Question 1

The description of a bicultural orientation within American Indian populations is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual thinks in the native tongue and practices traditional tribal customs and tribal worship methods. 
B)  The individual is relatively comfortable and conversant in both sets of cultural values. 
C)  The individual is oriented toward the mainstream social culture and has little interest in traditional tribal practices. 
D)  The individual is not fully connected with either traditional Indian culture or mainstream society. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding psychiatric disorders and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychiatric disorders do not need to be considered when working with clients from diverse cultures. 
B)  The DSM has always been culturally sensitive. 
C)  No psychiatric diagnosis can be understood apart from culture. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Both a and b.

Question 3

What are the three sets of multicultural competencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminism, antistereotyping, transitional consciousness. 
B)  Awareness of diversity, valuing diversity, embracing diversity. 
C)  Awareness of the history of racial oppression, awareness of stereotyping, awareness of prejudice. 
D)  Awareness, knowledge, skills. 
E)  Acculturation, awareness, alignment.

Question 4

What is affirmative psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychotherapy designed for American Indian clients. 
B)  Psychotherapy designed for Latino clients. 
C)  Psychotherapy designed for gay and lesbian clients. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Only a and c.

Question 5

Which statement is NOT true regarding cultural oppression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some judgments that are remarkably racist were historically framed as multiculturally sensitive. 
B)  It is not unusual for one group to claim that another is benefiting from systematic oppression. 
C)  The dominant culture is both intentionally and inadvertently oppressive. 
D)  Cultural oppression no longer exists as a result of multicultural theory. 
E)  There are many examples in which dominant white American-European physicians, psychologists, counselors, and social workers displayed profound insensitivity toward diverse cultures.

Question 6

Which of the following best defines white privilege?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tendency of the dominant culture to be unconscious or oblivious to their cultural advantages and readily available unearned assets. 
B)  The tendency of the dominant culture to demand special treatment. 
C)  The tendency of the dominant culture to reject special treatment. 
D)  Economic discounts available to white citizens of the United States. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 7

The description of a pantraditional orientation within American Indian populations is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual is relatively comfortable and conversant in both sets of cultural values. 
B)  The individual is not fully connected with either traditional Indian culture or mainstream society. 
C)  The individual thinks in the native tongue and practices traditional tribal customs and tribal worship methods. 
D)  The individual is fully connected with a third culture, a culture that is neither his or her original cultural nor the dominant culture. 
E)  The individual has been exposed to and perhaps has adopted mainstream values but has made an intentional effort to return to traditional values.

Question 8

Which of the following is/are the best definition(s) for the term stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human tendency to accurately distinguish between different classes of objects. 
B)  A standardized and oversimplified mental picture or idea about members of a group. 
C)  An auditory processing deficit that has been linked to white privilege. 
D)  The process of ignoring racial and cultural differences-which translates to a denial that racism and white privilege exist. 
E)  Both b and c.

Question 9

If you are a therapist with a minority status, it is important to:

Accepted Answer

A)  See only clients from your own culture. 
B)  Inform clients from the dominant culture of their white privilege. 
C)  Consult with mentors that have had similar experiences. 
D)  Sort out your own existing or potential biases. 
E)  Both c and d.

Question 10

According to Griner and Smith (2006), the most important cultural adaptation associated with a positive treatment outcome is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic matching. 
B)  Connecting clients with external agencies for additional services. 
C)  Language matching. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Only and b.

Question 11

Which statement is true regarding the impact of Western ideological presuppositions on Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians are now confronted by stereotypes about themselves generated by not only Western researchers but also Asian researchers relying on imported, mainly American, psychology. 
B)  Most of Western psychology is applicable in Asia. 
C)  A reliance on Western psychology has led to a greater understanding of Asian culture. 
D)  CBT is one of the most effective interventions for Asian clients. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 12

S. A. Cartwright claimed discovery of drapetomania, which he described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A mental disease peculiar to women. 
B)  A tendency for an individual to be obsessed with Dracula. 
C)  A mental disease that caused slaves to become emotionally attached to their masters. 
D)  A mental disease that caused slaves to have uncontrollable urges to run away from their masters. 
E)  A physical ailment for which there is no known cure.

Question 13

Which of these statements is the most contrary to or in opposition of what Freud would say about being a woman?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no cure for being born as a woman. 
B)  Women make decisions based on feelings of affection or hostility. 
C)  Women show less sense of justice than men. 
D)  Women are less ready to submit to the great necessities of life. 
E)  Women have overdeveloped superegos.

Question 14

____________ is broadly defined as the valuing of diverse perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural awareness. 
B)  Multiculturalism. 
C)  Acculturation. 
D)  Assimilation. 
E)  Sensitivity.

Question 15

Which statement is true regarding individualist versus collectivist cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western culture maintains a collectivist worldview. 
B)  In collectivist cultures, values and norms are usually very different. 
C)  In the individualist worldview, the self and the personality are defined in terms of the group. 
D)  Individualists orient toward individual responsibility and personal goals. 
E)  Collectivist cultures place an enormous value on the individual's personal liberty and self-interest.

Question 16

According to Thomas Moore (1994):

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology and spirituality must be separated. 
B)  Psychology and spirituality need to be seen as one. 
C)  Spirituality and psychology are completely unrelated. 
D)  Spirituality is irrelevant to the psychological business of counseling and psychotherapy. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 17

Examples of culture include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender. 
B)  Disability. 
C)  Class. 
D)  Sexual orientation. 
E)  These all can be viewed as examples of culture.

Question 18

The cure for dysethesis was extra hard labor, which supposedly:

Accepted Answer

A)  Caused blood to reach the brain and give liberty to the mind. 
B)  Whipped the devil out of people with the condition. 
C)  Kept slaves in ideal physical condition. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Both a and c.

Question 19

Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of the multicultural counseling perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historical oppression of individuals who were ethnically different. 
B)  Current intentional and/or inadvertent oppression of minority groups. 
C)  Natural superiority of particular racial groups. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Only a and b.

Question 20

Most generally, culture is understood as a set of learnings one obtains from the ___________ into which one has been born.

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall environment. 
B)  Family values. 
C)  Geographic region. 
D)  Planet. 
E)  Gene pool.

Exam 13: Developing Your Multicultural Orientation and Skills