Exam Questions Ch4 Multicultural Counseling Foundations

Chapter 4. Multicultural Counseling Foundations:

A Synthesis of Research Findings on Selected Topics

1. Since the year 2000, more than _______ articles have referenced acculturation and mental health.

a. 1,800

b. 2,800

c. 3,800

d. 4,800

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Research on Multicultural Counseling

Question type: MC

2. Without _________, counselors may unintentionally project their own values and assumptions onto clients.

a. Knowledge

b. Skills

c. Awareness

d. Education

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

3. A counselor fails to account for his or her own discomfort about working with a client originally from Ghana who speaks English with an accent and assumes that the client would prefer counseling in another language. This is an example of

a. Lack of knowledge

b. Lack of skills

c. Lack of self-awareness

d. Lack of cultural education

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

4. ____________ perpetuates a social maintenance of racial hierarchy.

a. Racial microaggressions

b. Racial sociology

c. Racial identity

d. Racial abilities

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: MC

5. ______________ refers to the development of an identity within a particular racial group.

a. Racial identity

b. Ethnic identity

c. Tribal identity

d. National identity

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Identity Development and Well-Being

Question type: MC

6. Exact similarity of client and counselor is ______.

a. Impossible

b. Desirable

c. Advantageous

d. Ideal

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Matching of Client and Counselor

Question type: MC

7. The primary emphasis in cross-cultural counseling should be placed on the alignment of the counseling with the client’s

a. Race

b. Worldview

c. Gender

d. Competence

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Matching of Client and Counselor

Question type: MC

8. Treatments for positive behavior changes (i.e., smoking cessation) have been shown to be _________ for less acculturated individuals.

a. More effective

b. Less effective

c. Less stressful

d. More stressful

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Four Approaches to Assessment in Multicultural Counseling

Question type: MC

9. The pressure to adapt to the customs of the majority culture is known as

a. Majority stress

b. Multicultural stress

c. Universal stress

d. Acculturative stress

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Client Acculturation and Counseling Utilization/Outcomes

Question type: MC

10. African American individuals who report a higher level of racial identity development tend to display

a. Less depressive symptoms

b. More depressive symptoms

c. Higher levels of stress

d. Lower levels of well-being

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Identity Development and Well-Being

Question type: MC

11. The construct of _________ takes into account social oppression and an internalization of certain preconceived notions about the racial group.

a. Racial identity

b. Ethnic identity

c. Tribal identity

d. National identity

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Identity Development and Well-Being

Question type: MC

12. A key assumption of multicultural ________ is that awareness, knowledge, and skills surrounding multicultural issues can be taught and learned.

a. Training

b. Technique

c. System

d. Processes

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: MC

13. A counselor’s multicultural __________ involves an understanding of the experiences and worldviews of other people.

a. Skills

b. Knowledge

c. Awareness

d. Assumptions

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

14. The ability to modify assessment and treatment methods according to the needs of a multicultural client is an example of

a. Multicultural skills

b. Multicultural knowledge

c. Multicultural awareness

d. Multicultural assumptions

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

15. _____________ tend to have experiences with perceived racism based on assumptions regarding their legal status, language abilities, and level of acculturation.

a. Latino/a Americans

b. Arab Americans

c. African Americans

d. Asian Americans

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: MC

16. _____________ tend to report higher levels of exposure to racial discrimination than do members of other racial and ethnic groups.

a. Latino/a Americans

b. Arab Americans

c. African Americans

d. Asian Americans

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: MC

17. Multicultural education should emphasize how counselors can work effectively with

a. Foreign language

b. Simplicity

c. Sameness

d. Ambiguity

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: MC

18. A counselor’s multicultural _________ includes an understanding of his or her own assumptions, biases, values, worldview, theoretical orientation, privileges and so forth.

a. Awareness

b. Morals

c. Knowledge

d. Skills

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

19 Multicultural competencies include all of the following EXCEPT

a. Awareness

b. Morals

c. Knowledge

d. Skills

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

20. Mental health professionals have _______________ to provide effective interventions to all clients.

a. A moral choice

b. A right not

c. An ethical choice

d. An ethical responsibility

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: MC

21. Even with substantial professional attention to multicultural issues, contemporary counseling continues to reflect Western cultural values.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Counselor Multicultural Competence

Question type: TF

22. Not all members of a given group hold or even value the attributes common to that group.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: TF

23. Professional associations DO NOT require graduate training programs to address multicultural issues.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: TF

24. Too many multicultural training programs focus on awareness and knowledge to the exclusion of incorporating skill development.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: TF

25. The landscape of North American society has NOT changed drastically over the past several decades in terms of racial and ethnic relations.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: TF

26. Research findings can NOT help to improve the practice of multicultural counseling.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Research on Multicultural Counseling

Question type: TF

27. Qualitative methods of research offer clear advantages over meta-analytic methods.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Research on Multicultural Counseling

Question type: TF

28. Self-reported perceived racism has been shown to be associated with higher blood pressure, maladaptive coping strategies such as binge drinking, lower self-esteem, and higher levels of psychological distress and anxiety.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: TF

29. Just as there is no single form of “counseling,” there is no single type of training to enhance multicultural competence.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Multicultural Training for Counselors

Question type: TF

30. If counselors are truly to enter the personal worlds of their clients, they must be sensitive to the experiences those clients have with discriminatory acts.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Received Racism and Client Well-Being

Question type: TF

31. Define meta-analysis.

a. Meta-analysis is the statistical analysis of a large collection of analysis results from individual studies for the purpose of integrating the findings

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Research on Multicultural Counseling

Question type: SA

32. Define ethnic identity.

a. The subjective sense of belonging to a group or culture

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Racial and Ethnic Identity Development and Well-Being

Question type: SA

33. Define the term acculturation.

a. Acculturation is the process of cultural adaptation that occurs when a person encounters a culture that is different from his or her own and begins to internalize some of the values or customs of the new environment

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Client Acculturation and Counseling Utilization/Outcomes

Question type: SA