Counseling Asian Americans Client And Ch6 Complete Test Bank

Chapter 6. Counseling Asian Americans: Client and Therapist Variables

1. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the typical Asian worldview?

a. Strict treatment of others

b. Obligation to family

c. Interpersonal harmony

d. Modesty

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Overview: Personality Characteristics Within Cultural Context

Question type: MC

2. Mau & Jepsen (1990) report that Chinese Americans were found to be more likely to expect counselors to

a. Be authoritarian

b. Make decisions for them

c. Give insight

d. Create ambiguity

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Overview: Personality Characteristics Within Cultural Context

Question type: MC

3. According to Berg & Jaya (1993), which of the following counseling approaches would NOT be preferred by Asian clients?

a. Crisis-oriented

b. Solution-oriented

c. Brief

d. Growth-oriented

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Overview: Personality Characteristics Within Cultural Context

Question type: MC

4. S. Sue (1981) indicates that counselors interpreting Asian clients from a Western perspective may find them to be _____.

a. Depressed

b. Inhibited

c. Dejected

d. Despondent

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Personality Characteristics Within Cultural Context

Question type: MC

5. _____ and _____ are a dominant interpersonal dynamic in Asian social relations, especially when the relationship involved seeking help (Zane & Yeh, 2002).

a. Parental expectations, shame

b. Self-expression, loss of face

c. Shame, loss of face

d. Loss of face, restraint of strong feelings

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Emotion of Shame—Loss of Face

Question type: MC

6. Which of the following may result in the perception of Asian Americans as uncooperative, sullen, and negative (D.W. Sue & Sue, 1972)?

a. Thought patterns

b. Values

c. Bilingual backgrounds

d. Context Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Language

Question type: MC

7. Euro-American cultures tend to focus on communication through a _____, where _____ is/are the primary channel for communication.

a. High-context style, words

b. Low-context style, words

c. High-context style, context

d. Low-context style, context

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Language

Question type: MC

8. Those who prefer low-context communication may perceive those who use high-context communication to be which of the following?

a. Untrustworthy

b. Too direct

c. Trustworthy

d. Lacking in etiquette

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Language

Question type: MC

9. ________ and ________ were predictive of higher academic competence in Asian Americans (H. Kim and Chung, 2003).

a. Authoritarian parenting style, number of years lived in U.S.

b. Authoritative parenting style, number of years lived in U.S.

c. Authoritative parenting style, family connectedness

d. Passive parenting style, family connectedness

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Family

Question type: MC

10. D.W. Sue and Sue (1972) indicate that Asian Americans adjust to cultural conflicts according to all of the following categories EXCEPT

a. Liberal

b. The traditionalist

c. The marginal person

d. Asian American

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: MC

11. One of the most widely circulated claims in cross-cultural psychopathology has been that people of Asian descent tend to replace psychological symptoms with which of the following?

a. Psychiatric disorders

b. Psychological disorders

c. Somatic symptoms

d. Traditional Asian medical symptoms

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Experiences of Psychological Distress and Coping Mechanisms

Question type: MC

12. Culturally appropriate approaches to psychotherapy with Asian American include which of the following?

a. Pa Sook model (Pinyuchon, Gray, & House, 2003)

b. Voodoo model

c. Sweat lodge

d. Healing circle

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Knowledge of Cultures and Ethnicities

Question type: MC

13. In a study of Korean American families, H. Kim and Chung (2003) found that ______ parenting styles were most common.

a. Authoritarian

b. Authoritative

c. Permissive

d. Uninvolved

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Family

Question type: MC

14. Asian Americans tend to exhibit ________ than do Euro Americans.

a. Higher levels of verbal and emotional expressiveness

b. Lower levels of verbal and emotional expressiveness

c. Lower verbal maturity

d. Higher verbal maturity

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client variables

Question type: MC

15 Asian Americans with ______ acculturation levels are _______ willing to seek help than those less acculturated.

a. High; more

b. High; less

c. Low; more

d. Low; less

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: MC

16. The __________ is one who becomes overly Westernized and rejects traditional Asian values.

a. Traditionalist

b. Asian American

c. Marginal person

d. Modernist

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: MC

17. ________ levels of acculturation have been associated with ______ psychological symptoms.

a. Low; less

b. Low; more

c. High; more

d. High; less

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: MC

18. Asian Americans often exhibit _______ respect for counselors than do Euro Americans.

a. Greater

b. Less

c. Forced

d. Fake

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Variables

Question type: MC

19. Those who prefer high-context communication may perceive those who use low-context communication to be which of the following?

a. Too direct

b. Smug

c. Untrustworthy

d. Lacking in verbal skills

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Language

Question type: MC

20. Asian Americans tend to focus on communication through a _____, where _____ is/are the primary channel for communication.

a. High-context style, words

b. Low-context style, words

c. High-context style, context

d. Low-context style, context

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Language

Question type: MC

21. Asians typically adhere to a mind/body dualism.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Experiences of Psychological Distress and Coping Mechanisms

Question type: TF

22. Asians generally encourage assertiveness.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Variables

Question type: TF

23. Asians typically value humility.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Variables

Question type: TF

24. Asians show a strong preference for a counselor that is authoritarian.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Variables

Question type: TF

25. Asian Americans exhibit less mature career choice attitudes than Euro Americans.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Variables

Question type: TF

26. The traditionalist is one who finds great value in self-fulfillment.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: TF

27. In step with their status, “model minority”, Asians do an excellent job of utilizing counseling services.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Help-Seeking Attitudes

Question type: TF

28. Level of acculturation plays an important role in Asian Americans’ attitudes toward mental health services.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Help-Seeking Attitudes

Question type: TF

29. Feelings of shame are painful for individuals of collectivistic cultures.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Emotion of Shame—Loss of Face

Question type: TF

30. When working with Asians and those of Asian descent, counselors should be aware that the preferred direction of change might be towards integration with family rather than differentiation from family.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Family

Question type: TF

31. Compare and contrast the use of language by Asians and Americans with respect to contextual style.

a. Asian Americans tend to communicate in a high-context style, with context as the primary channel for communication. Direct and specific references to the meaning of the message are not given. In interpreting the meaning of the message, receivers are expected to rely on their knowledge and appreciation for nonverbal cues and other subtle affects. The Euro-American culture tends to focus on communication through a low-context style, in which words are the primary channel for communication. Direct, precise, and clear information is delivered verbally. Receivers can expect to take what is said at face value.

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Language

Question type: ESS

32. How might the preferred direction of change in Asian American clients differ from that in Euro American clients?

a. Asian American clients may emphasize connectedness among family members while Euro American clients may emphasize separateness and clear boundaries in relationships. Thus, the preferred direction of change for Asian American clients may be toward a process of integration rather than a process of differentiation from the family as would be the case with Euro American clients.

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Family

Question type: SA

33. Define acculturation.

a. Acculturation is a multidimensional construct that involves adaptation to the norms (i.e., values, attitudes, and behaviors) in a new culture and maintenance of the norms of the indigenous culture

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Acculturation

Question type: SA