Deck 8: Diversity and Multicultural Competence

Question 1

Those with disabilities are ____ times more likely to be out of the workforce than are those without disabilities, despite having the desire to work.

A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 4

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Characteristics of __________ families include valuing the extended family, providing support among family members, and taking shared responsibility for child rearing within the family, including the extended family.

A) Asian American
B) African American
C) Caucasian
D) Hispanic

Answer 2

B

Question 3

________ are the fastest growing minority in the United States.

A) Latinos
B) Asians
C) Whites
D) Blacks

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population estimates of major minority groups in the United States, such as Asian, Black, and Latino groups, are approximately____ million.

A) 4
B) 14
C) 104
D) 504

Question 5

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred immigration from China to the U.S. and denied citizenship until it was repealed in _______.

A) 1942
B) 1900
C) 1912
D) 1952

Question 6

The four forces of counseling include all but which:

A) psychoanalytic
B) behaviorist
C) humanistic
D) solution focused

Question 7

Counselors are primarily ____________.

A) American Indian
B) African American
C) European American
D) Asian American

Question 8

_____ of African American children grow up in two-parent families compared to 69% of all children in the United States.

A) 7%
B) 10%
C) 38%
D) 78%

Question 9

_________was a socially constructed term used primarily to differentiate humans based on physical features and denoting status and class.

A) Culture
B) Race
C) Ethnicity
D) Phenotype

Question 10

Pederson (1998) suggested that multiculturalism is potentially viewed as the "______ force" in psychology and counseling.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

Question 11

Smedley (1999) noted that prior to the 18th century, connotations of and references to race were minimal. ________ perspectives focused on differentiating humans based on class and status.

A) Western
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Northern

Question 12

De Lauretis (1991) introduced ______ theory in an effort to include sexual preference in context with other minority categories such as gender and race.

A) bisexual
B) gay
C) homosexual
D) queer

Question 13

Some research has demonstrated differences in multicultural competencies based on race, for example, racial minorities were found to have higher levels of multicultural competence than ______.

A) Asians
B) Hispanics
C) Whites
D) Blacks

Question 14

According to Pedersen, the third second stage in developing cultural competency is:

A) awareness of culturally learned assumptions
B) an awareness of the counselor's own worldview and biases
C) an understanding of culturally relevant facts
D) development of culturally appropriate interventions

Question 15

The Indian Removal Act of _______ forced American Indians off their land and onto reservations in remote areas of the country that lacked natural resources and economic opportunities.

A) 1830
B) 1730
C) 1630
D) 1930

Question 16

Recent surveys of Americans have found that _____% report belief in God.

A) 5
B) 30
C) 50
D) 95

Question 17

This refers to the genetic makeup of the organism/human.

A) renotype
B) phenotype
C) genotype
D) khenotype

Question 18

______ therapy is defined as conversion from an LGBT sexual orientation to a heterosexual orientation.

A) Reparative
B) Brief
C) Solution Focused
D) Behavioral

Question 19

The projected population of Asians, Blacks, and Latinos residing in the United States is more than 223 million by the year ____, constituting more than 50% of the total U.S. population.

A) 2020
B) 2100
C) 2050
D) 2150

Question 20

Racial differences may be understood through the definition of ________, which refers to physical characteristics interacting with social influences on an organism/human.
E) renotype
F) phenotype
G) genotype H. khenotype

Question 21

Balcazar, Suarez-Balcazar, and Taylor-Ritzler (2009) suggested there are four elements of diversity and multicultural competence including all but which:

A) Self-awareness
B) Cultural knowledge
C) Ability to communicate understanding through empathy
D) Referring clients out if the counselor is prejudice towards a certain population

Question 22

In Asian families, the family's needs are many times placed ahead of an individual's needs, and a counselor needs to be aware of such family perspectives.

Question 23

Those counselors who hold higher levels of color-blind attitudes have demonstrated bias in counseling activities such as diagnosing those from minority groups.

Question 24

Diversity encompasses the term multiculturalism, which is focused on differences based on
race and ethnicity.

Question 25

The population estimates of major minority groups in the United States, such as Asian,
Black, and Latino groups, are approximately 75% of the total U.S. population.

Question 26

Rutter, Estrada, Ferguson, and Diggs (2008) noted that those who choose lesbian, gay, or bisexual as a sexual orientation have difficulty finding counseling services primarily due to
lack of understanding by those who provide counseling services.

Question 27

Discuss multiculturalism and include its relationship to diversity.

Question 28

Only phenotype-not genotype-differentiates humans.

Question 29

The Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development has identified three competencies including all but which:

A) the skills necessary to provide culturally appropriate interventions to those who are culturally different
B) the ability to encourage a client to acquire the same worldview as the counselor
C) an awareness of the worldviews of clients
D) an awareness of a counselor's own worldviews and biases

Question 30

Researchers have concluded that individual characteristics of the counselor play an important role in levels of multicultural competence.

Question 31

According to Pedersen, the first second stage in developing cultural competency is:

A) awareness of culturally learned assumptions
B) an awareness of the counselor's own worldview and biases
C) an understanding of culturally relevant facts
D) development of culturally appropriate interventions

Question 32

According to Pedersen, the first stage in developing cultural competency is:

A) awareness of culturally learned assumptions
B) an awareness of the worldviews of clients
C) an understanding of culturally relevant facts
D) development of culturally appropriate interventions

Question 33

What are the three competencies set forth by The Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development?

Question 34

How is the family structure for African Americans unique? How does this impact the counseling process?

Question 35

Diversity is defined as individual differences and group/social differences.

Question 36

Compare and contrast race, phenotype, and genotype.

Question 37

Culturally skilled counselors are not necessarily aware of their own cultural background and experiences, attitudes, and values.

Question 38

Developing multicultural competence is essential to provide counseling to minority populations based simply on the number of minorities currently living in and projected to reside in the United States in the near future.

Question 39

Discuss the structure of the Latino family.