NCE and CPCE: Social and Cultural Foundations questions with complete solutions

America has been called the most diverse country on the face of our planet. Counseling a client from a different social and/or cultural background is known as... a. Cross-cultural counseling b. Multicultural counseling c. Intercultural counseling d. All of the above correct answer: d. All of the above; cross-cultural counseling, multicultural counseling, and intercultural counseling Culture refers to... a. Customs shared by a group which distinguish it from other groups b. Values shared by a group that are learned from others in the group c. Attitudes beliefs, art, and language which characterized members of a group d. All of the above correct answer: d. All of the above; customs shared by a group which distinguish it from other groups, values shared by a group that are learned from others in the group and attitudes beliefs, art, and language which characterized members of a group Our culture is more diverse than in the past. Multicultural counselors often work with persons who are culturally different. This means the client... a. Is culturally biased b. Suffers from the diagnosis of cultural relativity c. Belongs to a different culture from the helper d. Presents problems which deal only with culturally charged issues correct answer: c. Belongs to a different culture from the helper In order to diagnose clients from a different culture... a. The counselor ideally will need some information regarding the specifics of the culture b. The counselor will find the DSM useless c. The counselor will find the ICD diagnosis useless d. NBCC ethics prohibit the use of DSM diagnosis when counseling clients from another culture correct answer: a. The counselor ideally will need some information regarding the specifics of the culture In the United States, each socioeconomic group represents... a. A separate race b. A separate culture c. The silent middle class d. A separate national culture correct answer: b. A separate culture