpoints within the counseling relationship in which certain viewpoints are healthier than others
C) Multicultural counseling refers to multiple perspectives or multiple cultural viewpoints within the counseling relationship in which the viewpoint of the counselor is most accurate due to his or her training and self-awareness.
D) None of the above.

Answer 3

Multicultural counseling refers to multiple perspectives or multiple cultural viewpoints within the counseling relationship in which none are dominant or considered more "normal" than others

Question 4

As defined by CACREP, _______________ takes into account differences in areas such as language, social class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and level of ability

A) Culture
B) Diversity
C) Multiculturalism
D) Cultural encapsulation

Question 5

Which counseling perspective emphasizes the universal qualities of counseling that are culturally generalizable?

A) Cultural generalizability approach
B) Hegemonic approach
C) Etic approach
D) Emic approach

Question 6

Which counseling perspective focuses on the indigenous characteristics of each cultural group that influence the counseling process and consequently emphasize culturally specific counseling approaches?

A) Indigenous approach
B) Hegemonic approach
C) Etic approach
D) Emic approach

Question 7

__________________ refers to the way people perceive their relationship to the world, including nature, other people, objects, and religious experiences.

A) Worldview
B) Multiculturalism
C) Acculturation
D) Ethnocentrism

Question 8

________________, according to Allport (1954) is a negative bias toward a particular group of people.

A) Racism
B) Transnegativity
C) Prejudice
D) None of the above

Question 9

_______________ occurs when one cultural group considers another group inferior, and the first group has the power to impose its standards on the other group.

A) Institutionalized racism
B) Cultural racism
C) Acculturation
D) None of the above

Question 10

The established use of policies, laws, customs, and norms to perpetuate discrimination and prejudice is called

A) Institutionalized racism
B) Cultural racism
C) Acculturation
D) None of the above

Question 11

The retention of one's culture of identity is called

A) Acculturation
B) Cultural invariability
C) Enculturation
D) Cultural pluralism

Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to individuals who are beginning to explore their sexual understanding and orientation?

A) Gay
B) Questioning
C) Bisexual
D) All of the above

Question 13

_____________ includes both the affectional and sexual dimensions of self that are evidenced by thoughts, feeling, and behaviors.

A) Sexual attraction
B) Sexual behavior
C) Sexual identity
D) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following refers to an antigay bias, or a fear of individuals who are perceived as lesbian, gay, or bisexual?

A) Homophobia
B) Racism
C) Sexism
D) Heterosexism

Question 15

In which court case did a federal appeals court uphold the job termination of a counselor who asked to be excused from counseling a lesbian client on relationship issues because of the client's sexual orientation conflicted with the counselor's religious beliefs?

A) Jaffee v. Redmond
B) Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California
C) Bruff v. North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.
D) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following refers to the primary importance of family in Latino communities?

A) Personalism
B) Respeto
C) Familism
D) Marianismo

Question 17

All of the following are accurate regarding the coming out process except

A) It's a key component of minority sexual identity development.
B) It is an ongoing process, affected largely by an individual's life circumstances.
C) It is a one-time event, affected largely by an individual's life circumstances.
D) It is generally accepted that coming out is positively associated with mental health and relationship satisfaction.
E) Coming out carries with it the risk of abandonment, ridicule, and disapproval and may be psychologically painful.

Question 18

_____________________ is the practice of attempting to change a client's sexual orientation from lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or questioning to that of a heterosexual.

A) Cognitive-restructuring therapy
B) Reparative therapy
C) Exposure therapy
D) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following refers to people whose gender identity and expression conflicts with their biological manifestation of sex?

A) Transgender
B) Gay
C) Bisexual
D) All of the above

Question 20

_________________ is a term in the DSM-5 used to describe individuals who experience incongruence between their expressed/experienced gender and their assigned gender.

A) Gender Dysphoria
B) Sexual Identity Disorder
C) Homosexuality
D) Gender Identity Disorder

Question 21

________________ is an example of a cognitive disability.

A) Sensory loss
B) Learning disability
C) Depression
D) Congenital disability

Question 22

Which of the following terms refers to a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity?

A) Heterosexism
B) Ethnocentric monoculturalism
C) Disability
D) None of the above

Question 23

Someone who fears having a group home for adults with mental retardation in his or her neighborhood may espouse which myth about individuals with disabilities?

A) The Spread Phenomenon Myth
B) The Dehumanization or Damaged Merchandise Myth
C) The Feeling No Pain Myth
D) The Disabled Menace Myth

Question 24

A client's sense of coherence is determined by his or her perceptions of which of the following?

A) Comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness
B) Wellness, cognitive harmony, sense of connection
C) Meaningfulness, cognitive complexity, and sense of connection
D) None of the above

Question 25

Which phase of adaptation is a family in when members of the family are waiting for a diagnosis or have just received information about a family member's disability?

A) Crisis phase
B) Chronic phase
C) Terminal phase
D) Apprehensive phase

Question 26

_______________ refers to oppression, discrimination, or marginalization experienced by people who are negatively affected by socioeconomic disparity.

A) Socioeconomic status
B) Social class
C) Classism
D) Poverty

Question 27

A counselor working with a client whose religion, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are different from his own, decides that he needs to process his thoughts and feelings about these contrastive cultural groups. This counselor is working on what facet of multicultural counseling competency development?

A) Cultural skills
B) Cultural responsiveness
C) Cultural awareness
D) Cultural knowledge

Question 28

Jessica, a white female counselor, is working with Richard, a Chinese American male who is struggling with depression. Jessica has worked with many individuals with depression and, although she has not worked with a Chinese male with depression, she believes her existing knowledge base and skill set is sufficient. Which of the following statements, based on this information would be true of Jessica?

A) Jessica's thought process is culturally sensitive because she aims to give the same treatment to Richard that she has given to clients in the past.
B) Jessica is exhibiting an etic perspective of counseling.
C) Jessica is exhibiting an emic perspective on counseling.
D) Jessica is actively contributing to institutionalized racism.

Question 29

Discuss ways in which clinical mental health counselors can enhance their multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills.

Question 30

Describe five ways in which a counselor can convey cultural empathy.

Question 31

Discuss ways in which clinical mental health counselors can establish an environment in which clients feel safe to explore issues related to sexual identity?