CHAPTER 15 Multicultural Counseling Contexts: Latinx Communities

Question 1

what is the fastest growing group in america

Answer 1

latinx

Question 2

what is the largest minority and ethnicity in america

Answer 2

latinx

Question 3

what is the most common latinx

Answer 3

mexican

Question 4

what percent of latinx live in america

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

what kind of ethnic term is latinx

Answer 5

pan ethnic so that latinx can be of any race

Question 6

what are 3 cultural values of latinx

Answer 6

. Family unity, respect, and tradition (familismo)

Question 7

what is the role of each:
mother
father
child
grandparent
godparent

Answer 7

mother (caregiver), father (provider), children (obedient), grandparents (wise council), and godparents (resource)

Question 8

what do mothers rely on older children for

Answer 8

caring for younger children, especially girls

Question 9

define familiso

Answer 9

family cohesiveness and interdependence but also to loyalty and placing the needs of close friends and family members before personal needs

Question 10

where does metnal health assistance rank for latinx

Answer 10

as a last resort. they would go to family memers first

Question 11

define fatalism

Answer 11

elief that life experiences are determined by fate

Question 12

define espiritismo

Answer 12

believe that good and evil spirits affect mental health problems

Question 13

what is a way to work around the pessimissm seen in fatalism (woe is me, i am meant ot suffer)

Answer 13

“Ayudate, que Dios te ayudara,” which is the equivalent of “God helps those who help themselves” (

Question 14

define personalismo

Answer 14

personalized communication style that is characterized by interactions that are respectful, interdependent, and cooperativ

Question 15

define simpatico

Answer 15

a style emphasizing social harmony and a gracious, hospitable, and personable atmosphere

Question 16

what type of latinx faces the most discrimination? the least?

Answer 16

afro latinx
white latinx

Question 17

what model is used to treat racial trauma in Latinx

Answer 17

HEART (Healing Ethno And Racial Trauma)

Question 18

where do most latinx teens experience racism

Answer 18

high school

Question 19

what does racial issues experienced in high school cause for latinx teens x2

Answer 19

absenteeism and lower grades

Question 20

what mental disorder do most latinx express

Answer 20

depression

Question 21

what type of latinx expresses higher levels of depression

Answer 21

puerto rican and latinx women

Question 22

what fracion of latinx seek mental health aid

Answer 22

1/3rd

Question 23

what 5 barrers are there for latinx to mental heatlh resources

Answer 23

poverty, limited insurance, lack of access to culturally informed and spanish speaking providers, machisimo (being a man and losing time from being at work to provide for family), even if kids are documented the partents might not be so there is fear of deportation,

Question 24

define acculturative stress

Answer 24

tress that comes from attempts to maintain cultural connections while adapting to a new environmen

Question 25

what is a risk factor for suicide for latinx girls

Answer 25

their motehrs that are focusd on familismo

Question 26

define (marianismo)

Answer 26

women are expected to maintain harmony and nurture spiritual life within the family, and to be modest, virtuous, and subordinate to others

Question 27

what doe shte father expect from his family members

Answer 27

father expects family members to be obedient.

Question 28

what 3 thigns result from machisimo for men

Answer 28

lack of confidence in their authroity (especially if others are more fluent in English than them)
isolation and depression due to feeling the need to be strong
conflict over the need to be consistent

Question 29

what 3 conflicts for women can arise from marianismo

Answer 29

(a) expectations associated with traditional roles, (b) anxiety or depression over not being able to live up to these standards, and (c) an inability to express feelings of anger

Question 30

what model is used to help latinx women dealing with gender role issues

Answer 30

Intersectionality Awakening Model of Womanista