Exam 6: Issues Related to Assessment With Diverse Populations

Individuals from different cultures can vary greatly in their perceptions due to their ____________, which includes group identity, individual identity, beliefs, values, and language.

If an instrument has slope bias , then the instrument would:

If a counselor is using an instrument that has subscales with an African-American client, the counselor should examine whether the __________ of the instrument has been examined with an African-American sample.

A counselor who is assessing a client not represented in the instrument's norming group should:

_________________ refers to a dynamic process of change and adaptation, wherein a person retains parts of his/her culture of origin while simultaneously adapting to the new or host culture.

A counselor who takes into consideration the role of culture in the manifestation of a possible disorder is operating from a(n)_______________ approach to assessment.

Helms and Ekstrom (2002)report that counselors often have multiple roles with individuals with disabilities.  What do you think some of these roles might be, and how would a counselor go about fulfilling them?

In evaluating an instrument for content bias, practitioners need to:

A potential complication in identifying mental health issues in older individuals is that:

Neuropsychological assessment concerns appraisal of the:

Are there situations in which either the emic or epic approach might present a barrier in working with certain clients? How so?

Almost all counselors can expect to be increasingly involved with the assessment of clients with:

Would you be able to explain your personal worldview to another person?  What would be easy and/or difficult about this?

In counseling a client with a hearing disability, the counselor needs to:

Postmodernists suggest that ____________ has a pervasive influence affecting perceptions of reality, and should be considered in all assessment techniques.

How does the increased number of clients from different backgrounds impact practitioners who conduct assessment?

If an instrument is found to have content that is more familiar to one ethnic group as compared to another, then that instrument would have __________ bias.

In examining an instrument for possible bias, the counselor should examine the internal structure of the instrument and determine if:

Helms et al. (2005)assert that rather than using race to categorize assessment results, the construct of _________________ is more effective in explaining significant differences in assessment of cognitive abilities and other areas of psychological assessment.

With regard to fairness in assessment, Helms (2006)suggest that when interpreting test scores, counselors should consider the client's: