Multicultural Counseling Exam 1 Questions. | Exam Revision
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Tripartite: Universal Level - Answer -we are members of human race and belong to the species
'Homo
sapiens' we share many similarities.
ex: Biologically, physically, common life experiences (birth, death, love, sadness), ability to use
languages.
- The similarities at a broad human level don't erase our individual and cultural uniqueness.
Tripartite: Group Level - Answer --group levels of identity reveals that people may belong to more
than
one cultural group, that some groups identities may be more salient than others, and that the
salience of
cultural group identity may shift from one to the other depending on the situation.
-group markers such as race and gender are relatively stable and not very subject to change.
-some group markers such as education, socioeconomic, marital status, and geographic location
are
more fluid and changeable.
-shared experiences and characteristics; group identities may serve as powerful reference groups
in the
formation of worldviews.
Tripartite: Individual level - Answer -- There is much truth in the saying that no two individuals
are
identical.
- We are all biologically unique
- Human inheritance almost guarantees differences, because no two individuals ever share the same
genetic enduement, or the exact same experiences in society.
- Research indicates that psychological characteristics, behaviors, and mental disorders are more
effected
by specific experiences instead of shared experiences.
, Tripartite development of personal identity: - Answer -- Individual "Uniqueness"
-Group level "similarities and differences
- Universal "Homo sapiens"
Microaggressions: - Answer -- Are the everyday slights, put-downs, invalidations, and insults
directed to
socially devalued group members by well-intending people who often are unaware that they have
engaged in such biased and harmful behaviors.
-A lifetime of microaggressions can have a major harmful impact on the psychological well-being
of
victims.
S.m.a.r.t. Goals - Answer -S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Attainable
R- Realistic
T- Timely
Cultural-Relativism - Answer -- Focus on culture and on how the disorder is manifested and treated
within it
Emic: Culturally Specific - Answer -- Challenge (etic) assumptions
- Argue that lifestyles, cultural values, and worldviews affect the expressions and determination of
behavior disorders
- Stresses that all theories of human development arise within cultural context and that using the
EuroAmerican values of normality and abnormality maybe culture-bound and biased.
ETIC: Culturally Universal - Answer -- Disorders such as panic attacks, depression, schizophrenia,
and
sociopathic behaviors appear in all cultures and societies.
- Minimal modification in their diagnosis and treatment is required and that western concepts of
normality and abnormality can be considered universal and equally applicable across cultures.
Culturally responsive psychologist: - Answer -operate from an EMIC position and challenge ETIC
assumptions.
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Tripartite: Universal Level - Answer -we are members of human race and belong to the species
'Homo
sapiens' we share many similarities.
ex: Biologically, physically, common life experiences (birth, death, love, sadness), ability to use
languages.
- The similarities at a broad human level don't erase our individual and cultural uniqueness.
Tripartite: Group Level - Answer --group levels of identity reveals that people may belong to more
than
one cultural group, that some groups identities may be more salient than others, and that the
salience of
cultural group identity may shift from one to the other depending on the situation.
-group markers such as race and gender are relatively stable and not very subject to change.
-some group markers such as education, socioeconomic, marital status, and geographic location
are
more fluid and changeable.
-shared experiences and characteristics; group identities may serve as powerful reference groups
in the
formation of worldviews.
Tripartite: Individual level - Answer -- There is much truth in the saying that no two individuals
are
identical.
- We are all biologically unique
- Human inheritance almost guarantees differences, because no two individuals ever share the same
genetic enduement, or the exact same experiences in society.
- Research indicates that psychological characteristics, behaviors, and mental disorders are more
effected
by specific experiences instead of shared experiences.
, Tripartite development of personal identity: - Answer -- Individual "Uniqueness"
-Group level "similarities and differences
- Universal "Homo sapiens"
Microaggressions: - Answer -- Are the everyday slights, put-downs, invalidations, and insults
directed to
socially devalued group members by well-intending people who often are unaware that they have
engaged in such biased and harmful behaviors.
-A lifetime of microaggressions can have a major harmful impact on the psychological well-being
of
victims.
S.m.a.r.t. Goals - Answer -S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Attainable
R- Realistic
T- Timely
Cultural-Relativism - Answer -- Focus on culture and on how the disorder is manifested and treated
within it
Emic: Culturally Specific - Answer -- Challenge (etic) assumptions
- Argue that lifestyles, cultural values, and worldviews affect the expressions and determination of
behavior disorders
- Stresses that all theories of human development arise within cultural context and that using the
EuroAmerican values of normality and abnormality maybe culture-bound and biased.
ETIC: Culturally Universal - Answer -- Disorders such as panic attacks, depression, schizophrenia,
and
sociopathic behaviors appear in all cultures and societies.
- Minimal modification in their diagnosis and treatment is required and that western concepts of
normality and abnormality can be considered universal and equally applicable across cultures.
Culturally responsive psychologist: - Answer -operate from an EMIC position and challenge ETIC
assumptions.
