Culture and Diversity Exam #2

Which term refers to communication that exclude, negate, or nullify psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiential reality of people of color?

Microvalidation

Cultural differences impacting the assessment process tend to result in which of the following?

Overpathologizing of clients of color

In models of healing and restorative justice, forgiveness means

disconnecting from destructive reactions to promote healing.

In Native culture, physical and emotional illness are reflections of

disharmony between the person and nature.

Individuals from high power distant cultures are most comfortable with

hierarchy

In Native American culture, status and honor are gained through

sharing wealth.

African Americans often experience issues of identity and belonging because

the group to which they belong is perceived negatively.

Ethnic identity is best defined as

the part of personal identity that defines one's self image as an ethnic group member.

Which of the following terms is defined as taking on the cultural ways of the dominant culture?

Acculturation

Which of the following statements accurately describes African American kinship bonds?

African American families may contain complex networks of blood and nonrelated relatives.

Which of the following best describes Latino/a values related to socioeconomic status?

All people deserve respect regardless of socioeconomic status.

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

Which of the following statements accurately describes a potential value conflict that may arise between Asian American clients and Western trained counselors?

Asian clients prefer emotional restraint, but Western counselors prefer emotional expressiveness.

Which of the following is a culture-specific syndrome that appears only among members of a single cultural group?

Ataque

The concept of dissociation can best be described by which of the following examples?

Bystanders compartmentalizing and justify racism or dehumanization of victims

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.

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

Which of the following is NOT a critical dimension for reconciliation?

Expressing thoughts, instead of feelings

Which of the following was created as a response to the lack of follow-up services available to apartheid victims?

NOT The Institute for the Reconciliation of Memories

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

In comparison to African Americans, Latinos/as and Native Americans, Asian Americans have

been economically and educationally successful.

Which racial identity learning process involves a child's learning to apply the newly gained concept of race to himself or herself?

Racial identification

Several behaviors cause an increase in racial identity issues in adolescence. Which is NOT one of them?

Rejection of characteristics perceived as White

Which of the following terms refers to the ability to stretch under pressure, but not break?

Resiliency

Which of the following terms is most descriptive of machismo in its purest form?

Responsibility

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?

Stage 2: Encounter

Which of the following is NOT an example of role flexibility in African American families?

The father as primary male role model

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

What is the unique role a provider must take on when working with trauma victims?

Witness