COUC 504 Quiz on Population Selection: Verified Questions and Answers (2026 Update)

COUC 504 Quiz on Population Selection: Verified Questions and Answers (2026 Update) 1. Counselors working with recent European immigrants can encourage clients to share stories from their home country so that - ANSWER All of the above. 2. The belief that all actions have moral consequences that one must accept as part of life is known as - ANSWER karma. 3. Spirituality is difficult to define because - ANSWER All of the above. 4. The first pillar of Islam, known as Islam's creed that "There is no God but God, and Mohammed is His prophet" is known as the - ANSWER Shahadah. 5. The eightfold path is a key component of - ANSWER Buddhism. 6. Within the Confucianist tradition, the practice of quiet-sitting is primarily intended to - ANSWER make the mind receptive to knowledge. 7. When countries blame their problems on the United States, there are no advantages (or secondary gains) to such countries' governments for taking this position. - ANSWER False 8. Traditional monotheistic religions (Orthodox Jewish faith, Christianity, Islam) make value judgments as to what particular religion is best. - ANSWER True 9. A strength for the United States is - ANSWER Its ability to self reflect and change over time regarding race and gender issues 10. The United States role in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War helped to - ANSWER Insure free government systems continued to exist and helped establish international human rights 11. One of the principal sources of stress is - ANSWER poverty 12. Poor children compared with more economically advantaged children experience - ANSWER None of the above 13. Which of the following components contribute to the concept of privilege? - ANSWER All of the above 14. ____ involves working toward social change at the organizational and institutional level - ANSWER Community collaboration 15. ___ has NOT been used as a method for classifying race? - ANSWER All of the above are methods that have been used for classifying race 16. An individual who says, "I was more qualified but they had to hire someone who has not white" is claiming ____ as a natural defense - ANSWER reverse discrimination 17. Voicing racial slurs when discussing people of color primarily refers to an ____ disposition - ANSWER affective-impulsive 18. Food insufficiency has been linked with the incidence of ____ in female welfare recipients. - ANSWER depression 19. It is possible to move between wealth and poverty, but ____ remains more consistent. - ANSWER socioeconomic status 20. _____ theory was criticized for emphasizing the empowerment of middle class, white women - ANSWER Feminist 21. A counselor cannot make ____ about the origin, nature, or severity of a clients presenting concern based on SES - ANSWER assumptions 22. In the Soviet Union Russia and China, millions of people were murdered and starved in the name of the communist revolution - ANSWER true 23. Like post modern formulations of multiculturalism, Christianity provides little foundation for the ability to make the clear moral statement, "Racism is wrong" - ANSWER False 24. Which of the following is NOT an example of low SES work-related stress - ANSWER All of the examples of low SES work-related stress 25. The idea of which individuals and groups are considered "White Americans" - ANSWER has evolved over time in response to immigration patterns. 26. The term _____ describes individuals of European descent who ethnically identify themselves as American, and who have adopted the culture, traditions, and values of the dominant culture in the U.S. - ANSWER White American ethnic 27. In the Middle Ages, people were identified as "Europeans" based upon - ANSWER All of the above. 28. All of the following counseling approaches stress the importance of European and White American values (e.g., individual responsibility, commitment to work hard) in the healing process EXCEPT - ANSWER a humanist approach. 29. All of the following factors facilitate the invisibility of systemic and systematic oppression EXCEPT - ANSWER the adoption of the salad bowl metaphor 30. Professional counselors who engage in advocacy efforts assume that there is an - ANSWER power differential among US individuals 31. Ethnocentrism is a danger to the counseling profession because - ANSWER All of the above 32. ____ culture refers to commonalities shared by all cultures and humankind - ANSWER Universal 33. The group with the highest median income is - ANSWER Asian Americans 34. Attitudes of low race salience or self-hatred may most clearly express the attitudes of individuals negotiating the ___ stage of Cross's model - ANSWER pre-encounter 35. Changes in behavior, cognitions values and beliefs that occur as a cultural minority group comes in contact with the dominant culture is know as - ANSWER acculturation 36. McGoldrick et al believes that the US is a 'melting pot" - ANSWER False