CPCE - Multicultural Full Set Exam
Questions and Answers
cultural competency - ANS-awareness, knowledge, and skills
coming together of two worldviews - ANS-all counseling is this
comfort zones - ANS-the safe places from where we generally operate, where things
are familiar and predictable, ans where we feel most in control
learning edge - ANS-the middle ground between comfort zone and out of control. This is
where we learn best
history is written - ANS-by the winners
etic - ANS-culturally universal perspective
emic - ANS-culturally specific perspective
multiple levels of identity - ANS-individual level (diff), group level (same), universal level
(same)
psychology has generally focused - ANS-on the individual and universal levels, while
neglecting group level
culturally different communication styles - ANS-black - direct, passionate, forthright,
native american - speak softly, indirect gaze, interject less freq, white - speak loudly,
direct eye contact, direct verbal approach, asian - subtlety and indirectness, latino - non-
confrontational
basis of CBT - ANS-thoughts + emotions =behavior
race - ANS-a group having a common origin and exhibiting relatively constant
genetically determined physical traits
racism - ANS-behavior that denies access or privilege to one racial group while granting
access to another racial group
Sources of racism - ANS-the individual, insitutional/organizational (like hiring practices),
and society (incl media)
,ethnicity - ANS-sense of identity that stems from common ancestry, history, nationally,
religion or race
culture - ANS-An integrated system of beliefs, of values, of customs and of institutions
which express these beliefs, values and customs which binds a society together and
gives it a sense of dignity, security, and continuity
diversity - ANS-individual differences and characteristics by which persons may self-
define; may include age, sexual orientation, physical ability, residential location, gender,
religious and SES
minority group - ANS-any category of people who have been discriminated against or
subjected to unequal treatment/oppression largely because of group membership
all isms - ANS-come from the perception that there is a limited amount of resources and
we have to get all that we can ourselves
impact of socialization - ANS-Stereotyping (cognitive), prejudice (affective),
discrimination (behavioral)
stereotypes lead to prejudice - ANS-prejudice leads to discrimination
difference between preference and prejudice - ANS-preference is largely unemotional,
whereas prejudice involves emotions
Tuskegee experiment - ANS-40 year study of untreated syphyllis in black men
ethnic minorities see counselors - ANS-as being in a discipline that seeks to maintain
status quo
genetically deficient model - ANS-the minority person is genetically deficient to the
majority
culturally deficient model - ANS-all minorities are culturally disadvantaged, deficient, or
deprived
culturally diverse model - ANS-different but not worse
organizations are microcosms - ANS-of the wider society from which they originate. as a
result, they are likley to be reflections of the monocultural values and practices of the
larger culture
entities that inevitably resist change - ANS-organizations
social justice counseling - ANS-equal access & opportunity, reduce disparities in
education, health care, and employment, broaden role of helping professional
, ethnocentric monoculturalism - ANS-operates outside conscious awareness
credibility - ANS-the constellation of characteristics that make certain individuals appear
worthy of belief, capable, entitled to confidence, reliable, and trustworthy
psychological sets of clients - ANS-economic
problem-solving
identity
consistency
authority
expertness - ANS-demonstrating the ability to help the client
trustworthiness - ANS-encompasses such factors as sincerity, openness, honesty, and
perceived lack of motivation for personal gain
worldviews - ANS-determines how people perceive their relationship to the world; affect
how we think, define events, make decisions, and behave
locus of control - ANS-internal - all depends on them, external - all depends on
someone else
locus of responsibility - ANS-internal - all my fault, external - all someone else's fault
sociology - ANS-study of people groups, how they function within themselvs and with
others
globalization - ANS-"increasingly interconnectivity of the poliical, tech, economic, and
social life of the poeple groups of this planet
in census, 7M americans - ANS-define themselves as more than one race
cultural salience - ANS-we are most aware of identity when we are in the minority
Tripartite Identity Framework - ANS-individual (diff), group (not diff), universal (not diff)
Johari window - ANS-known to self, known to others: technique[1] used to help people
better understand their relationship with themselves and others, which was created by
psychologists Joseph Luft (1916-2014) and Harrington Ingham (1916-1995) in 1955
function of worldview - ANS-provide answers to ultimate questions, give emotional
security, validate cultural norms, integrate our culture, monitor cultural change,
psychological reassurance
Questions and Answers
cultural competency - ANS-awareness, knowledge, and skills
coming together of two worldviews - ANS-all counseling is this
comfort zones - ANS-the safe places from where we generally operate, where things
are familiar and predictable, ans where we feel most in control
learning edge - ANS-the middle ground between comfort zone and out of control. This is
where we learn best
history is written - ANS-by the winners
etic - ANS-culturally universal perspective
emic - ANS-culturally specific perspective
multiple levels of identity - ANS-individual level (diff), group level (same), universal level
(same)
psychology has generally focused - ANS-on the individual and universal levels, while
neglecting group level
culturally different communication styles - ANS-black - direct, passionate, forthright,
native american - speak softly, indirect gaze, interject less freq, white - speak loudly,
direct eye contact, direct verbal approach, asian - subtlety and indirectness, latino - non-
confrontational
basis of CBT - ANS-thoughts + emotions =behavior
race - ANS-a group having a common origin and exhibiting relatively constant
genetically determined physical traits
racism - ANS-behavior that denies access or privilege to one racial group while granting
access to another racial group
Sources of racism - ANS-the individual, insitutional/organizational (like hiring practices),
and society (incl media)
,ethnicity - ANS-sense of identity that stems from common ancestry, history, nationally,
religion or race
culture - ANS-An integrated system of beliefs, of values, of customs and of institutions
which express these beliefs, values and customs which binds a society together and
gives it a sense of dignity, security, and continuity
diversity - ANS-individual differences and characteristics by which persons may self-
define; may include age, sexual orientation, physical ability, residential location, gender,
religious and SES
minority group - ANS-any category of people who have been discriminated against or
subjected to unequal treatment/oppression largely because of group membership
all isms - ANS-come from the perception that there is a limited amount of resources and
we have to get all that we can ourselves
impact of socialization - ANS-Stereotyping (cognitive), prejudice (affective),
discrimination (behavioral)
stereotypes lead to prejudice - ANS-prejudice leads to discrimination
difference between preference and prejudice - ANS-preference is largely unemotional,
whereas prejudice involves emotions
Tuskegee experiment - ANS-40 year study of untreated syphyllis in black men
ethnic minorities see counselors - ANS-as being in a discipline that seeks to maintain
status quo
genetically deficient model - ANS-the minority person is genetically deficient to the
majority
culturally deficient model - ANS-all minorities are culturally disadvantaged, deficient, or
deprived
culturally diverse model - ANS-different but not worse
organizations are microcosms - ANS-of the wider society from which they originate. as a
result, they are likley to be reflections of the monocultural values and practices of the
larger culture
entities that inevitably resist change - ANS-organizations
social justice counseling - ANS-equal access & opportunity, reduce disparities in
education, health care, and employment, broaden role of helping professional
, ethnocentric monoculturalism - ANS-operates outside conscious awareness
credibility - ANS-the constellation of characteristics that make certain individuals appear
worthy of belief, capable, entitled to confidence, reliable, and trustworthy
psychological sets of clients - ANS-economic
problem-solving
identity
consistency
authority
expertness - ANS-demonstrating the ability to help the client
trustworthiness - ANS-encompasses such factors as sincerity, openness, honesty, and
perceived lack of motivation for personal gain
worldviews - ANS-determines how people perceive their relationship to the world; affect
how we think, define events, make decisions, and behave
locus of control - ANS-internal - all depends on them, external - all depends on
someone else
locus of responsibility - ANS-internal - all my fault, external - all someone else's fault
sociology - ANS-study of people groups, how they function within themselvs and with
others
globalization - ANS-"increasingly interconnectivity of the poliical, tech, economic, and
social life of the poeple groups of this planet
in census, 7M americans - ANS-define themselves as more than one race
cultural salience - ANS-we are most aware of identity when we are in the minority
Tripartite Identity Framework - ANS-individual (diff), group (not diff), universal (not diff)
Johari window - ANS-known to self, known to others: technique[1] used to help people
better understand their relationship with themselves and others, which was created by
psychologists Joseph Luft (1916-2014) and Harrington Ingham (1916-1995) in 1955
function of worldview - ANS-provide answers to ultimate questions, give emotional
security, validate cultural norms, integrate our culture, monitor cultural change,
psychological reassurance
