CRIS 605 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ 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
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ 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
