Test Bank 7th Edition Ch.8 Counseling Latino/A ¡Adelante!

Chapter 8. Counseling the Latino/a From Guiding Theory to Practice: ¡Adelante!

1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of May 2011 Latino/as numbered ______ million in the U.S.

a. 20.2

b. 30.6

c. 42.5

d. 50.5

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: MC

2. Latino/as make up the __________ growing racial/ethnic group in the United States.

a. Fastest

b. Second-fastest

c. Slowest

d. Second Slowest

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: MC

3. It is estimated that by the year 2050, Latino/as will number ______ million in the U.S.

a. 50.8

b. 68.6

c. 91.2

d. 102.6

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: MC

4. Which of the following represents a very intense sense of privacy and protectiveness?

a. Machismo

b. Personalismo

c. Privacidad

d. Discrecion

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: MC

5. Which of the following represents a close-knit sense of family within a hierarchical structure?
a. Machismo

b. Personalismo

c. Privacidad

d. Familismo

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: MC

6. Which of the following represent the largest single subgroup within the U.S. Latina/o population?

a. Cuban Americans

b. Mexican Americans

c. Puerto Ricans

d. Bolivian Americans

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: MC

7. According to ________ (1935, 1936), all psychological events are differentially and interactively dependent on both psychological states and environmental factors.

a. Kurt Lewin

b. John Dewey

c. Rene Descartes

d. David Chalmers

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Theory of Person and Environment

Question type: MC

8. The authors suggest that the reader understand Bronfenbrenner's systems as levels of context. Which of the following represent the levels of context indicated by the authors?

a. Intrapersonal context

b. Institutional context

c. Environmental context

d. Cultural context

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Theory of Person and Environment

Question type: MC

9. According to the authors, a counselor's interpretation of a client's behavior in terms of ________ can lead to poor assessment and diagnosis, which can lead in turn to ineffective or even destructive intervention.

a. His/her own values

b. His/her own experiences

c. Client values

d. Client experiences

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: The Counselor

Question type: MC

10. According to Atkinson et al. (1993), the therapist best serves the client as a(n) _____ when the client is low in acculturation, the problem is externally located, and prevention is the goal of treatment.

a. Adviser

b. Advocate

c. Consultant

d. Counselor

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: MC

11. According to Atkinson et al. (1993), the therapist best serves the client as a(n) _____ when the client is high in acculturation, the problem is externally located, and prevention is the goal of treatment.

a. Adviser

b. Advocate

c. Consultant

d. Counselor

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: MC

12. According to Atkinson et al. (1993), the therapist best serves the client as a(n) _____ when the client is low in acculturation, the problem is externally located, and remediation is the goal of treatment.

a. Adviser

b. Advocate

c. Consultant

d. Counselor

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: MC

13. Recent data suggest that _______ of Latino/a college students nationwide complete a bachelor’s degree.

a. 40%

b. 48%

c. 57%

d. 72%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Educational Well-Being

Question type: MC

14. The term _______ refers to the phenomena that result when groups of individuals from two different cultures come into continuous firsthand contact and experience subsequent changes in the original patterns of either or both groups.

a. Micro-culture

b. Immigration

c. Acculturation

d. Culture mixing

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: The Client

Question type: MC

15 Latino/as represent a large and growing segment of the labor force in the United States. At nearly 23 million, they represented ________ of the labor force in 2010.

a. 5%

b. 10%

c. 15%

d. 20%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Economic Well-Being

Question type: MC

16. Latino/as in general remain the ________ formally educated Americans.

a. Second most

b. Second least

c. Least

d. Most

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Educational Well-Being

Question type: MC

17. The geographic distribution of Latino/a immigrants has traditionally been concentrated in the following states EXCEPT

a. California

b. New York

c. Utah

d. Texas

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: MC

18. ________ are the second largest national subgroup of Latinas/os in the U.S.

a. Bolivian Americans

b. Cuban Americans

c. Puerto Ricans

d. Guatemala Americans

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: MC

19. In the 2012 presidential election, Latino/as gave the significant majority of their votes, some ____, to help reelect President Barack Obama.

a. 45%

b. 60%

c. 71%

d. 92%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: MC

20. The U.S. Census Bureau (2012) indicates that the overall fertility rate among the Latino/a population is approximately _______ greater than the rate among non-Hispanic Whites.

a. 40%

b. 35%

c. 20%

d. 15%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: MC

21. When a client is high in acculturation, the problem is external in nature, and remediation is the goal of treatment, the counselor should be a change agent.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: TF

22. When a client is low in acculturation, the problem is internal in nature, and prevention is the goals of treatment, the counselor should be a psychotherapist.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: TF

23. Latino/as continue to drop out of high school at rates that are higher than those of any other major group in the United States.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Educational Well-Being

Question type: TF

24. In March 2011, the unemployment rate for Hispanics was 5.3%, which was less than that of the total U.S. population (8.8%).

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Economic Well-Being

Question type: TF

25. Effective counselors of Latino/as must understand the value of connecting, supporting, and cooperating within a group.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: The Counselor

Question type: TF

26. The majority of working Latino/as are employed in professional, scientific, and technical services fields.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Economic Well-Being

Question type: TF

27. Most documented and undocumented immigrants are from Cuba.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: TF

28. Approximately 55% of the entire immigrant population in the United States (39.9 million) is from Latin America.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Sociocultural Common Ground

Question type: TF

29. The Latino/a population is significantly older than its non-Latino/a White counterpart.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: TF

30. While the Latino/a population continues to grow, it bears noting that since 2009, the rate of growth of this population has decreased significantly.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: General Attributes and Trends

Question type: TF

31. When would a counselor serve as a facilitator of indigenous support systems to the client? Identify the appropriate level of acculturation, problem locale, and goal of treatment, and explain your answer.

a. When the client is low in acculturation, the problem is internal in nature, and prevention is the goal of treatment.

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: SA

32. When would a counselor serve as a facilitator of indigenous healing systems to the client? Identify the appropriate level of acculturation, problem locale, and goal of treatment, and explain your answer.

a. When the client is low in acculturation, the problem is internal in nature, and remediation is the treatment goal.

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: SA

33. When the client is high in acculturation, the problem is internal in nature, and remediation is the goal of therapy, what role should a therapist play? Explain.

a. Psychotherapist

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: The Counseling Situation

Question type: SA