Diversity Final Exam
Approximately what percentage of deaf children are born to hearing parents? 10 25 90 50
90
Religion is an important factor in the life of the community
African-Americans
Has been described as a model minority
Asian Americans
700 violent acts were reported against them in 2001
Arab Americans
The act of an individual taking bits and pieces of a different culture and using it without regard to the history/significance of it. Often times, the other culture has faced discrimination for this and the appropriator does not.
Appropriation
What is an important preliminary step in building rapport with an Asian American client? - Ask the client what they expect from the process - Invite family to the session - Explain the therapy process - Offer a friendly hug
Explain the therapy process
In order to free biracial children from radicalized loyalty binds, parents should: - Give children permission to have a relationship with all parts of their culture - Encourage children to create their own culture with the parts of their culture with which they most relate. - Openly discuss the important parts of their own culture in the home. - Allow children to interact with intergenerational family and community members
Give children permission to have a relationship with all parts of their culture
According to Sue and Sue, at the psychological level, Asian Americans' "model minority" status refers to - A strong work ethic. - Not disturbing the status quo - Remaining insular in small enclaves. - Political activism
A strong work ethic.
Cultural Competence involves 5 skills. List them. Why is cultural competence important?
A. Awareness and acceptance of cultural differences B. Self awareness of one's own culture and cultural blind spots C. Understanding and working with the dynamics of cultural difference D. Gaining knowledge of the client's culture E. Adapting skills to cultural context It allows the counselor to better understand them as they know what is normal/not normal or what is causing some of the behaviors they are representing
A form of assimilation wherein an ethnic group or individual takes on the cultural ways of another group (usually the mainstream culture). Often at the expense of traditional cultural ways
Acculturation
Which of the following statements accurately describes African American kinship bonds? - African American families may contain complex networks of blood and nonrelated relatives - At the very beginning of the first session, helpers should create a genogram to map out family roles and relationships - Treatment sessions should be held in clinical settings to promote professionalism at all times. - Therapy sessions should be limited to nuclear family members to assure a more manageable therapeutic relationship
African American families may contain complex networks of blood and nonrelated relatives
Mr. Vasquez and Ms. Larson recommend practitioners to seek out more information about the Deaf Culture from - Coursework at post-secondary institutions - Statewide commissions and services. - Country and city resources. - All of the above
All of the above
During the counseling session, what is the best way to respect appropriate sex role customs when seeing a husband and wife? - See the husband and wife separately to avoid conflict - Allow the husband adequate time to speak during the counseling session - Dote on the wife since she is the center of the family - Bring other relatives, such as uncles and children, into the session
Allow the husband adequate time to speak during the counseling session
All are potential value conflicts that may arise between Asian American clients and Western trained counselors according to Sue and Sue (1999) EXCEPT: - Asians tend to be more comfortable with hierarchical relationships in comparison with a Western emphasis on equality in relationships. - Asian cultures see the restraint of emotion as a sign of human maturity, and the Western counselor is likely to see emotional expressiveness as healthy. - Asian cultures expect to generate their own solutions while receiving encouragement from Western professionals - Traditional Asian clients will expect the counselor to provide solutions, but the Western counselor will encourage finding one's own solutions through introspection.
Asian cultures expect to generate their own solutions while receiving encouragement from Western professionals
When human service providers first meet a Native American client, they should - Assume the client is alcoholic - Ask the client about his occupation - Ask the client, "Who are your people?" - Offer a firm handshake
Ask the client, "Who are your people?"
A process whereby a previously distinct group emerges socially into another group merges socially into another group, usually a dominant or mainstream society. Forms of assimilation include acculturation, structural assimilation, marital assimilation, and identificational assimilation
Assimilation
Of the following actions a therapist might take, which might cause an Arab or Muslim American client to discontinue therapy? - Ignoring needs of non authority figures in the family - Attempting to join with authority - Challenging the father or husband - Listening to concerns of the figures of authority
Challenging the father or husband
Acculturation-related conflicts most commonly surface when - Men work out of the home, while women stay home. - Children adopt values that are in conflict with family values. - Elders are no longer in high esteem. - Family members no longer participate in church activities.
Children adopt values that are in conflict with family values
Which of the following techniques should be used to ensure African American clients do not perceive an "interrogation" during the therapy session? - Have the client tell you their story before asking questions - Ask all the questions upfront in order to move forward with a collaborative conversation more quickly - Provide an option for a written assessment questionnaire - Bring the family into the session for support in answering questions.
Have the client tell you their story before asking questions
Bicultural couples tend to demonstrate extremes in - Healthy functioning - Acceptance of bicultural relationships and marriage. - Interdependence. - Conflicts of cultural codes
Healthy functioning
Used to denote a group with common language
Hispanic
A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another
Immigrant
Non-mainstream cultures give less importance to which current ethical standard? - Self-care - Integrity - Professional boundaries - Professional credentials
Integrity
Verbal expression is highly prized
Jews
According to Mr. Vasquez, the only real difference between Deaf Culture and those of other ethnic minorities is - Perceptions - Beliefs - Language - Values
Language
In communication, Native Americans place a high value on - Listening - Personal distance - Metaphors - Speaking
Listening
More likely to commit violence and to be victims of violence
Men
Which of the following statements accurately describes the contemporary African American community? - Infant mortality rates are half those of Whites, Asian Americans, and Latinos/as - Life expectancy is 20 years shorter than that of Whites - Men have the highest rate of unemployment among ethnic minorities. - Poverty rates are ten times that of Whites.
Men have the highest rate of unemployment among ethnic minorities.
Values harmony with nature
Native American
Acts of compensation offered to victims in an effort to restore what has been lost. An aspect of the restorative justice model
Reparations
When Native People act reserved and quiet, it should be understood as - Confusion - Distrust - Respect - Withdrawal
Respect
According to Mr. Vasquez, what is one social custom unique to Deaf culture? - Arriving late for events - Staying long after closing hours - Writing and sending letters via the USPS - Giving away personal items as gifts of gratitude
Staying long after closing hours
Which of the following statements accurately describes the demographics of Arab and Muslim Americans? - The average Arab American is younger, better educated, and wealthier than the average American - U.S. Census data estimates there are 15 million Arab and Muslim Americans in the United States. - The majority of Arab and Muslim Americans live in rural areas. - More Arab Americans are Muslims than Christians.
The average Arab American is younger, better educated, and wealthier than the average American
African Americans often experience issues of identity and belonging because - The group to which they belong experiences high levels of poverty - They are accepted by dominant culture groups. - They lack positive male role models. - The group to which they belong is perceived negatively
The group to which they belong is perceived negatively
Countertransference is best described as - White privilege's impact in the helping relationship. - The transferring of personal responsibility from the client to the provider. - The impact personal attitudes have on the provider's reaction to the client - All of the above
The impact personal attitudes have on the provider's reaction to the client
Why are Asian Americans most likely to turn to family in times of need rather than seeking professional help? - Asians have historically been hurt by psychological testing and practices. - Professional help is not consistent with the values of the "middle path." - There is great shame associated with leaving the community for help. - Asian traditions designed to alleviate grief and suffering are preferred.
There is great shame associated with leaving the community for help.
Recent hate crimes against Muslim and Arab Americans impact all culturally diverse clients because - They bring back past memories of experiences of racial hatred - They are empathetic to Arabs' situation. - They take attention away from race-related issues in other ethnic communities. - They bring up concern about a backslide in progress made in other race relations.
They bring back past memories of experiences of racial hatred
How should we view statistics or research findings about a specific ethnic group when working with individuals from that group?
We should use it only as a guideline. We need to understand numbers are based on a small portion or sample without all presenting facts, meaning the findings may be true as a whole but not on an individual level. Every person is different with different environmental factors influencing them.
