Deck 18: Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Immigrants and Refugees

Question 1

A(n) ______ is a person outside one's country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to their country because of persecution or well-founded fear of persecution.

A) migrant
B) refugee
C) asylee
D) nationalist

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A(n) ______ is a person who meets the definition of refugee and is already present in the United States or seeking admission at a port of entry.

A) migrant
B) asylee
C) nationalist
D) alien

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is the difference between immigrants and refugees?

A) Immigrants made a location change voluntarily; refugees made a location change to escape persecution, terror, or other life-threatening situation.
B) Refugees made a location change voluntarily; immigrants made a location change to escape persecution, terror, or other life-threatening situation.
C) Immigrants are able to remain in the United States without going through immigration procedures, refugees are not.
D) Refugees are able to remain in the United States without going through immigration procedures, immigrants are not.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What mental health disorder is important to assess, given immigrants and refugees' possible chronic exposure to stress?

A) generalized anxiety disorder
B) post-traumatic stress disorder
C) depression
D) acute stress disorder

Question 5

All of the following are types of forced migration except ______.

A) politically induced displacement
B) disaster-induced displacement
C) conflict-induced displacement
D) development-induced displacement

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the stages of the migration process?

A) premigration
B) migration
C) postmigration
D) post-citizenship

Question 7

Cultural bereavement is likely to be reduced if the immigrant or refugee ______.

A) slowly assimilates into the new country
B) is able to maintain ties to the culture of origin
C) has strong social networks in the new country
D) quickly assimilates into the new culture

Question 8

Stress during what part of the migration process could have far-reaching health effects?

A) premigration
B) migration
C) postmigration
D) post-citizenship

Question 9

What is the Triple Trauma Paradigm?

A) describes the three phases of traumatic stress that apply to torture survivors
B) the model of the migration process for trauma survivors
C) the pathway to U.S. citizenship for immigrants
D) mental health treatment for refugees and immigrants who have experienced torture

Question 10

What skill is particularly important for counselors who work with refugees and immigrants?

A) cultural humility
B) empathy
C) knowledge of trauma and citizenship
D) trustworthiness

Question 11

______ is when a mental health practitioner begins to feel the effects of being exposed to trauma indirectly through others.

A) Primary trauma
B) Secondary trauma
C) Cultural burden
D) Emotional toll

Question 12

The term 'illegal immigrant' is a legal term meaning that a person moved from their country of origin to another country and did not go through the established immigration procedures.

Question 13

Immigrants are disproportionately represented in both high-skilled and lower-skilled jobs.

Question 14

Compared to other marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants are rarely targets of physical and emotional harassment or prejudiced practices.

Question 15

Cultural humility denotes a willingness to accurately assess oneself, assess one's limitations, and acknowledges that it is impossible to adequately be knowledgeable about cultures other than one's own.

Question 16

List at least three important considerations that clinicians need to think about when working with immigrants, migrants, and/or refugees.

Question 17

What is acculturative stress, what factors contribute to acculturative stress, and how does it affect one's mental health?

Question 18

Describe the Triple Trauma Paradigm.

Question 19

List the skills that are designed a mental health practitioner can use to explore trauma and loss while identifying culturally appropriate methods to help the client heal.