Deck 5: Understanding Culture and Cultural Differences

Question 1

In terms of treatment planning, people of color tend to prefer

A)nondirective approaches.
B)long-term goals.
C)concrete advice.
D)unstructured situations.

Answer 1

concrete advice.

Question 2

Which of the following matches the culture with the most accurate assessment of time orientation?

A)Northern European: Present-orientation
B)Asian Americans: Future-orientation
C)African Americans: Past-orientation
D)Latino/a: Past-orientation

Answer 2

Latino/a: Past-orientation

Question 3

In what ways does the distinction between the individual self and the extended self affect one's definition of mental health?

Answer 3

Answers will vary.

Question 4

The term pseudoetic is defined as

A)looking at a culture through indigenous concepts and theories.
B)viewing culture through concepts and theories external to the culture.
C)the perception that an approach is universal, regardless of the appropriateness of its application in other cultures.
D)the application of dominant beliefs and values to another culture, regardless of the appropriateness of its application in other cultures.

Question 5

Which of the following dimensions of culture is best described as "the widely held beliefs within a cultural group that guide social interactions?"

A)Ethos
B)Ontology
C)Relational Orientation
D)Axiology

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT describe the structure of the collective personality?

A)Conflict tends to be intrapsychic, not intrafamilial.
B)Energy is directed toward seeking family approval.
C)The inner psyche is structured around social, rather than unconscious mechanisms.
D)Psychopathology exhibits itself across interpersonal levels.

Question 7

Northern European American helpers tend to believe in an ________ locus of control and an ________ locus of responsibility.

A)internal; internal
B)internal; external
C)external; internal
D)external; external

Question 8

What are the primary problems with the concept of race and what are the social and political implications of using race to define and study groups of people?

Question 9

Sue and Zane suggest which of the two strategies for improving provider credibility?

A)Ensure provider shares cultural experience within the client's community and ensure family is present
B)Ensure problems are understood in terms of the client's cultural perspective and ensure immediate benefit
C)Ensure family is present in the process and ensure immediate benefit
D)Ensure long-term goals are not discussed and ensure problems are understood in terms of the client's cultural perspective

Question 10

Discuss how practitioners and clients of color may differ on autoplastic versus alloplastic solutions and in locus of control and locus of responsibility.

Question 11

Which of the following best illustrates an alternative helping model?

A)Involvement of the family in counseling sessions
B)A shift from focusing on long-term goals to short-term results
C)Integration of traditional healing practices into community-based services
D)The use of bilingual service providers

Question 12

The "psychobehavioral modality" dimension of culture discusses the continuum described as

A)doing versus being or becoming.
B)competition versus cooperation.
C)cognitive versus affective.
D)egalitarian versus authoritative.

Question 13

On the dimension of work and activity, Native Americans and ________ are characterized as being/becoming.

A)Asian Americans
B)African Americans
C)European Americans
D)Latin Americans

Question 14

The expectation of verbal expression and self-disclosure may be experienced by Asian Americans as

A)suspicious, as White providers are not perceived as trustworthy.
B)shameful, as modesty and subtleness are held in the highest regard.
C)insulting, as self-disclosure is reserved for long-standing friends.
D)freeing, as family constraints stunt their ability to explore emotional material.

Question 15

Using Brown and Landrum-Brown's dimensions, describe the dimensions across which cultural characteristics are defined.

Question 16

Good psychological nurturance of the individual, engagement with nature, and engaging relationships throughout the life cycle are examples of the characteristics of

A)civilized cultures.
B)bi-culture relationships.
C)primitive cultures.
D)Asian cultures.

Question 17

Which of the following statements most accurately defines the difference between autoplastic and alloplastic solutions?

A)Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change their environment; autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to their environment.
B)Alloplastic solutions ask the client to change the dynamic of their family; autoplastic solutions ask the client to adapt to the dynamic of their family.
C)Alloplastic solutions ask clients to focus on long-term goals; autoplastic solutions ask the client to focus on short-term goals.
D)Alloplastic solutions ask clients to speak out against racism; autoplastic solutions ask the client to focus on developing resilience to racism.

Question 18

Select one of the four cultures described by M. Ho and compare its cultural characteristics to those of Northern European culture in the following dimensions: nature, time orientation, people relations, work and activity, and human nature. How might these differences manifest themselves in the helping relationship?

Question 19

Which of the following is the least accurate description of culture?

A)Culture is the way people have learned to respond to problems.
B)Culture is passed from generation to generation.
C)Culture is genetically engrained.
D)Culture is the building blocks of human paradigms.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes a problem associated with the concept of race?

A)There are relatively few physical differences within a race.
B)Defining race genetically opens the door to arguments about the inferiority of people of color.
C)Race does not properly describe the cultural values and beliefs of a particular group.
D)None of the these; the concept of race is important in understanding the hereditary history of ethnic groups.