Gladding Ch. 5

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

“all of the dimensions of diversity, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, nationality, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, and ability.”

Question 2

integration

Answer 2

melding cultures together and celebrating each

Question 3

coexistence

Answer 3

partners retaining separate cultures

Question 4

lack of resolution

Answer 4

couples not knowing what to do with cultural differences

Question 5

cultural competency

Answer 5

sensitivity to such factors as race, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, as well as the ability to respond appropriately in a therapeutic manner to persons whose cultural background differs from their own

Question 6

culturally diverse families should be seen in regard to their strengths and liabilities collectively and individually

Answer 6

observe competencies, social class, honored behaviors, customs, typical behaviors, observed family styles

Question 7

acceptance

Answer 7

encompasses personal and professional comfort w/ a family

Question 8

systematic change agent

Answer 8

counselor assumes this role when working w/ families in face of intolerance

Question 9

factors involved in being an effective family therapist w/ culturally diverse families

Answer 9

experience
acceptance
ingenuity
specificity
intervention

Question 10

2 main approaches w/ culturally diverse families

Answer 10

1. culture-specific model

2. universal perspective model

Question 11

culture specific model

Answer 11

emphases values, beliefs, orientation of different groups.

Question 12

universal perspective model

Answer 12

counseling approaches already developed can be applied w/ minor changes to different cultural groups

Question 13

developing intervention strategy

Answer 13

internal or external difficultuies?
degree of acculturation?
families knowledge of therapy?
what has already been tried/what is preferred?

Question 14

commitment abiguity

Answer 14

one partner not sure about their place in the relationship

Question 15

acculturation gap

Answer 15

different rates of acculturation

Question 16

american indians and alaska natives

Answer 16

indirected questioning and open ended questions lead to responses. direct questioning and closed-ended questions do not.
wellness vied as a whole concept not split in parts.
use symbols
use visual mode (in many american indian langes, “to learn” is a combination of the verbs ‘to see’ and ‘to remember’
concrete and active behavior rather than insight is stressed.

Question 17

singular assimilation

Answer 17

one partner more assimilated to other partner’s culture

Question 18

ESCAPE

Answer 18

four major investments therapists must make:

1. engagement w/ families and process
2. sensitivity to culture
3. awareness of family potential
4. knowledge of the environment

Question 19

2 strategies for helping intercultural couples

Answer 19

1. communication

2. compromise