(CO611) Chapter 3 - Quiz Flashcards
Chapter 3: Working with Culturally Diverse Clients
Which of the following statements would NOT describe cross-cultural helping according to Pederson et al.’s definition?
a. Since providers are immersed in foreign cultures with unfamiliar behavior patterns, it is a bit like culture shock.
b. The helping process should be continually adapted to specific cultural needs of different clients.
c. Providers should abide by traditional helping philosophies and guard against direct intervention into the life of the client.
d. The provider is more dependent on the client for helping in defining the process itself.
c. Providers should abide by traditional helping philosophies and guard against direct intervention into the life of the client.
Pinderhughes et al. describe four different systems of psychological dynamics that influence cross-cultural work and the relationship between client and practitioner. Of these, which is connected to processes, both conscious and unconscious, that satisfy a fundamental need for historical connection and security?
a. difference
b. ethnicity
c. race
d. power
b. ethnicity
Of Pinderhughes’ four systems of psychological dynamics that influence cross-cultural work, which refers to an acquired social meaning in which biological differences have become markers for social status assignment?
a. difference
b. ethnicity
c. race
d. power
c. race
Which of the following statements accurately describes power in a helping relationship?
a. The helping relationship is by nature a power imbalance in favor of the client.
b. Powerlessness typically is a relaxing psychological experience, as there are no overt burdens to act.
c. When a helper is uncomfortable with his/her ethnic identity, clients tend to assume more powerful positions.
d. Helpers can take a one-down position to equalize the power relationship with culturally diverse clients.
d. Helpers can take a one-down position to equalize the power relationship with culturally diverse clients.
When clients experience their service providers as being therapeutically present with them, it influences the ________ system, causing them to feel safer within the therapeutic relationship.
a. polyvagal
b. lymphatic
c. endocrine
d. renal
a. polyvagal
Pamela Hays created her ADDRESSING framework in order to overcome the common pitfall of underemphasizing the variety of cultural influences or ________ that affect any given individual.
a. financial barriers
b. environmental hazards
c. educational settings
d. identity dimensions
d. identity dimensions
Hays’ ADDRESSING framework emphasizes cultural influences that affect individuals and make them ________.
a. unique
b. privileged
c. powerless
d. stereotypical
a. unique
Research has shown that, on average, clients who generally perceived their counselors as multiculturally competent reported no improvement to their psychological well-being after _______ sessions.
a. two
b. four
c. eight
d. sixteen
b. four
Which of the following statements about critical race theory (CRT) is FALSE?
a. It holds that racism is the common daily experience in America.
b. It posits that racism serves a purpose for the dominant culture.
c. It proposes that racism is ordinary, but opposite to the usual way society works.
d. It suggests racism is difficult to eradicate.
c. It proposes that racism is ordinary, but opposite to the usual way society works.
Paniagua suggests that service providers develop a strong therapeutic relationship on three different levels. Which level includes the client’s and therapist’s perception of sincerity, openness, honest, motivation, and empathy?
a. conceptual level
b. social level
c. behavioral level
d. cultural level
a. conceptual level
The DSM-5, which is the most widely used clinical diagnostic tool in the United States, has been criticized for its insensitivity to issues of ________.
a. fear and anxiety
b. lifespan development
c. culture and ethnicity
d. sexual orientation
c. culture and ethnicity
In working with culturally diverse clients, the ________ is especially critical.
a. written word
b. first session
c. last session
d. language of origin
b. first session
Research has shown that approximately ________ percent of clients of color do not return for a second counseling session.
a. 15
b. 25
c. 50
d. 75
c. 50
Which of the following statements about introducing the topic of race and ethnicity into therapeutic discussions is FALSE?
a. To be fair, therapists also should discuss their own ethnicity during treatment.
b. The responsibility for bringing up issues of race and ethnicity falls on the client.
c. Therapists, especially white therapists, must understand how their racial identity influences counseling dynamics.
d. Cultural sensitivity typically is applied to cross-racial therapeutic dyads.
b. The responsibility for bringing up issues of race and ethnicity falls on the client.
A member of the dominant culture who works to reduce his or her own internalized prejudice and becomes a cultural ally is referred to as ________.
a. anti-racist
b. freewheeling
c. powerless
d. malleable
a. anti-racist
