Multicultural Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
Counseling a client from a different social and or cultural
background is referred to as
A. Cross-cultural counseling
B. Multicultural counseling
C. Intercultural Counseling
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above
Systemic Stressors
Stressors that originate outside of the client, from larger systems
such as the government, schools, or society
Example: Sexism, racism
Duel Approach
Biopsychosocial Model
A "best practice" that helps clinicians understand how
biological, psychiatric, psychological, and sociocultural factors
interact and influence mental and physical health
Psychological Assessment
A procedure used by clinicians to develop a summary of clients'
symptoms and problems using methods like psychological tests,
interviews, and observations
Can be affected by ethnocentrism
, Ethnocentric Monoculturalism
The belief that one's views are superior to another's
They usually believe they are "helping" the individual
Clinical Diagnosis
The process by which clinicians arrive at a general classification
of a patient's symptoms by following a system like the DSM-5
Evidence-Based Treatment
or "best practices" are treatments that have been empirically
validated to be effective by research
Dual Approach
Micro and macro-level interventions are used together to
complete goals and avoid victim-blaming blaming
Micro Level Interventions (Individual)
self-regulation, mindfulness, CBT, cognitive restructuring,
coping skills
Macro Level Interventions (Systemic)
advocacy, social justice, resources for clients, support groups
Counselor Credibility
A set of characteristics that make the counselor present as
worthy of belief, capable, reliable, and trustworthy
Expertness and Trustworthiness
Counseling a client from a different social and or cultural
background is referred to as
A. Cross-cultural counseling
B. Multicultural counseling
C. Intercultural Counseling
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above
Systemic Stressors
Stressors that originate outside of the client, from larger systems
such as the government, schools, or society
Example: Sexism, racism
Duel Approach
Biopsychosocial Model
A "best practice" that helps clinicians understand how
biological, psychiatric, psychological, and sociocultural factors
interact and influence mental and physical health
Psychological Assessment
A procedure used by clinicians to develop a summary of clients'
symptoms and problems using methods like psychological tests,
interviews, and observations
Can be affected by ethnocentrism
, Ethnocentric Monoculturalism
The belief that one's views are superior to another's
They usually believe they are "helping" the individual
Clinical Diagnosis
The process by which clinicians arrive at a general classification
of a patient's symptoms by following a system like the DSM-5
Evidence-Based Treatment
or "best practices" are treatments that have been empirically
validated to be effective by research
Dual Approach
Micro and macro-level interventions are used together to
complete goals and avoid victim-blaming blaming
Micro Level Interventions (Individual)
self-regulation, mindfulness, CBT, cognitive restructuring,
coping skills
Macro Level Interventions (Systemic)
advocacy, social justice, resources for clients, support groups
Counselor Credibility
A set of characteristics that make the counselor present as
worthy of belief, capable, reliable, and trustworthy
Expertness and Trustworthiness
