Final Exam: Multicultural Counseling and Cultural
Competence in Therapeutic Practice
What might be some characteristics of cultural incompetence? -
ANSWER >>>>>Insensitivity to needs of culturally diverse clients.
Demonstrate arrogant or contemptuous attitudes.
Have little understanding of their own cultural
biases and prejudices.
Do not accept or respect cultural differences.
Discriminatory practices.
Marginalized group members often sense _______________ from
the dominant culture? - ANSWER >>>>>Emotional invalidation
Labeling clients as resistant because they do not make eye contact
during a counseling session might be an example of? - ANSWER
>>>>>Cultural encapsulation
The Latin expression "ataque de nervios," or attack of the nerves, is
basically the same as the American expression of a panic attack and
should be treated similarly? - ANSWER >>>>>True
A holistic approach to personal identity demands that we recognize
levels of identity to include? - ANSWER >>>>>Individual, Group
and Universal
When counselors unwittingly impose monocultural standards
without regard for differences in race, culture, gender and sexual
orientation, they may be engaging in? - ANSWER >>>>>Cultural
oppression
Some researchers have argued that minority-group individuals
underutilize and prematurely terminate counseling/therapy
, because? - ANSWER >>>>>Of the biased nature of the services
themselves.
Cultural humility is described as which of the following? - ANSWER
>>>>>A way of being
An active philosophy and approach aimed at reducing or
eliminating disparities in education, health care, employment and
other areas that lower the quality of life for affected populations is
called? - ANSWER >>>>>Social justice
According to the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling
Competencies (MSJCC), multiculturalism leads to
________________ initiatives and actions? - ANSWER
>>>>>Social justice
__________ is NOT a component of the tripartite model of
multicultural counseling competence? - ANSWER
>>>>>Relationship
Microaggressions are best described as? - ANSWER >>>>>The
everyday slights, put-downs, invalidations and insults directed
toward a group.
The term _________________is the ability to engage in actions or
create conditions that maximize the optimal development of client
and client systems. - ANSWER >>>>>Cultural competence
A culturally universal perspective, meaning that concepts can be
considered universal and equally applicable across cultures is
called? - ANSWER >>>>>Etic
Identify the competency that is not part of competent multicultural
counseling? - ANSWER >>>>>Being "color blind" and diminishing
the effect of culture.
Competence in Therapeutic Practice
What might be some characteristics of cultural incompetence? -
ANSWER >>>>>Insensitivity to needs of culturally diverse clients.
Demonstrate arrogant or contemptuous attitudes.
Have little understanding of their own cultural
biases and prejudices.
Do not accept or respect cultural differences.
Discriminatory practices.
Marginalized group members often sense _______________ from
the dominant culture? - ANSWER >>>>>Emotional invalidation
Labeling clients as resistant because they do not make eye contact
during a counseling session might be an example of? - ANSWER
>>>>>Cultural encapsulation
The Latin expression "ataque de nervios," or attack of the nerves, is
basically the same as the American expression of a panic attack and
should be treated similarly? - ANSWER >>>>>True
A holistic approach to personal identity demands that we recognize
levels of identity to include? - ANSWER >>>>>Individual, Group
and Universal
When counselors unwittingly impose monocultural standards
without regard for differences in race, culture, gender and sexual
orientation, they may be engaging in? - ANSWER >>>>>Cultural
oppression
Some researchers have argued that minority-group individuals
underutilize and prematurely terminate counseling/therapy
, because? - ANSWER >>>>>Of the biased nature of the services
themselves.
Cultural humility is described as which of the following? - ANSWER
>>>>>A way of being
An active philosophy and approach aimed at reducing or
eliminating disparities in education, health care, employment and
other areas that lower the quality of life for affected populations is
called? - ANSWER >>>>>Social justice
According to the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling
Competencies (MSJCC), multiculturalism leads to
________________ initiatives and actions? - ANSWER
>>>>>Social justice
__________ is NOT a component of the tripartite model of
multicultural counseling competence? - ANSWER
>>>>>Relationship
Microaggressions are best described as? - ANSWER >>>>>The
everyday slights, put-downs, invalidations and insults directed
toward a group.
The term _________________is the ability to engage in actions or
create conditions that maximize the optimal development of client
and client systems. - ANSWER >>>>>Cultural competence
A culturally universal perspective, meaning that concepts can be
considered universal and equally applicable across cultures is
called? - ANSWER >>>>>Etic
Identify the competency that is not part of competent multicultural
counseling? - ANSWER >>>>>Being "color blind" and diminishing
the effect of culture.
