questions and answers
2025(graded A+)
four attributes of effective multicultural crisis intervention - answer
knowledge of one's own cultural biases; basic knowledge about a variety
of cultures; willingness and ability to use skills and techniques that better
match the culture of the client in crisis; experience in counseling and crisis
intervention with clients of a different culture
ten culturally biased assumptions - answer - There is a universal measure
of "normal" behavior.
- Individuals, rather than groups, are the foundation of all societies.
- Definitions of presenting problems are limited by professional
disciplines.
- Western culture relies on abstract thinking.
- Independence is valued over dependence.
- Professional Counseling is better than natural support systems.
- Linear causality is more accurate than circular causality.
-Individuals need to change to fit the system.
- The client's history does not affect the current situation.
- Interventionists are aware of ALL of their biases.
examines the commonalities among racial and ethnic groups, as well as
special populations, and can exclude individual differences - answer
universal view
examines what individual cultural groups have in common and can
reinforce stereotypes - answer focused view
, Objectively identified by an outsider - answer etic
A cultural gestalt identified by an insider - answer emic
What is the client's worldview? - answer Self-concept, sense of well-being,
emotional control, and relational and attributional styles
three sets of opposing worldviews - answer Individualism vs. Collectivism
High-Context vs. Low-Context
High-Uncertainty vs. Low-Uncertainty
- Centralizes the personal and peripheralizes the social group.
-Prefer low-context direct communication
- Prefer a confrontation and arbitration approach to conflict resolution. -
answer individualism
- Assumes that the individual is simply a component of the larger social
group
- Prefer high-context indirect communication
- Prefer an accommodation approach to conflict resolution. - answer
collectivism
No difference between ____ and ____ regarding one's "sense of family
obligation." - answer individualism, collectivism
- Self-image and worth are defined in reference to a group
- Information is expressed explicitly and non-verbally
- May become embarrassed when talking directly about the crisis event. -
answer high-context
- Self-image and worth aredefined in individual terms
- Information is expressed explicitly