Deck 2: Multicultural Counseling and Therapy (MCT)

Question 1

The client/therapist interchange between Dr. D and Gabriella presented in Chapter 2 provides the reader with a good example of a multiculturally competent therapist addressing a concern of a client from another cultural group.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Homo sapiens share many similarities such as

A) biological factors
B) physical similarities
C) common life experiences such as birth, death, love, sadness
D) self-awareness
E) the ability to use symbols such as language

Answer 2

A,B,C,D,E

Question 3

When counselors unwittingly impose monocultural standards without regard for differences in race, culture, gender, and sexual orientation, they may be engaging in:

A) fair and equitable practice
B) cultural competent practice
C) cultural oppression
D) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

"____________ the __________" often happens when the norms and values of Western European concepts of mental health are imposed universally upon culturally diverse clients.

Question 5

Define etic and emic perspectives.

Question 6

Most of the mental health disorders in the DSM-5 are transcultural, meaning the symptoms manifest with similar presentations across cultures, making diagnosing more systematic.

Question 7

What might be some characteristics of cultural incompetence?

A) insensitivity to needs of culturally diverse clients
B) demonstrate arrogant or contemptuous attitudes
C) have little understanding of their own cultural biases and prejudices
D) do not accept or respect cultural differences
E) discriminatory practices

Question 8

Which of the following is likely to be a perspective of a culturally competent helping professional?

A) The role of counselor should be broadened to include teaching, consulting, and advocacy.
B) Providing advice and suggestions are not effective forms of helping with people of color.
C) The problems that people of color experience with discrimination and racism are beyond the scope of counseling practice.
D) An individualistic counseling approach is the most effective form of meeting the needs of people of color.

Question 9

The basic building blocks of cultural competence in clinical practice are ______________, _______________ and _______________.

A) acceptance; diversity; awareness
B) knowledge; skills; awareness
C) openness; awareness; acceptance
D) none of the above

Question 10

How would you respond to the statement "There is only one race, the human race"?

Question 11

The Latin expression "ataque de nervios," or attack of the nerves, is basically the same as the American expression of a panic attack and should be treated similarly.

Question 12

Identify some of the competencies needed in competent multicultural counseling.

A) therapist awareness of one's own assumptions, values, and biases
B) understanding the worldviews of culturally diverse clients
C) developing culturally appropriate intervention strategies and techniques
D) being "color blind" and diminishing the effect of culture

Question 13

Cultural humility is described as which of the following?

A) a way of doing
B) a way of cultural awareness
C) a way of assessing
D) a way of being

Question 14

Multicultural counseling can be defined as both a _____________ and a _____________.

Question 15

Identify the three levels of the Tripartite Framework for Understanding Multiple Levels of Identity. Provide a definition and example of each level.

Question 16

"Be your own person" will be welcome counsel for individuals from collectivistic cultures allowing them to finally meet their goals to gain independence.

Question 17

In the arena of cultural knowledge, which areas of competencies are important to have to be a culturally competent counselor?

A) knowledgeable and informed on a number of culturally diverse groups
B) knowledgeable about diverse groups one might work with
C) specific knowledge and understanding of generic characteristics of counseling and therapy
D) knowledge about sociopolitical background of clients
E) knowledge about institutional barriers that prevent some diverse clients from utilizing services
F) All of the Above

Question 18

As a counselor, what stereotypes, perceptions, and beliefs about culturally diverse groups do you personally and professionally hold that may hinder your ability to form a helpful and effective relationship? This is a question you may ask if you are attempting to develop which component of cultural competence?

A) cognitive empathy
B) skills
C) knowledge
D) awareness

Question 19

The three levels of ___________, ___________ and ___________ are the most important levels of identity to consider when working with a client.

Question 20

Describe some of the implications for clinical practice you have learned from this chapter.

Question 21

Most of the psychological research has been conducted on 5% of the world's population.

Question 22

Identify some of the ways a culturally competent counselor may supplement the conventional role of therapy.

A) having a more active helping style
B) being focused on changing environmental conditions rather than focus on changing the client
C) serving as a consultant
D) serving as a change agent
E) serving as a teacher or advocate

Question 23

The inclusive definition of multiculturalism believes that:

A) Race is the only reference group included in the definition.
B) Culture is the only reference group included in the definition.
C) Reference groups related to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, and socioeconomic status are included in the definition.
D) None of the above.

Question 24

The term ___________ ___________is the ability to engage in actions or create conditions that maximize the optimal development of client and client systems.

Question 25

Define the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility.

Question 26

Effectiveness is most likely enhanced when the therapist uses therapeutic modalities and defines goals that are consistent with the life experiences and cultural values familiar to the counselor.

Question 27

A culturally competent counselor should be able to

A) generate a wide variety of verbal and nonverbal helping responses
B) communicate (send and receive both verbal and nonverbal messages) accurately and appropriately.
C) exercise institutional intervention skills on behalf of clients when appropriate
D) anticipate the impact of their helping styles and of their limitations on culturally diverse clients
E) play helping roles characterized by an active systemic focus, which leads to environmental interventions
F) All of the Above

Question 28

A holistic approach to personal identity demands that we recognize levels of identity to include

A) familial, societal, and group
B) individual, group, and universal
C) cultural, group, and universal
D) individual, group, and vocational

Question 29

According to the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) , multiculturalism leads to _________ ___________ initiatives and actions.

Question 30

The individual and group levels have traditionally been the focus of psychology, and mental health professionals in particular.

Question 31

What are some of the attitudinal components of respect for others?

A) egalitarian stance
B) diminished superiority
C) ethnocentricism
D) other orientation
E) self focus

Question 32

The authors define cultural competence as the ability to engage in actions or create conditions that

A) maximize independence form dominant society and inherent racism
B) maximize the optimal development of client and client systems
C) maximize acculturation into dominant society for optimum functioning
D) all of the choices are correct

Question 33

From what point of view do culturally responsive psychologists operate?

A) etic
B) emic
C) cultural distress
D) collectivistic awareness

Question 34

Differentiate between cultural universality and cultural relativism.