Chapter 15 Homework Questions Flashcards
Worldviews may be classified as
ethnocentric or multiethnic
individualistic or collectivistic
monocultural or multicultural
oppersive or liberating
individualistic or collectivistic
Reevaluation counseling
asserts that, although bigotry is an inherent characteristic, its effects can be minimized
sometimes treats one privileged white male by placing him in a group of diverse “others”
involves two patients or clients listening to each other and sometimes playing roles
is based on Fanon’s concept of “cleansing violence” - minus the violence
involves two patients or clients listening to each other and sometimes playing roles
When treating Grace, a young woman of mixed black-white parentage, Dr. Martin erred when she
encouraged Grace to feel anger over her family’s long-ago slave experiences
told Grace to “pick one” as her primary racial affiliation
ignored Grace’s problems with occasional sleep paralysis
assumed that Grace’s dead boyfriend, Adolph, was white when he was black
assumed that Grace’s dead boyfriend, Adolph, was white when he was black
When dealing with ethnocultural transference and countertransference, therapists should
explain to patients or clients that accusations of prejudice or bigotry will immediately terminate the session and perhaps the treatment
treat all members of a designated minority group as subject to the same set of oppressions
err on the side of discussion, particularly when in doubt about the role of race and ethnicity in treatment
make explicit their own biases
err on the side of discussion, particularly when in doubt about the role of race and ethnicity in treatment
In the Helms model of the development of white racial or cultural identity, whites
need not accept themselves as “racial beings” in order to respect other cultures
must accept that they can never be free of bigotry and must carefully monitor their thoughts and control their conduct
should consciously develop a positive attitude toward other cultures before serious contact with or study of them
may develop autonomous multicultural appreciation and respect - that is, come to accept, respect, and appreciate both minority and majority group members
may develop autonomous multicultural appreciation and respect - that is, come to accept, respect, and appreciate both minority and majority group members
Ethnic family therapists
have so far failed to develop effective professional and academic organizations and representation
assert that their own ethnicity, if different from that of the patient or client, will inevitably impede therapy
may engage in selective self-disclosure as part of therapy
encourage patients or clients ti act out hostile fantasies
may engage in selective self-disclosure as part of therapy
In the cultural genogram exercise,
each person in the genogram should be characterized by his or her most salient ethnic, cultural, or sexual characteristic
the extended family is more important than the nuclear family
color coding of members should not be used because it engenders the kind of racist and ethnocentric thinking the genogram is intended to obviate
if patients or clients do not know their family history, they may be encouraged to use their imaginations
if patients or clients do not know their family history, they may be encouraged to use their imaginations
Multicultural psychotherapists
value the therapeutic uses of their own developed cultural competence
reject the insights of other disciplines concerning other cultures
reject monocultural therapies as inherently oppressive
do not permit patients to blame society for their failures, even when appropriate
value the therapeutic uses of their own developed cultural competence
The final stage of positive gay and lesbian minority identity formation is typically
synthesis of self-acceptance and outreach to supportive heterosexuals
tolerance of both gay and straight lifestyles and worldviews
openly expressed pride
outreach to other gay and lesbian persons
synthesis of self-acceptance and outreach to supportive heterosexuals
The explanatory model of distress
permits the therapist to rephrase the patient’s or client’s self-assessment in therapeutic terms, providing him or her with an alternative approach
encourages patients or clients to locate the origins of their distress in real-world oppression
requires patients or clients to explicitly state what they identify as their problem or illness and their expectations of the therapist and therapy
is incompatible with collectivistic worldviews
requires patients or clients to explicitly state what they identify as their problem or illness and their expectations of the therapist and therapy
