midterm 1 study guide (chapter 4)

Maria recently immigrated from her hometown of Bowling Green, New York, to Mexico City, Mexico. Once in Mexico, Maria adopts much of her new nation's culture and abandons much of her original U.S. culture. Which acculturation strategy is Maria using?

assimilation

Modifying psychological treatments that work for members of diverse cultures is known as ______.

cultural adaptation

The current edition of the DSM includes a glossary listing ______, which represent psychological problems observed in groups from various parts of the world.

cultural concepts of distress

The ______ perspective recognizes and emphasizes culturally specific norms and considers a client's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings within the context of that client's culture.

emic

Which of the following lists the major "forces" in psychology?

psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, and multiculturalism

There have been four major "forces" in the field of clinical psychology. Which of the following lists these forces in the correct historical order (from earliest to most recent)?

psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, multiculturalism

Books such as Ethnicity and Family Therapy and journals such as Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology are examples of ______.

publications related to the fourth force of clinical psychology

From 1990 to 2000, ______.

the Latino/Latina/Hispanic population in the United States grew by about 50%

The etic perspective ______.

emphasizes similarities between all people

"Although a cultural group may have a collective tendency, its individual members may vary greatly from that tendency." This statement best illustrates the ______ inherent in every culture.

heterogeneity

Which of the following is NOT a recent professional effort to emphasize issues of culture that was discussed in the textbook? a. creation of journals that focus on cultural issues b. implementation of a standardized diversity training program required for psychologists to maintain their licenses c. publication of books that focus on cultural issues d. modification of the APA ethical code to include discussion of multicultural issues

implementation of a standardized diversity training program required for psychologists to maintain their licenses

What are the three levels of the tripartite model of personality identity?

individual, group, and universal

Taijin kyofusho ______.

involves anxiously avoiding interpersonal situations due to fear that one's appearance, actions, or odor will offend others

Maladi moun ______.

is an example of a culture-bound syndrome described in the most recent edition of the DSM

Sutso ______

is an example of a culture-bound syndrome described in the most recent edition of the DSM

Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Currently, when the American Psychological Association considers accrediting a graduate program in psychology, there are criteria related to multiculturalism that must be met. b. Although none have yet emerged, the American Psychological Association plans to introduce new divisions within its organization devoted to cultural issues such as gender, religion, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. c. The APA ethical code instructs psychologists to work with cultural sensitivity and competence. d. The Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues is an APA division that illustrates clinical psychology's current focus on multicultural issues.

Although none have yet emerged, the American Psychological Association plans to introduce new divisions within its organization devoted to cultural issues such as gender, religion, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.

In 2016, the number of immigrants in the United States represented about ______ of the U.S. population.

13%

Psychology of Religion, the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, and the Society for the Psychology of Women are examples of ______.

APA divisions dedicated to cultural issues

______ is the way a person responds to living in a new cultural environment, particularly regarding the balance between adopting elements of the new culture and retaining elements of the original culture.

Acculturation

Which of the following is TRUE? a. It is generally unacceptable practice for a clinical psychologist to openly and directly acknowledge cultural differences with a client. b. It is generally acceptable practice for a clinical psychologist to begin treating a culturally dissimilar client with no knowledge of that client's culture, and to require a client to explain all culturally relevant information to the clinical psychologist. c. Most research suggests that cultural self-awareness on the part of a clinical psychologist does little to improve treatment effectiveness. d. Cultural self-awareness is generally important for all psychologists, regardless of their own cultural backgrounds.

Cultural self-awareness is generally important for all psychologists, regardless of their own cultural backgrounds.

Which of the following is TRUE? a. The current edition of the APA ethical code includes no reference to issues of multiculturalism. b. Currently, APA includes divisions devoted to issues of ethnicity and religion, but no divisions devoted to issues of gender or sexual orientation. c. DSM-5 includes key aspects of culture relevant to diagnosis and assessment. d. Currently, APA includes divisions devoted to issues of gender and sexual orientation, but not divisions devoted to issues of ethnicity or religion.

DSM-5 includes key aspects of culture relevant to diagnosis and assessment.

______ is the acculturation strategy in which the individual rejects both his new and his original cultures.

Marginalization

Which of the following is TRUE? a. No single "best method" has emerged for training clinical psychologists to be culturally competent. b. In-class discussion of one's own cultural background has emerged as the "best method" for training clinical psychologists to be culturally competent. c. Conducting psychotherapy (under supervision) with members of varied cultures has emerged as the "best method" for training clinical psychologists to be culturally competent. d. Requiring clinical psychology graduate students to publicly proclaim a commitment to diversity has emerged as the "best method" for training culturally competent clinicians.

No single "best method" has emerged for training clinical psychologists to be culturally competent.

According to Sue and Sue (2008), "______ is defined as the counselor's acquisition of awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to function effectively in a pluralistic democratic society."

multicultural counseling competence

Authors such as Pedersen (1990, 1999, 2008) have labeled ______ as the "fourth force" in the history of psychology.

multiculturalism

Regardless of the methods used to train clinical psychologists to be culturally competent, an essential ingredient is that the trainee ______.

reaches a deeper appreciation of his or her own cultural identity

In the ______ acculturation strategy, an individual rejects much of his new culture and retains much of his original culture.

separation

The American Psychological Association has created divisions addressing all of the following areas of diversity EXCEPT ______.

sightedness

The ______ places importance on multiple perspectives, including those that recognize the uniqueness of each individual, as well as the similarities between each individual and other individuals.

tripartite model of personal identity