Deck 13: Counseling Diverse Clients

Question 1

A counselor working with multicultural clients must develop:

A) cross-cultural intervention skills to interact with diverse clients.
B) the ability to overlook cultural differences.
C) an awareness of her/his own biases.
D) both A and C.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The definition of "culture" in the text is used to refer to:

A) only racial and ethnic minorities.
B) the disadvantaged populations.
C) groups defined by their shared norms, rituals, traditions, and beliefs.
D) anthropologically distinct groups that speak a common language.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Regarding bias and prejudice, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

A) they can be formed against any definable grouping of people.
B) they are reserved for those who are most different from ourselves.
C) they are more commonly applied to those of lower class status.
D) they are influenced by our own cultural group's attitudes (isms), fears, and previous experiences.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When counseling culturally different clients, it is suggested that counselors:

A) deny cultural and physical differences.
B) demonstrate feelings of warmth and genuineness.
C) treat the client as a member of the minority group.
D) impose their views on the client.

Question 5

Aging clients may experience which of the following?

A) Loss of precision in senses
B) Physical deterioration
C) Fear of death
D) Stereotype as burdensome for society
E) All of the above

Question 6

When working with a diverse population of clients, your job as a counselor is to:

A) educate yourself about the client's cultural context.
B) learn about the effect of oppression on minority groups.
C) examine your own cultural identity.
D) adapt counseling skills knowledge to better help the diverse clientele.
E) all of the above.

Question 7

In the text, the most challenging aspect of working with lesbian and gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) clients may be:

A) listening to their stories and believing them.
B) considering these clients to be part of "normal" society, and amenable to counseling.
C) confronting your own biases and prejudices related to these populations.
D) being empathic, especially if your values conflict with the social mores of LGBTs.

Question 8

Which of the following was viewed as a mental illness by the APA until 1973?

A) "Old Timer's" Disease
B) Homosexuality
C) "Shell Shock" Syndrome
D) Sexual promiscuity

Question 9

Persons with physical challenges may face all of the following problems EXCEPT:

A) feeling that others focus exclusively on their disability, not humanity.
B) being sought after for special parking privileges.
C) feeling isolated as part of a special needs group, rather than being mainstreamed.
D) feelings of guilt and resentment for requiring family resources.

Question 10

Women who try to satisfy sex-role stereotypes by over-conforming may experience a number of mental health challenges, including all of the following EXCEPT:

A) distorted body image issues and eating disorders.
B) constricted emotional expression (e.g., not showing anger).
C) feelings of power and control from becoming super-feminine.
D) feelings of depression and low self-worth for not being enough like men (i.e., autonomous, independent).

Question 11

To learn to appropriately address religion and spirituality in counseling, Briggs and Rayle (2005) suggest that students ask themselves all of the following EXCEPT:

A) what are my views about religion and spirituality?
B) how will my views affect my counseling role?
C) how can I empathize with clients whose spiritual values differ from my own?
D) how can I use my beliefs to influence the counseling relationship?

Question 12

All of the following are important when conducting a culturally-sensitive interview EXCEPT:

A) deciding the client's frame of reference and prescribing their worldview.
B) monitoring your assumptions based on first impressions and past experiences with others who appeared similar to the client.
C) asking about multiple cultural identities and fleshing out the client's context and background.
D) matching your language and behavior to your client's, and communicating respectfully, sensitively, and appropriately.

Question 13

All of the following help to explain why the majority of clients seen in counseling sessions are women EXCEPT:

A) as the "weaker sex," women tend to be passive and dependent, requiring more support.
B) women are often designated as the "identified patient," coming to seek help on others' behalf.
C) the process of counseling is more congruent with women's values and socialization, rather than men's.
D) the bias in society that frames emotionality as negative damages women's self-esteem, making the support of counseling more desirable.

Question 14

When working with a disabled (or differently-abled) client, it is important:

A) to focus exclusively on the client.
B) to focus exclusively on the client's family and their needs.
C) to work with the client in the context of their family.
D) to see the client and family separately.

Question 15

Family members of disabled individuals may experience which of the following?

A) Guilt
B) Anger
C) Embarrassment
D) Resentment
E) All of the above

Question 16

Traditional male gender roles include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the Learned Scholar.
B) the Sturdy Oak.
C) "Give 'em Hell".
D) the Big Wheel.
E) "No Sissy Stuff".

Question 17

In one survey on "YAVIS" clients, counselors rated ______ as being a preferred clientele.

A) African-American adolescents.
B) Caucasian males.
C) females between ages 20-40.
D) other counselors.

Question 18

Over-conforming with male gender roles can lead to which of the following?

A) Self-doubt, for not conforming perfectly to idealized maleness
B) Gender role strain, feeling torn between what's expected and inner feelings/desires
C) Euphoria from achieving "super-hero" maleness
D) Symptoms of masked depression, such as irritability, withdrawal, and substance abuse

Question 19

Researchers have concluded that mental health programs provided for non-dominant cultural groups have limited effectiveness because:

A) minority clients are often seen as having more severe diagnoses than whites.
B) counseling can be viewed as a form of social control, useful to help "deviants" adjust to cultural norms.
C) of generalized and rampant institutionalized discriminatory practices.
D) all of the above.

Question 20

All of the following are common reasons men may seek counseling EXCEPT:

A) they are in a crisis state and someone has pushed them into coming.
B) they are suffering from midlife issues, anxiety, or depression.
C) they believe that counseling will make them feel more manly.
D) domestic violence/child abuse laws require that counseling be sought.