4355 Test one
Which of the following best defines the term "racial group"
A biologically isolated, inbreeding population with a distinctive genetic heritage
1. Which of the following is an example of a question that assesses the cultural dimensions of a problem being presented by a culturally diverse client?
A. Is the behavior considered normal within the culture?
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a culturally skilled counselor, as defined by Arrendondo, et al?
A. Understanding of agency cultural competence
Which of the following is a culture-specific syndrome that appears only among members of a single cultural group?
Ataque
1. In reparations, apologies must include all of the following:
B. Acknowledgement of the facts, acceptance of responsibility, sincere regret, and a promise not to repeat the offense
Which of the following is the least accurate description of culture? - Culture is genetically engrained. - Culture is passed from generation to generation. - Culture is the building blocks of human paradigms. - Culture is the way people have learned to respond to problems.
Culture is genetically engrained.
1. Which of the following best defines "double victimization:"
D. Each side sees themselves as a legitimate victim
1. Which of the following behaviors is not a cause of the increase in racial identity issues in adolescence?
D. Rejection of characteristics perceived as White
The term White ethnics refers to
Dominant group members whose origins are not from Northern Europe
The purpose of learning about white privilege is to make people feel bad about having white privilege if they do. True False
False
The terms "health disparities" and "health care disparities" are synonymous True False
False
Racial microaggressions have the capacity to cause
Insidious trauma
Which of the following best exemplifies a question that assesses the cultural dimensions of a problem presented by a culturally diverse client?
Is this behavior considered normal within the culture?
Cultural racism is seen when?
One group views their own values and norms as superior.
What racial identity learning process involves a child's learning to apply the newly gained concept of race to himself or herself?
Racial identification
Myer defines stress as
The mechanism through which social factors are translated into physical and emotional issues
Cultural competence is a pursuit that is developmental and takes time as there are multiple stages in one's growth that is a lifelong process
True
Which of the following statements accurately describes white privilege?
Whites often are defensive and/or in denial about its existence.
The sex one is born with is categorized as - gender emotion tied to hormones - gender identity - gender expression - biological or sic gender
biological or sic gender
In models of healing and restorative justice, forgiveness means - reconciling with the other. - suppressing feelings of hurt or anger. - disconnecting from destructive reactions to promote healing. - condoning past actions.
disconnecting from destructive reactions to promote healing.
Microaggression: - the perpetrator does not believe he or she is being racist. - the victim is unable to defend themselves against it. - it can be invisible to both the victim and the perpetrator. - victims become overly sensitive to small comments and actions.
it can be invisible to both the victim and the perpetrator.
If a person every time they get on an airplane, they look to see if the pilot is a white male. If it is not, they feel uneasy flying. Yet this person has many friends that come from a variety of cultures and religions. This can be one example of a(n) - unconscious bias - racist - systemic grouping - fascist
unconscious bias
Slavery in the United States - in response to gender issues - was always in favor by all parties involved to help the economy - was based on Christian values (passages used from the bible) - was seen as human rights violations from the start
was based on Christian values (passages used from the bible)
Research shows that when clients of color seek therapy, about ___ percent fo not return for a second session
50
Research shows that when clients of color seek therapy, about ________ percent do not return for a second session. 25 33 50 75
50
Research shows that when clients of color seek therapy, about _____ percent do not return for a second session.
50%.
Which of the following best defines the term "racial group"? - A biologically isolated, population with a distinctive genetic heritage - Non-Whites - Any distinguishable people whose members share a common culture - A group that shares a common culture and homeland
A biologically isolated, population with a distinctive genetic heritage
Which of the following is NOT a component of the "Outline for Cultural Formulation" Appendix of the DSM-4?
A description of the illness from the DSM-4
Which of the following is not a component of the "outline for cultural formulation" appendix of the dsm-4?
A description of the illness from the dsm-4.
trans female is: - a person who is bisexual - A person who would be sic gender female who is gay - A person who was born with the male sex and now identifies as female - a person who is born with female genitalia and identifies as a male
A person who was born with the male sex and now identifies as female
The ADDRESSING framework is best described as
A tool for personal data collection for the provider and client
The addressing framework is best described as?
A tool for personal data collection for the provider and client.
1. Which of the following is NOT a component of the "Outline for Cultural Formulation" Appendix of the DSM-IV?
A. A description of the illness from the DSM-IV
1. Which of the following is the order in which Hays suggests using DSM and other tools in providing a culturally sensitive diagnosis?
A. ADDRESSING Framework, Axis VI, Axis IV, Axis III
1. What unique activities do agencies in the cultural proficiency stage of the cultural competence continuum undertake?
A. Advocacy and research related to multiculturalism in the health care system
1. Which of the following statements most accurately defines the difference between Autoplastic and Alloplastic solutions? A. Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change their environment; Autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to their environment. B. Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change the dynamic of their family; Autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to the dynamic of their family. C. Alloplastic solutions ask clients to focus on long-term goals; Autoplastic solutions ask the client to focus on short-term goals. D. Alloplastic solutions ask clients to speak out against racism; Autoplastic solutions ask the client to focus on developing resilience to racism.
A. Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change their environment; Autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to their environment.
1. Which of the following does not describe the structure of the collective personality?
A. Conflict tends to be intrapsychic, as intrafamilial conflicts are handled collectively.
1. Which of the following three factors are most relevant in individual participation of institutional racism?
A. Consciousness, intent, and denial
1. Which of the following stages of the cultural competence continuum do most agencies fall under?
A. Cultural pre-competence
1. Which of the following is the least accurate description of culture?
A. Culture is genetically engrained
1. Which of the following White Racial Attitude types are considered unachieved by Rowe, Behrens, and Leach?
A. Dissonant
1. In working with diverse clients, practitioners should be aware of issues related to self-esteem, identity formation, isolation, and role assumption. All of these issues are likely related to which of the following?
A. Diversity within culture
1. In what way is cultural competency relevant to all clients, regardless of ethnicity?
A. Every client carries his or her own unique culture; culturally competent providers can provide services that are sensitive to the client's inner dynamic.
1. Integration of personal experiences as an ethnic group member, in addition to which of the following, are responsible for the formation of ethnic identity?
A. External messages about ethnicity
1. What is a common pitfall of agencies in the cultural blindness stage on the cultural competence continuum?
A. Failing to provided unbiased service
1. Which of the following would be considered a pitfall in working with culturally diverse clients?
A. Focusing too heavily on differences
1. Which of the following would not represent consequences of institutional racism?
A. Higher than average education levels amongst Asian American populations
1. Why is it important to personalize conversations about culture and race in a learning environment?
A. It acts as a mechanism for students to recognize and take responsibility for their own biases and experiences.
1. Which of the following is the most significant implications of stereotyping?
A. It provides justification for exploitations of racially and culturally diverse groups.
1. Which of the following is NOT identified as a reason for the underutilization of community services by culturally diverse clients?
A. Lack of services designed for issues specific to an ethnic group
1. Which of the following is not identified by Gaw as having a major impact on the diagnoses of Clients of Color?
A. Language barriers
1. A common implication of dynamics of difference is miscommunication. Which of the following is NOT a common cause of cross-cultural miscommunication?
A. Language barriers between the practitioner and client
1. In using Axis I: Clinical Syndromes, what issue should a provider be aware of?
A. Language used in describing symptoms have little meaning to those not from mainstream cultures.
1. Which statement best summarizes Cross et. al's perspective on family and its role in a culturally competent care system?
A. May not be the primary support when church and community resources are available.
1. Which of the following process defined by Fisher and the APA discusses the creative application of APA ethics code to fit individual cultural context?
A. Multicultural ethical commitment
1. Which of the following is not an element of racism as defined by Wijeyesinghe, Griffin, and Love?
A. Prejudice is the result of racism
1. In 2002, the APA added which of the following requirements for psychologists related to issues of diversity?
A. Psychologists must obtain training and experience understanding factors associated with diverse groups of clients when essential for implementation of service or research.
1. Due to the emotional nature of the topic of race, which of the following reactions toward those who have experienced racism is likely to occur in adulthood?
A. Rationalization
1. Which of the following is NOT a goal of the first session?
A. Reassure the client that his/her goals will be met
1. Obgu describes three types of ethnic minorities in relation to academic success. Which of the following describes the Autonomous group?
A. Small in number and limited experiences with oppression; perform well academically
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a cultural ally:
A. Strong desire to help those in need
1. In the Zealot-defensive stage of Identity Development in the Classroom, Ponterotto describes which of the following behaviors?
A. Tendency to either over-identify with ethnic minorities or completely distance themselves from them
1. Which of the following is the most widely held theory of prejudice?
A. The Frustration-Aggression-Displacement hypothesis, which attributes prejudice to frustrations in one's own life.
1. Which of the following was created as a response to the lack of follow up services available to apartheid victims?
A. The Institute for the Healing of Memories
1. In Helm's Model of White Racial Identity, the autonomy status stage differs from previous stages in which of the following ways?
A. The capacity to relinquish the privileges of racism
1. Due to the nature of power and the helping relationship, which of the following is most accurate?
A. The client is in a potentially vulnerable position.
1. Which of the following does NOT describe the differences experienced in working with culturally diverse clients?
A. The provider cannot rely on the client to define the process.
1. Pinderhughes defines which of the following four psychological dynamics that define cross-cultural work and the relationship between the client and the provider?
A. The psychologies of difference, ethnicity, race and power
1. Which of the following is NOT a reason to adjust generic helping practices when working with culturally diverse clients?
A. The use of a provider of color will be more successful.
1. White racial identity is described by Helms as a process through which
A. Whites can move to recognizing and abandoning their White privilege.
1. Cultural racism is seen when
A. a group or social institutions' view that their own values and norms are superior.
1. The term "racial group" is defined as:
A. a group that shares a distinctive genetic heritage.
1. he ADDRESSING framework is best described as:
A. a tool for personal data collection for the provider and client.
1. Hallucinations is an example of
A. a universal disorder with different content and meaning across cultures.
1. All of the following are critical demographic items to guide the need of a culturally diverse client EXCEPT:
A. all of the above are essential to know.
1. Microaggressions are defined as
A. commonplace verbal and behavioral actions which communicate negative racial attitudes.
1. In the context of culturally competent service provision, being unaware of differences in cultural style would be considered:
A. discrimination.
1. The term White ethnics refers to:
A. dominant group members whose origins are not from Northern Europe.
1. One of the best ways to help the client understand the helping process is to:
A. explain the process in non-technical terms with specifics about next steps.
1. In order to free biracial children from racialized loyalty binds, parents should
A. give children permission to have a relationship with all parts of the their culture.
1. The tendency to separate oneself from those who are different results in
A. intensified perception of threat from out groups.
1. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was originally administered without regard to race or ethnicity, but was first questioned because
A. it was normed to White subjects exclusively.
1. The overarching goal of the TRC in South Africa is best described as
A. reconciliation.
1. The surest indicator of cultural insensitivity, according to the author, is:
A. the belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics.
1. Stress is defined by Myer as
A. the mechanism through which social factors are translated into physical and emotional issues.
1. According to Bennett, ethnorelativism is:
A. the perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context.
1. An example of an important use of ADDRESSING framework data would include:
A. the use of age/date of birth to determine experiences related to significant historical events.
1. Which of the following is an accurate list of the ADDRESSING framework? A. Acculturation, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, Ethnic/Racial identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Gender B. Age, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, Ethnic/Racial identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Gender C. Assimilation, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, Ethnic/Racial identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Generation D. Age, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, Experiences, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Gender
AGE, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, ETHNICAL/Racial identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Gender
Which of the following terms is defined as taking on the cultural ways of the dominant culture?
Acculturation
Which of the following terms is defined as taking on the cultural ways of the dominant culture? - Acculturation - Identificational assimilation - Structural assimilation - Marital assimilation
Acculturation
What unique activities do agencies in the cultural proficiency stage of the cultural competence continuum undertake?
Advocacy and research related to multiculturalism in the health care system
What unique activités do agencies in the cultural proficiency stage of the cultural competence continuum undertake?
Advocacy and research related to multiculturalism in the health care system.
Which of the following is an accurate list of the ADDRESSING framework?
Age, Developmental disabilities, Disabilities acquired later in life, Religion, Ethnic/racial identity, Socioeconomic status, Sexual orientation, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Gender
Which of the following is an accurate list of the addressing framework?
Age, developmental disabilities, disabilities acquired later in life, religion, ethnic/racial identity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, indigenous heritage, national origin, gender.
Biracial children face not only prejudices but also - racism - may need help in sorting out issues of self-definition - are probably aware of race and ethnicity earlier than mono-ethnic children - have the task of integrating two cultural identities, - All of the above - none of the above, they just have to navigate racism and prejudices like their minority parents do
All of the above
Why is it important to personalize conversations about culture and race in a learning environment? - None of the above - All of the above - It acts as a mechanism for students to recognize and take responsibility for their own biases and experiences. We all have different narratives and experiences that make our lives and perspectives unique. - It builds support groups for students struggling with race-related content. - It ensures confidentiality rules will be respected. - It minimizes name-calling and labeling. No race is good or bad, better or worse.
All of the above
A person working with a culturally diverse client needs information about all of the following demographic items EXCEPT: - place of birth (origins) - language spoken at home - All of these items are essential to deliver cross-cultural service delivery as culturally sensitive as possible. - number of generations in the United States.
All of these items are essential to deliver cross-cultural service delivery as culturally sensitive as possible
A helper working with a culturally diverse client needs information about all of the following demographic items except
All of these items are essential to the helper's knowledge (place of birth, number of generations in the United States, language spoken at home)
Which of the following statements most accurately defines the difference between autoplastic or alloplastic solutions
Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change their environment; autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to their environment
During which stage of ethnic identity does an individual compartmentalize her ethnic identity?
Ambivalent identification
Cultural Blindness: - it exhibits cultural sensitivity practices to all cultures of clients. - It is fair to everyone and promotes equity in provider care. - Attempts to avoid bias by ignoring racial or cultural differences. - is the best way to approach a diverse client
Attempts to avoid bias by ignoring racial or cultural differences.
Which of the following is not described by Wright as a key factor in parenting that impacts a child's development of self-worth?
Attitudes toward race
1. Which of the following is a tactic for maintaining positive self-esteem in Children of Color?
B. Creating a sense of ethnic pride (Not all of the above)
1. Which of the following comparisons represents the most significant difference in the definition of mental health between Northern European and Communities of Color?
B. Future vs. past-orientation
1. Cultural differences impacting the assessment process tend to result in which of the following?
B. Overpathologizing of Clients of Color
1. In which stage of Cross' model of racial identity development, is an individual most likely to seek out counselors knowledgeable about his or her own ethnic group?
B. Stage 2: Encounter
1. Which of the following form of assimilation is best described as integration?
B. Structural assimilation
1. Which of the following factors is not identified as a critical in determining the value of a reparation?
B. The perception of the reparation by the victim
1. Which best describes the difference between traditional healers as opposed to Western providers?
B. Traditional healing is circular in nature.
1. What is the unique role a provider must take on when working with trauma victims?
B. Witness
1. Perpetrators testimony during the TRC process is healing for victims' families because it
B. allows them to complete the narrative of the trauma experience. (Not none of these)
1. Tong describes the Chinese American Psyche as having changed as a result of a survival reaction to Western culture. He compares this to Iatrogenesis, which is defined as
B. changes in culture due to acculturative stress.
1. Racial microaggressions and implicit racial aggressions have the capacity to cause
B. insidious trauma.
1. Community Psychology is best described as
B. interventions that address issues at all levels of the community system.
1. As individuals move through the stages of racial identity development, they experience changes in attitudes toward all of the following except
B. mental health services providers.
1. Communication that conveys insensitivity toward a person's racial heritage is considered a
B. microinsult.
1. The expectation of verbal expression and self-disclosure may be experienced by Asian Americans as
B. shameful, as modesty and subtleness are held in the highest regard.
1. Parents who try to "toughen up" their children by being overly authoritarian will often end up
B. teaching children to act out abusively outside the home.
1. The primary difference between unidimensional and multidimensional view of acculturation relates to
B. the ability to function effectively in two cultures. (Not all of the above)
1. Brave Heart's concept of Historic Trauma is unique in its discussion of
B. the ability to pass trauma and trauma symptoms intergenerationally.
1. The most common consequence of acculturation for immigrant families is
B. the breakdown of traditional family roles and norms
1. The concept of self-fulfilling prophesy is an example of
B. the impact of social attitudes on behavior.
1. For Native Americans, trauma experiences have remained largely unhealed because
B. there was a systematic destruction of traditional rituals of grief.
Many people in the United States hoped that the election of ____ as the 44th president marked the beginning of a new and more positive era of race relations
Barack Obama
1. Which of the following best describes the role of self-honesty in the pursuit of cultural competency?
Being honest with oneself about one's own feelings about race creates unnecessary noise in the pursuit of cultural competency.
1. The concept of dissociation can best be described by which of the following examples?
C. Bystanders compartmentalizing and justify racism or dehumanization of victims
1. The use of indigenous paraprofessionals was a strategy to increase the number of Providers of Color. Which of the following best describes the individuals that were trained in these positions?
C. Community leaders
1. Which of the following is not a consequence of members leaving ethnic communities in order to assimilate into dominant culture?
C. Decreased prejudice and racial hatred toward the community
1. Which of the following is not seen as a critical dimension for reconciliation?
C. Expressing thoughts, instead of feelings
1. Which of the following is a common pitfall in hiring Providers of Color:
C. Hiring Providers of Color with less regard to experience or skill than would be given to those of a White provider
1. Which of the following best illustrates an alternative helping model?
C. Integration of traditional healing practices into community-based services
1. Which of the following accurately describes a cultural difference in learning styles?
C. Native Americans have a keen sense of visual observation.
1. Dramatic differences in temperament and activity become apparent between cultures at what age group?
C. Newborn/infants
1. Which of the following are the two most common reactions in children of Nazis?
C. Splitting off of negative feelings toward parents -or- empathy toward parents
1. Which of the following is a critical factor in forming resiliency in Children of Color?
C. Success in coping with race-related situations
1. Brave Heart's intervention with the Lakota People resulted in all of the following except
C. decreased PTSD symptoms in Native American men.
1. The most significant goal of narrative therapy with children is
C. depersonalizing the problem.
1. Based on People of Color's tendency toward concrete advice and immediate solutions, providers should
C. focus on a directive approach that values short-term goals .
1. Bicultural couples tend to demonstrate extremes in
C. healthy functioning.
1. Microaggression is particularly insidious because
C. it can be invisible to the victim and the perpetrator.
1. Good psychological nurturance of the individual, engagement with nature, and engaging relationships throughout the life cycle are examples of the characteristics of
C. primitive cultures.
1. Ethnic identity is best defined as
C. the part of personal identity that defines one's self image as an ethnic group member.
1. The term pseudoetic is defined as
C. the perception that an approach is universal, regardless of the appropriateness of its application in other cultures.
When clients experience their practitioners as therapeutically present, it influences the polyvagal system, which:
Cause them to feel safer within the therapeutic relationship
When clients experience their practitioners as therapeutically present, it influences the polyvagal system, which?
Causes them to feel safer within the therapeutic relationship.
Unlike earlier U.S. immigration patterns, approximately one-third of all immigrants are from ________. - Mexico - Africa - Central and South America - Western Europe
Central and South America
Unlike earlier US immigration patterns, approximately one-third of all immigrants are from ____ ?
Central and South America.
The influx of immigrants has changed over the decades. Once all coming from European countries, we now are seeing a majority of our immigration coming from: - Mexico - Central or South America - China/Japan/Filipino or Korea - Eastern European
Central or South America
Which of the following statements accurately describes the studies on the impact of social, political, and racial attitudes?
Clients who have extreme political views were regularly rated as having more severe disordered symptoms
Microaggressions are defined as
Commonplace verbal and behavioral actions which communicate negative racial attitudes
Microaggressions are defined as?
Commonplace verbal and behavioral actions which communicate negative racial attitudes.
The use of indigenous paraprofessionals was a strategy to increase the number of Providers of Color. Which of the following best describes the individuals that were trained in these positions
Community leaders
In terms of treatment planning, people of color tend to prefer
Concrete advice
Which of the following does NOT describe the structure of the collective personality?
Conflict tends to be intrapsychic, not intrafamilial
Differences in how bicultural marriages are conceived and structured are described by Falicov as
Conflicts in cultural code
Which of the following three factors are most relevant in individual participation of institutional racism?
Consciousness, intent, and accountability
Which of the following three factors are most relevant in individual participation of institutional racism?
Consciousness, intent, and accountability.
Consider the continuum of cultural competence in agencies developed by Cross et al. What level of cultural competence would be assigned to an agency that unintentionally promotes racial bias, discriminates in hiring, and holds lower expectations for clients of color?
Cultural incapacity
Consider the continuum of cultural competence in agencies developed by Cross et al. What level of cultural competence would be assigned to an agency that unintentionally promotes racial bias, discriminates in hiring, and holds lower expectations for clients of color? - Cultural blindness - Cultural incapacity - Cultural destructiveness - Cultural pre-competence
Cultural incapacity
Consider the continuum of cultural competence in agencies developed by cross et al. What level of cultural competence would be assigned to an agency that unintentionally promotes racial bias, discriminates in hiring and holds lower expectations for clients of color?
Cultural incapacity.
Under which of the following stages of the cultural competence continuum do most agencies fall?
Cultural pre-competence
Under which of the following stages of the cultural competence continuum do most agencies fall?
Cultural pre-competence.
Which of the following is the least accurate description of culture?
Culture is genetically engrained
Which of the following statements about the cultural aspects of mental health service delivery is FALSE?
Current models of helping portray clients of color in a positive light
1. Which of the following is the most important factor in experiencing a transformation of feelings toward a former enemy?
D. Compassion
1. Sue and Zane suggest which of the two strategies for improving provider credibility?
D. Ensure long-term goals are not discussed and ensure problems are understood in term of the clients cultural perspective
1. Which of the following matches the culture with the most accurate assessment of time orientation?
D. Latino/a: Past-orientation
1. hich of the following is not a major barrier to attracting Students of Color to psychology training programs?
D. Little to no curriculum related to cross-cultural service provision
1. Which of the following is not an important aspect of successful school-based social justice intervention programs?
D. None of these (A. Skill development B. Advocacy C. Collateral work with teachers and community members)
1. In addition to developmental issues related to the experience of racism, Children of Color also face differences in which of the following developmental task, as compared to White children?
D. None of these (A. Social interaction B. Development of independence C. Speech and language development)
1. In treating substance abuse issues with Clients of Color, which of the following is not a stated priority?
D. Participation in group work with other Clients of Color
1. Which of the following describes the level of acculturation related to gaining or losing behaviors central to a person's social world?
D. The intermediate level
1. Asian Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, and Latino/a Americans all differ from White, European Americans in all but which of the following cultural paradigms?
D. Work activities
1. Differences between the client and the practitioner have the potential to:
D. all of the above.
1. In the encounter stage of Cross' model of racial identity development, individuals experience
D. an event that forces him or her to abandon denial of ethnicity.
1. In models of healing and restorative justice, it is important to distinguish between forgiveness and
D. condoning.
1. Differences in how bicultural marriages are conceived and structured are described by Falicov as
D. conflicts in cultural code.
1. One criticism of the TRC's healing function is that it lacked a forum for
D. continued work on emotions surfaced during the process.
1. Given the cultural relativity of mental health diagnosis, it is of primary importance to
D. ensure agreement that the behaviors are outside of culturally acceptable beliefs.
1. Stress experiences so extreme that they shut down an individual's basic psychic adaptation system are referred to as
D. trauma.
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of members leaving ethnic communities in order to assimilate into dominant culture?
Decreased prejudice and racial hatred toward the community
1. Which of the following best describes one of the problems associated with the concept of race:
Defining race genetically opens the door to arguments about the inferiority of People of Color
Which of the following best describes a problem associated with the concept of race
Defining race genetically opens the door to arguments about the inferiority of people of color
Pinderhughes defines four psychological dynamics that define cross-cultural work and the relationship between the client and the provider. What are they?
Difference, ethnicity, race, and power
Pinderhughes defines four psychological dynamics that define cross-cultural work and the relationship is between the client and the provider. What are they?
Difference, ethnicity, race, and power.
In the context of culturally competent service provision, being unaware of differences in cultural style would be considered
Discrimination
According to Obgu the Caste-Like Minorities (African-American, Latinos and Native Americans) have - experienced the least amount of systematic racism of all the groups Obgu talks about. - is not faced with discrimination due to skin color as much as the Immigrant populations (according to Obgu) - score well on average in testing and overall in academics - Disproportional amounts of school failure
Disproportional amounts of school failure
Which of the following White Racial Attitude types are considered unachieved by Rowe, Behrens, and Leach
Dissonant
Which of the following white racial attitude types are considered unachieved by rowe, Behrens, and leach?
Dissonant.
The "psychobehavioral modality" dimension of culture discusses the continuum described as
Doing versus being or becoming
A human service practitioner is aware of potential cross-cultural miscommunication. Into which of Cross et al's individual cultural competence skill areas does this fall?
Dynamics of difference
A human service practitioner is aware of potential cross-cultural miscommunication. Into which of cross et al.'s individual cultural competence skill areas does this fall?
Dynamics of difference.
Due to the emotional nature of the topic of race, which of the following reactions toward those who have experiences racism is likely to occur in childhood?
Empathy
Due to the emotional nature of the topic of race, which of the following reactions toward those who have experienced racism is likely to occur in childhood?
Empathy.
Which of the following terms refers to the act of human service providers supporting and encouraging their culturally diverse clients to become their own advocates
Empowerment
Which of the following terms refers to the act of human service providers supporting and encouraging their culturally diverse clients to become their own advocates? - Diversity - Discrimination - Empowerment - Ethnic (racial) identification
Empowerment
Given the cultural relativity of mental health diagnosis, it is of primary importance to
Ensure agreement that the behaviors are outside of culturally acceptable beliefs
Sue and Zane suggest which of the two strategies for improving provider credibility
Ensure long-term goals are not discussed and ensure problems are understood in terms of the client's cultural perspective
This type of racism refers to the institutional rules, regulations, policies or government and/or corporate decisions that deliberately target certain communities for locally undesirable land uses and lax enforcement of zoning and environmental laws, resulting in communities being disproportionately exposed to toxic and hazardous waste based upon race. It is a well-documented that communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionately impacted by polluting industries (and very specifically, hazardous waste facilities) and lax regulation of these industries. - Systemic Racism - Institutional Racism - Cultural Racism - Environmental Racism
Environmental Racism
Representing the position that there are no moral absolutes, no moral right or wrong. This position would assert that our morals evolve and change with social norms over a period of time. This philosophy allows people to mutate ethically as the culture, knowledge, and technology change in society. Slavery is a good example of (For hundreds of years America felt slavery was morally execrable, where now we know that it violates a persons human rights.) - Diversity - Ethical Relativism - Culture - Human Rights
Ethical Relativism
1. Which of the following dimensions of culture is best described as "the widely held beliefs within a cultural group that guide social interactions."
Ethos
Which of the following dimensions of culture is best described as "the widely held beliefs within a cultural group that guide social interactions?"
Ethos
Which of the following dimensions of culture is best described as "the widely held beliefs within a cultural group that guide social interactions?" - Ethos - Ontology - Relational Orientation - Axiology
Ethos
In what way is cultural competency relevant to all clients, regardless of ethnicity?
Every client carries his or her own unique culture; culturally competent providers can provide services that are sensitive to the client's inner dynamic
In what way is cultural competency relevant to all clients, regardless of ethnicity? - Culturally competent providers can help White clients address their underlying issues with White privilege. - Providing culturally competent services to clients of culture will take a long time, and is time consuming. - Northern European values are the foundation from which all culturally competent services are built from. - Every client carries his or her own unique culture; culturally competent providers can provide services that are sensitive to the client's inner dynamic.
Every client carries his or her own unique culture; culturally competent providers can provide services that are sensitive to the client's inner dynamic.
In what way is cultural competency relevant to all clients, regardless of ethnicity?
Every client carries his or her own unique culture; culturally competent providers can provide services that are sensitive to the clients inner dynamic.
One of the best ways to help the client understand the helping process is to?
Explain the process in nontechnical terms with specifics about next steps.
One of the best ways to help the client understand the helping process is to
Explain the process in nontechnical terms with specifies about the next steps
Diversity is differences that are embraced by all - true - occasionally - false - true most the time
False
In the United States, life expectancy does not vary much from one group to the next due to being an industrialized country with great healthcare to cost ratios. True False
False
Our overall human behavior does not have that big of influence over our health as once thought. True False
False
Teaching/knowing the history of culture/race/demographic of people is not important when it comes to a caring for that population. It does not help with health outcomes. - True - False
False
The United States spends the most on health care per person, and it shows, we rank at the top of health care, life expectancy, maternity leave and quality of life! True False
False
We need to have close to the same values and beliefs as our patients to have good patient centered care True False We need to have the exact same
False
When doing research on a topic, if you find one good peer reviewed article, you can use their data, no need to look for other sources. - True - False
False
When doing scientific research, you do not want the statistical data to tell the story, you want personal accounts. True False
False
You need to change your own personal values to be able to work within health care if you are a bias or racist person. True False
False
Which of the following would be considered a pitfall in working with culturally diverse clients
Focusing too heavily on differences
Which of the following would be considered a pitfall in working with culturally diverse clients? - Focusing too heavily on differences - Relying clinical concepts and skills, rather than starting from scratch with a cultural lens - Failing to include the family in all sessions with clients
Focusing too heavily on differences
Which of the following would be considered a pitfall in working with culturally diverse clients?
Focusing too heavily on differences.
1. Which of the following is not described by Wright as a key factor in parenting that impacts a child's development of self-worth?
Freedom to interact with other ethnic groups
In order to free biracial children from racialized loyalty binds, parents should
Give children permission to have a relationship with all parts of their culture
Five characteristics of a minority group
Group members receive unequal treatment, group members are easily identifiable by physical and cultural characteristics, members feel a sense of peoplehood, membership is ascribed, members practice endogamy
Bicultural couples tend to demonstrate extremes in
Healthy functioning
Which of the following would not represent consequences of institutional racism?
Higher than average education levels among Asian American populations
Which of the following would not represent consequences of institutional racism? - Disparities in infant mortality and life expectancy between Whites and People of Color - Underrepresentation of minorities in professional level occupations - Higher than average education levels among Asian American populations - High rates of African Americans in the U.S. prison system
Higher than average education levels among Asian American populations
Which of the following would not represent consequences of institutional racism?
Higher than average education levels among Asian American populations.
Order of population other than white/Caucasian in US highest to lowest is: - African American, Hispanic, Asian, NA/American Indian and Pacific Islander - Hispanic, African American, Asian, NA/American Indian and Pacific Islander - Hispanic/Latino, Africa American, Pacific Islander, NA/American Indian, Asian - Hispanic, Asian, African American, NA/American Indian and Pacific Islander
Hispanic, African American, Asian, NA/American Indian and Pacific Islander
Which symptom group associated with trauma involves the internal biology of self-preservation, which goes on permanent alert?
Hyperarousal
Which symptom group associated with trauma involves the internal biology of self-preservation, which goes on permanent alert? - Intrusion - Disconnection - Constriction and numbing - Hyperarousal
Hyperarousal
When beliefs, attitudes and values regarding various sub groups are operative at a subconscious level, this is experienced. - radical bias - conscious bias - subconscious bias - Implicit Biases
Implicit Biases
1. Which of the following factors contribute most substantially to demographic shifts in the U.S. population?
Increased immigration and birthrate
Which of the following factors contribute most substantially to demographic shifts in the U.S. population
Increased immigration and birthrate
Which of the following factors contribute most substantially to demographic shifts in the U.S. population? - Lower mortality rates among minorities - Increased self-identification to minority groups - Changing labor demographics - Increased immigration and birthrate
Increased immigration and birthrate
Which of the following factors contribute most substantially to demographic shift in the US population?
Increased immigration and birthrate.
In the internalization stage of Cross' model of racial identity development, individuals experience
Increasing levels of security related to his or her sense of racial identity
There are policies and practices within and across institutions that, intentionally or not, produce outcomes that chronically favor, or put a racial group at a disadvantage. Poignant examples of institutional racism can be found in school disciplinary policies in which students of color are punished at much higher rates than their white counterparts, in the criminal justice system, and within many employment sectors in which day-to-day operations, as well as hiring and firing practices can significantly disadvantaged workers of color. It is also seen in IVY league schools enrollment numbers of students of diverse backgrounds. - Individual Racism - Cultural Racism - Systemic Racism - Institutional Racism
Institutional Racism
Which of the following best illustrates an alternative helping model?
Integration of traditional healing practices into community-based services
The tendency to separate oneself from those who are different results in
Intensified perception of threat from out groups
The tendency to separate oneself from those who are different results in?
Intensified perception of threat from out groups.
Northern European American helpers tend to believe in an ___ locus of control and an ___ locus of responsibility
Internal; internal
Community psychology is best described as
Interventions that address issues at all levels of the community system
Which of the following best exemplifies a question that assesses the cultural dimensions of a problem presented by a culturally diverse client?
Is the behavior considered normal within the culture?
Why is it important to personalize conversations about culture and race in a learning environment?
It acts as a mechanism for students to recognize and take responsibility for their own biases and experiences
Why is it important to personalize conversations about culture and race in a learning environment?
It acts as a mechanism for students to recognize and take responsibility for their own biases and experiences.
Which of the following statements does not describe an agency in the cultural blindness stage on the cultural competence continuum?
It avoids victim blaming by blaming society for clients problems.
Which of the following statements does NOT describe an agency in the cultural blindness stage on the cultural competence continuum?
It avoids victim blaming by blaming society for clients' problems
Microaggression is particularly insidious because
It can be invisible to the victim and the perpetrator
Which of the following statements about buffer zones is false?
It is limited to parents and family
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was originally administered without regard to race or ethnicity, but was first questioned because
It was normed to White subjects exclusively
Which of the following is NOT identified as a reason for the underutilization of community services by culturally diverse clients
Lack of services designed for issues specific to an ethnic group
Which of the following is NOT identified as a reason for the underutilization of community services by culturally diverse clients? - Mistrust of providers' abilities based on previous experiences - Unfamiliarity with services available - Lack of services designed for issues specific to an ethnic group - Unwelcoming environments
Lack of services designed for issues specific to an ethnic group
Which of the following is NOT identified by Gaw as having a major impact on the diagnoses of clients of color
Language barriers
On the dimension of work and activity, Native Americans and ____ are characterized as being/becoming
Latin Americans
Which of the following matches the culture with the most accurate assessment of time orientation?
Lation/a: Past-orientation
Which of the following is NOT a major barrier to attracting students of color to psychology training programs?
Little to no curriculum related to cross-cultural service provision
Unequal outcomes exist across various subgroups in America. What do we not want to do? - Make quick reactions based on the first death from an disparity - Within surveying the prevalence rates, we need to look at small samples and larger sample areas to get a true picture of the issue, not just a small sample side in the area - Survey the past data, and start collecting new data on the condition and prevalence rates - look at both secondary and primary data on the situation
Make quick reactions based on the first death from an disparity
Consider Atkinson, Morten, and Sue's research on models of racial identity formation. As individuals move through the stages of racial identity development, they experience changes in attitudes toward all of the following except
Mental health service providers
Which term refers to communication that exclude, negate, or nullify psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiential reality of people of color?
Microvalidation
Which term refers to communication that exclude, negate, or nullify psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiential reality of people of color? - Macroaggression - Microinsult - Microassault - Microvalidation
Microvalidation
Which of the following processes defined by Fisher and the APA implies that helpers must be knowledgeable about cultural differences and how they affect the expression and solution of ethical problems? - Multicultural ethical commitment - Multicultural ethical awareness - Goodness of fit ethics - Multicultural ethical decision-making
Multicultural ethical awareness
Which of the following processes defined by fisher and apa implies that helpers must be knowledgeable about cultural differences and how they affect the expression and solution of ethical problems?
Multicultural ethical awareness.
Which of the following processes defined by Fisher and the APA discusses the creative application of APA ethics code to fit individual cultural context?
Multicultural ethical commitment
Which of the following processes defined by fisher and apa discusses the creative application of apa ethics code to fit individual cultural context?
Multicultural ethical commitment.
Which of the following processes defined by Fisher and the APA implies that helpers must be knowledgeable about cultural differences and how they affect the expression and solution of ethnical problems?
Multicultural ethnical awareness
1. The 2000 Census, for the first time, attempted to identify what cultural group?
Multiracial
Which of the following accurately describes a cultural difference in learning styles?
Native Americans have a keen sense of visual observation
Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of successful school-based social justice intervention programs
Negative feedback/punishment
Dramatic differences in temperament and activity first become apparent between cultures at what age group?
Newborns/infants
The country that has the greatest life expectancy at birth in the world for its residents is - None of these - Singapore - AMERICA! - Japan
None of these
Cultural racism is seen when
One group views their own values and norms as superior
Cultural differences impacting the assessment process tend to result in which of the following?
Overpathologizing of clients of color
In treating substance abuse issues with clients of color, which of the following is NOT a stated priority?
Participation in group work with other clients of color
Tong describes the Chinese American psyche as having changed as a result of a survival reaction to Western culture. He compares this to iatrogenesis, which is defined as
Pathology resulting from medical or psychological intervention
Which of the following statements about racism is FALSE?
Prejudice is the result of racism
Which of the following statements about racism is false?
Prejudice is the result of racism.
Which of the following statements about racism is FALSE? People tend to rationalize their feelings about race and ethnicity. (though their own lends of the situation) - Racism is at all levels of society. - Prejudice is the same as racism. - Whites have more power to enact their prejudices than non-Whites.
Prejudice is the same as racism.
1. Which of the following is not a common reaction to White Privilege among Whites?
Pride
Good psychological nurturance of the individual, engagement with nature, and engaging relationships throughout the life cycle are examples of the characteristics of
Primitive cultures
The largest number of Americans receive their health benefits from - Private Insurance - are uninsured - Self-Pay (fee for service) - Universal Health Care Insurance - Public Insurance
Private Insurance
Which of the following theories of prejudice asserts that people are categorized as somebodies or nobodies?
Rankism
Which of the following theories of prejudice asserts that people are categorized as somebodies or nobodies?
Rankism.
Which of the following is NOT a goal of the first session?
Reassure the client that his/her goals will be met
Which of the following is not a goal of the first session?
Reassure the client that his/her goals will be met.
Which of the following is NOT a goal of the first session? - Gain understanding of the client's expectations - Reassure/promises the client that his/her goals will be met - Establish good rapport - Ensure an understanding of the client's problem
Reassure/promises the client that his/her goals will be met
Several behaviors cause an increase in racial identity issues in adolescence. Which is NOT one of them?
Rejection of characteristics perceived as White
Several behaviors cause an increase in racial identity issues in adolescence. Which is NOT one of them? -Changes in school grouping -Rejection of characteristics perceived as White -Broader social participation in the social environment -Dynamics related to dating
Rejection of characteristics perceived as White
Which of the following terms refers to the ability to stretch under pressure, but not break?
Resiliency
A human service practitioner appreciates the impact of her own ethnicity and racial attitudes on potential clients and actively works to limit the impact of such factors. Into which of Cross et al's individual cultural competence skill areas does this fall?
Self-awareness
A human service practitioner appreciates the impact of her own ethnicity and racial attitudes on potential clients and actively works to limit the impact of such factors. Into which of cross et al.'s individual cultural competence skill areas does this fall?
Self-awareness.
Two qualities critical to one's pursuit of cultural competence are sustained commitment and ____
Self-honesty
Two qualities critical to ones pursuit of cultural competence are sustained commitment and ____?
Self-honesty.
The exception of verbal expression and self-disclosure may be experienced by Asian Americans as
Shameful, as modesty and subtleness are held in the highest regard
Obgu describes three types of ethnic minorities in relation to academic success. Which of the following describes the autonomous group?
Small in number and limited experiences with oppression; perform well academically
In which stage of Cross' model of racial identity development is an individual most likely to seek out counselors knowledge about his or her own ethnic group?
Stage 2: Encounter
Which of the following terms refers to an undifferentiated attribution involving a judgement of traits assigned to all members of a group?
Stereotype
Which of the following terms refers to an undifferentiated attribution involving a judgment of traits assigned to all members of a group? - Prejudice - Racism - fascism - Stereotype
Stereotype
Which of the following terms refers to an undifferentiated attribution involving a judgement of traits assigned to all members of a group?
Stereotype.
Which of the following is NOT noted as a reaction to growing diversification in the U.S. population
Strained relations among people of color
Which of the following is NOT noted as a reaction to growing diversification in the U.S. population? - Strained relations among people of color - Anti-affirmative action sentiment - Anti-immigrant sentiment - Return to "traditional American values"
Strained relations among people of color
Which of the following is not noted as a reaction to growing diversification in the US population?
Strained relations among people of color.
1. Which of the following is NOT noted as a reaction to growing diversification in the U.S. population?
Strained relations amongst People of Color
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a cultural ally?
Strong desire to help those in need
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a cultural ally?
Strong desire to help those in need.
A system in which public policies, institutional practices, cultural representations, and other norms work in various, often reinforcing ways to perpetuate racial group inequity. This identifies dimensions of our history and culture that have allowed privileges associated with "whiteness" and disadvantages associated with "color" to endure and adapt over time. This exists as a feature of the social, economic and political systems in which we all exist. - Environmental Racism - Institutional Racism - Systemic Racism - Political Racism
Systemic Racism
During which stage of The Tree of Life exercise do children write encouraging messages to each other?
The Forest of Life
Brave Heart's concept of historic trauma is unique in its discussion of
The ability to pass trauma and trauma symptoms intergenerationally
The author believes that the surest indicator of cultural insensitivity is
The belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics
The most common consequence of acculturation for immigrant families is
The breakdown of traditional family roles and norms
In Helm's model of White Racial Identity, the autonomy status stage differs from previous stages in which of the following ways?
The capacity to relinquish the privileges of racism
In helm's model of white racial identity, the autonomy status stage differs from previous stages in which of the following ways?
The capacity to relinquish the privileges of racism.
Which of the following accurately describes the nature of power and the helping relationship?
The client is in a potentially vulnerable position
Which of the following accurately describes the nature of power and the helping relationship regarding a provider patient relationship? - The client always will find a sense of power over the provider. - Clients have the confidence and power over the clinician - The provider may be uncomfortable or anxious about the relationship. - The client is in a potentially vulnerable position.
The client is in a potentially vulnerable position.
Which of the following accurately describes the nature of power and the helping relationship?
The client is in a potentially vulnerable position.
Which of the following describes the level of acculturation related to gaining or losing behaviors central to a person's social world?
The intermediate level
Which of the following statements accurately describes multidimensional acculturation?
The multicultural individual picks and chooses aspects of each culture to internalize
Ethnic identity is best defined as
The part of personal identity that defines one's self-image as an ethnic group member
The term pseudoetic is defined as
The perception that an approach is universal, regardless of the appropriateness of its application in other cultures
According to Bennett, ethnorelativism is
The perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context
According to Bennett, ethnorelativism is?
The perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context.
Which of the following does NOT describe the differences most practitioners experience when working with culturally diverse clients?
The provider cannot rely on the client to define the process
·Which of the following does not describe the differences most practitioners experience when workings with culturally diverse clients?
The provider cannot rely on the client to define the process.
Which of the following statements accurately describes how the topics of race and ethnicity should be brought into the therapeutic relationship?
To be fair, therapists should discuss their own ethnicity during treatment
Which of the following statements accurately describes how the topics of race and ethnicity should be brought into the therapeutic relationship?
To be fair, therapists should discuss their own ethnicity during treatment.
Which of the following statements best describes the difference between traditional healers as opposed to Western providers
Traditional healing is circular in nature
A person can be racist inside, but if they treat their patients with respect, practice patient center care and do not let differences with their morals and values of that person/and or persons culture group show, one is practicing cultural humility. - True - False
True
Brown Vs. Board of Education was a huge victory for the Civil Rights Movement. (although many schools did not immediately follow it) - True - False
True
Ethnocentrism can be viewed as the origins of racial/ethnic inequalities. True False
True
From birth on, their are differences in how cultural groups care for their adolescences, and overall how the adolescences behave in social situations. - True - False
True
If an individual has been educated of the necessity of physical exercise and a proper diet, and they are making the choice to not exercise and watch what they eat, they can be defined as having a behavior health problem. True False
True
Sub cultures within cultures can have different health outcomes false true
True
The field of "health disparities" emerged due to differential health outcomes that are directly related to historic and current behaviors of individuals and social systems True False
True
The key factor in the risk for preterm birth is low income True False
True
The primary benefit of the narrative approach is in helping the client gain distance and objectivity in regards to the problem
True
When doing research, such as needed for a course like this, it is a good mix to use government web cites, peer reviewed articles and the census for racial statistical data and demographics. True False
True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a culturally skilled counselor, as defined by Arrendondo et al?
Understanding of the cultural competence of various local agencies
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a culturally skilled counselor as a defined by Arredondo et al. ?
Understanding of the cultural competence of various local agencies.
The ADDRESSING framework emphasizes cultural influences that make individuals
Unique
The addressing framework emphasizes cultural influences that make individuals?
Unique.
According to Obgu, the Immigrant group, such as Koreans and Chinese (choose the one that does not apply) - Is sometimes seen negatively though the majority culture - perform well on tests and in school - Has poor views of themselves - choose to come to the United states Voluntarily to improve their lives - Were brought here for lower labor jobs
Were brought here for lower labor jobs
Which of the following describes issues of acculturative stress? - When serious emotional strain happens and traditional cultural ways are compromised or lost as a result of immigration and acculturation - stress from leaving ones home country - Is only really relative in the Asian cultures - it is similar to regular stress we all feel on a daily basis
When serious emotional strain happens and traditional cultural ways are compromised or lost as a result of immigration and acculturation
Which of the following statements about Williams and Moreland's racial identity formation study is false?
White children always were a bit more accepting of African American children than African American children were of White children
Which of the following statements accurately describes White privilege
Whites often are defensive and/or in denial about its existence
Which of the following statements accurately describes White privilege? - It involves earned power. - It is visible to most Whites. - Whites often are defensive and/or in denial about its existence. - It can be given away. - it does not exist, it is a made up construct.
Whites often are defensive and/or in denial about its existence.
Alcohol and drugs abuse is - a safe way people can get over social anxiety - a way in which a person self medicates or is used as a tool to numb inner pain - not impacted by racism - does not usually have a deeper issue besides addiction
a way in which a person self medicates or is used as a tool to numb inner pain
If everybody in a community had access to the same schools, health care and services according to their needs, we would say the community: - is equal - achieved equity - achieved fairness - has reversed systemic racism
achieved equity
We are a market based health care system with social fixes. Some of the social fixes are: - medicare, medicaid, health insurance, tricare and IHS - medicaid, social security, tricare and thermacare - medicare, medicaid, Social Security, Tricare, and IHS - all of things listed above
all of things listed above
There are three areas, according to your text, that are characteristics of culturally skilled health care providers. And, with in each of these three areas Sue and Sue (2014) states that each of them is broken down into three dimensions. What are those dimensions? - awareness, knowledge and skills - beliefs & attitudes, knowledge and skills - ethical reasoning, knowledge and attitudes - cultural awareness, knowledge and skills
beliefs & attitudes, knowledge and skills
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared to another group, usually in a way considered unfair. - ethnocentric - racism - bias - altruism
bias
Microaggressions are defined as - explicit negative actions intended toward a racial minority very intentionally. - commonplace verbal and behavioral actions which communicate negative racial attitudes. (can be slight or even unconscious biases, but are vocalized on a small scale) - the use of processes within an institution which inadvertently disadvantage minority groups. - implicit biases.
commonplace verbal and behavioral actions which communicate negative racial attitudes. (can be slight or even unconscious biases, but are vocalized on a small scale)
Within the delivery of health care a provider that understands and attend to the total context of the patients situation (within knowledge, skills and attitudes) as well as including the patent in the care plan is (give the BEST answer) is practicing - patient care plan - patient centered care - health literacy and culture care - cultural competency and patience centered care
cultural competency and patience centered care
As we have an increase in ethnic groups/immigration in the US, the demographics, religions, health, politics, equality and peoples actions have change dramatically - true - false - depending on ones political, social and moral view on people different than themselves this can be a true or false question
depending on ones political, social and moral view on people different than themselves this can be a true or false question
In the context of culturally competent service provision, being unaware of differences in cultural style when providing services/care would be considered: - discrimination. - racism. - cultural myopia. - unsociability.
discrimination
1. The "Psychobehavioral modality" dimension of culture discusses the continuum described as
doing vs. being.
The term White ethnics refers to: - dominant group members whose origins are from Europe. - people with lighter skin. - dominant group members who, despite Northern European origins, affiliate strongly with ethnic minority groups. - Whites who have recently immigrated to the United States from Latin America.
dominant group members whose origins are from Europe.
Low income (cheaper rent and or cheaper housing) or minority communities that are within the proximity of environmental hazards, toxic wast pollution or urban decay is an example of - discrimination - social issues of health - inner city living - environmental racism and or residential segregation
environmental racism and or residential segregation
What is the study of health that focus upon the frequency, prevalence, distribution and cause of illness and disease in various populations often associated with Public Health. - paleontology - ethnology - epidemiology - entomology
epidemiology
culture is: - language - values and morals - worldviews - everything listed above and then some!
everything listed above and then some!
Institutional, systematic and cultural racism are fast in changing when one sees a problem. true false
false
Gender is as simple as being male or female: - false, it is a complex topic, one that providers need to have an understanding of it and the diverse ways people express and classify or lack of classifying their sexuality and biological sex. - true, you are either one or the other
false, it is a complex topic, one that providers need to have an understanding of it and the diverse ways people express and classify or lack of classifying their sexuality and biological sex.
Bicultural couples tend to demonstrate extremes in - healthy functioning. - acceptance of bicultural relationships and marriage. - interdependence. - conflicts of cultural codes.
healthy functioning
If there is a situation where several groups of the non dominant society people, who might have otherwise been excluded, are included and made to feel welcome, this is an example of: - human rights - diversity - inclusivity - human kindness
inclusivity
The tendency to separate oneself from those who are different or in different groups or sub groups results in - fewer miscommunications, due to limited interaction. - increased categorical thinking. - intensified perception of threat from out groups. - a united front from which to dismiss myths of one's own group.
intensified perception of threat from out groups
Community psychology is best described as: - counseling sessions which occur within the community system of schools, churches, and other social organizations. - interventions that are focused on adapting to the needs of the family and community. - interventions that are initiated by members of the community by the community - interventions that address issues at all levels of the community system.
interventions that address issues at all levels of the community system.
According to the authors, EMTALA's passage in 1986: - the numbers of people utilizing the ER stayed the same - more people utilized ER services than before - less people utilize ER services than before
more people utilized ER services than before
Cultural racism is seen when - one group views their own values and norms as superior. - racist behavior is targeted at a specific cultural group. - those outside a group or institution are denied membership. - holidays are celebrated within a group or institution.
one group views their own values and norms as superior.
Patients must feel comfortable, health care needs to be customized and delivered in a way that is responsive to the needs of the individual patient. This is called - access to health care - patient/person centered care - health disparity - patient care plan
patient/person centered care
Which of the following would not be a good thing to do with first interaction with a cultural diverse client/patient? - do some research into the cultural background of your client/patient - be open about your lack or knowledge and ask questions - put up a good front of knowledge till you can research more once you meet them and know if they tie their health strongly to their culture. - have the client describe how they or if they want culture incorporated in their health care plan
put up a good front of knowledge till you can research more once you meet them and know if they tie their health strongly to their culture.
According to our text book a group of people who have a common ancestry that distinguishes them from others by physical characteristics - culture - race - ethnicity - family
race
A human service practitioner appreciates the impact of her own ethnicity and racial attitudes on potential clients and actively works to limit the impact of such factors. Into which of Cross et al.'s individual cultural competence skill areas does this fall? - Adaptation of skills - Knowledge of the client's culture - Self-awareness - Dynamics of difference
self-awareness
When a provider knows/appreciates the impact of their own ethnicity and racial attitudes and actively work to limit the impact of such factors on their patients/clients/coworkers. - Self-acceptance - Self-awareness - Self-worldviews - Knowledge of culture
self-awareness
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a cultural ally? - Willingness to take risks and try new behaviors - someone who is not willing to use their privilege for the betterment of those without privilege - Ability to cultivate support from others - A stand against oppression
someone who is not willing to use their privilege for the betterment of those without privilege
Brave Heart's concept of historic trauma is unique in its discussion of (take my HSC 330 to learn more about this topic!) - the traumatic experience of holocaust survivors and their children. - substance abuse trends in specific ethnic groups. - the experience of lived memory, or experience the trauma over and over in one's memory. - the ability to pass trauma and trauma symptoms intergenerationally.
the ability to pass trauma and trauma symptoms intergenerationally.
The author believes that the surest indicator of cultural insensitivity is: - the inability to create a welcoming environment for clients. - the lack of understanding of cultural definitions regarding health and wellness. - the inability to see one's own prejudices. - the belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics.
the belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics.
The most common consequence of acculturation for immigrant families is - the breakdown of traditional family roles and norms. - the loss of traditional language. - an increase in mental health diagnoses. - isolation from the ethnic community.
the breakdown of traditional family roles and norms.
Myer defines stress as - the mechanism through which social factors are translated into physical and emotional issues. - a defining factor in increased disease among communities of color. - the internal characteristic that triggers physical and emotional issues. - the factor that impacts individual coping mechanisms.
the mechanism through which social factors are translated into physical and emotional issues.
Ethnic identity is best defined as - strong understanding of one's ethnic history and group characteristics. - the part of personal identity that defines one's self image as an ethnic group member. - the existence of a stable inner sense of self. - the successful integration of cultural experiences into one's personal identity.
the part of personal identity that defines one's self image as an ethnic group member.
According to Bennett, ethnorelativism is: - the perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context. - the perspective that behavior is assessed in relation to one's own cultural standards. - the perspective that values are constructed by culture. - the perspective that values and identity are not ethnically bound.
the perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context.
There are two major sources of unresolved grief for Native Americans: massive trauma that has endured from generation to generation and (pick the BEST answer) - the systematic destruction of traditional rituals of grief. - the lack of education about Native American history. - intense anger at the dominant culture. - physical isolation from the rest of society.
the systematic destruction of traditional rituals of grief.