Deck 4: Understanding Diversity

Question 1

You are a counselor in a job training center and your next client arrives in a wheelchair. She is quite frustrated about not being able to find a job since she got out of college and believes that she is being discriminated against in the job market. It would be safe for you to assume that

A) since she is physically disabled, she may also have emotional problems.
B) her goal of finding employment may be unrealistic.
C) her total dependence on others may be the factor that keeps her from finding a suitable job.
D) her feelings of frustration are probably justified since she may be facing discrimination, even if it is against the law.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

__________ puts the focus on ethnicity, race, and culture.​

A) ​Diversity
B) ​Political countertransference
C) ​Multiculturalism
D) ​Assertiveness

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Clients with an Eastern orientation are likely to place a high value on

A) directness and exhibit this as a sign of assertiveness and self-respect.
B) self-disclosure to focus on the nature of their problem.
C) family bonds and cultural traditions that emphasize appropriate roles and status.
D) self-determination and independence.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Ethnographic variables refers to

A) educational background.
B) gender.
C) nationality.
D) place of residence.

Question 5

__________ is when a helper has limited cultural experiences, and in some cases they see it as their role to transmit their values to their clients.​

A) ​Diversity
B) ​Cultural implications
C) ​Cultural tunnel vision
D) ​Assertiveness

Question 6

Historically, much of the language used to refer to "the disability experience," as portrayed in the print and electronic media, has communicated a(n) _____ attitude toward persons with disabilities.

A) condescending
B) positive
C) empathic
D) negative

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the social justice competencies?

A) Engage in self-reflection on issues of race, ethnicity, oppression, power, and privilege in your own life.
B) Become knowledgeable about the ways that oppression and social inequities can operate on individual, societal, and cultural levels.
C) Collaborate with community organizations in partnerships to promote trust, minimize power differentials, and provide culturally relevant services.
D) Maintain one's focus on social justice issues that are relevant within the immediate community, and avoid focusing on international social justice issues, so as to not get distracted from your primary focus.

Question 8

From a(n) _____ perspective, the goal of helping is to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.

A) individualistic
B) social interest
C) social justice
D) intrapsychic

Question 9

Multicultural counseling refers to practices that integrate all of the following cultural-specific competencies EXCEPT

A) awareness.
B) knowledge.
C) skills.
D) acceptance.

Question 10

Becoming an ethical and effective helper in a multicultural society is

A) a continuing process, rather than a destination that we reach.
B) just about impossible because of the complex nature of helping diverse client populations.
C) not realistic because of a lack of time.
D) likely to be achieved after taking one course in multicultural aspects of the helping professions.

Question 11

A comparison of Western and Eastern systems shows some striking differences in value orientations. Individuals coming from a Western culture tend to place prime value on

A) the uniqueness of the individual, self-assertion, and the strengthening of the ego.
B) interdependence and emphasize the losing of oneself in the totality of the cosmos.
C) the family and the community in which one lives.
D) the here and now, spirituality and fatalism.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a demographic variable?

A) Socioeconomic background
B) Gender, age, and place of residence
C) Ethnicity and race
D) Religion

Question 13

Yang, a Southeast Asian student, has come to the college counseling center to explore career options. As the counselor presents career options, Yang makes little eye contact and does not actively respond to the many alternatives placed before him. It is safe to assume that Yang

A) is in disagreement with the manner in which the counselor is presenting optional career choices.
B) does not understand what is being said since English is his second language.
C) is resistant to the ideas being presented.
D) may not be using direct eye contact because in his culture it is considered disrespectful.

Question 14

People with disabilities generally report __________ as major impediments in living with a disability.

A) physical barriers more than psychosocial issues
B) psychosocial issues more than physical barriers
C) physical pain less than internalized discrimination
D) body dysmorphic disorder less than financial problems

Question 15

Culturally skilled helpers adhere to all of the following multicultural counseling competencies EXCEPT

A) recognize and understand their own values, ethnocentric attitudes, and assumptions about human behavior.
B) know specifically about their own racial and cultural heritage and how it affects them personally and professionally.
C) have acquired certain skills in working with culturally diverse populations and are able to define goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of their clients.
D) spend less time acquiring information and skills in working with culturally diverse populations.

Question 16

__________ is/are brief and common place daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communication hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults.​

A) ​Cultural tunnel vision
B) ​Racial microaggressions
C) ​Diversity
D) ​Assertiveness

Question 17

__________ can be operationally defined as the working alliance between counselor and client that takes the personal dynamics of the counselor and client into consideration alongside the dynamics of the cultures of both of those individuals.​

A) ​Multicultural counseling
B) ​Diversity
C) ​Political countertransference
D) ​Cultural tunnel vision

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding disability-affirmative therapy?

A) It is designed to help counselors incorporate disability knowledge and culture into the treatment.
B) It often results in overinflating the role of disability in the client's case.
C) Using this approach, the case formulation is developed in such a manner that it does not underestimate the role of disability.
D) Incorporating information about disability will inform the case formulation such that it will not over inflate the role of disability.

Question 19

Adopting a multicultural perspective allows us to think about ___________ without polarizing issues into right or wrong.​

A) ​diversity
B) ​competence
C) ​ethics
D) ​cultural beings

Question 20

__________ describes a helper's personal reaction to the political context in which he or she works with clients.​

A) ​Racial microaggression
B) ​Cultural tunnel vision
C) ​Diverse countertransference
D) ​Political countertransference

Question 21

Define and describe modern racism.​

Question 22

__________ involves assuming that the behavior of an individual will reflect or be​ typical of that of most members of his or her cultural group.

A) ​Political countertransference
B) ​Racial microaggression
C) ​Stereotyping
D) ​Cultural implications

Question 23

The __________ exhibits the characteristics common to cultural tunnel vision.​

A) ​cultural tunnel vision
B) ​cultural pluralism
C) ​stereotyping
D) ​culturally encapsulated counselor

Question 24

__________ recognizes the complexity of cultures and values the diversity of beliefs and values.​

A) ​Cultural pluralism
B) ​Cultural tunnel vision
C) ​Broaching behavior
D) ​Stereotyping

Question 25

Name and describe 2-3 multicultural counseling competencies.​

Question 26

Define fifth force and describe its importance.​

Question 27

__________ refers to individual differences on a number of variables that place clients at risk for discrimination. ​

A) ​Multiculturalism
B) ​Diversity
C) ​Cultural tunnel vision
D) ​Countertransference

Question 28

People with disabilities face prejudice, hostility, lack of understanding, and discrimination. Discuss the key factor in successfully intervening. ​

Question 29

Briefly describe 2-3 culturally learned basic assumptions.​

Question 30

Openly discussing race and ethnicity is one way to actively include a multicultural element in counseling, and a way to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and promote better therapeutic outcomes is referred to as

A) ​cultural tunnel vision.
B) ​broaching behavior.
C) ​stereotyping.
D) ​diversity.