Verified Test Bank 7e Counseling The Marginalized Chapter.11

Chapter 11. Counseling the Marginalized

1. Which of the following represents the social process by virtue of which individuals, groups, or communities are relegated to the periphery of society?

a. Discrimination

b. Marginalization

c. Oppression

d. Exclusion

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

2. Poor is defined as a maximum family income of _____ in the U.S.

a. $23,050 (family of two)

b. $23,050 (family of four)

c. $28,080 (family of four)

d. $28,080 (family of two)

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

3. Poor is defined internationally as an income of _____.

a. $1.25 a day (family of two)

b. $1.25 a day (individual)

c. $14.25 a day (family of two)

d. $14.25 a day (individual)

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

4. Privilege is broadly defined to encompass which of the following?

a. Material resources

b. Social resources

c. Instrumental resources

d. Intellectual capabilities

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Power, Privilege, and Marginalization

Question type: MC

5. With every move away from the social center or mainstream, people lose _____.

a. Family support

b. Rights

c. Respect

d. Privilege

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Power, Privilege, and Marginalization

Question type: MC

6. In 2010, it was estimated that there were approximately _____ undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

a. 5.3 million

b. 10.8 million

c. 15.6 million

d. 23.4 million

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

7. Which of the following represents the percentage of the 2012 labor force that was foreign born?

a. 15.9%

b. 20.3%

c. 25.5%

d. 30.1%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

8. Which of the following represents the percentage of children of recent immigrants who have a parent who has a job?

a. 52.6%

b. 58.9%

c. 64.8%

d. 75.9%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

9. __________ is marginalization from the viewpoint of the individual.

a. Intimate marginalization

b. Personal marginalization

c. Objective marginalization

d. Subjective marginalization

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

10. Over the decade ending in 2009, the immigrant parents of more than ______U.S. citizen children were deported.

a. 100,000

b. 200,000

c. 300,000

d. 400,000

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

11. Many undocumented immigrants, especially those of Mexican origin, migrate to the United States looking for

a. Asylum

b. Work

c. Peace

d. Better weather

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

12. When a therapist evaluates his or her own subjective, objective, and contextual marginalization and considers how that position might influence his or her perspective on and perpetuation of the client’s marginalization, he or she is engaging in

a. Reflexivity

b. Mediation

c. Contemplation

d. Intercession

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Living at the Margins

Question type: MC

13. First-generation Latino teens have been found to engage in fewer risky _______ than their nonimmigrant counterparts.

a. Violent behaviors

b. Sexual behaviors

c. Driving behaviors

d. Gang behaviors

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

14. The majority of the undocumented population reside in the following states EXCEPT

a. California

b. Utah

c. Texas

d. Florida

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

15 ________ takes into account the lens of the larger social, cultural, and political context.

a. Observed marginalization

b. Contextual marginalization

c. Objective marginalization

d. Subjective marginalization

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

16. Undocumented adults and children constitute about______ of the U.S. population.

a. 14%

b. 12%

c. 8%

d. 4%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

17. Marginalization is associated with all of the following health outcomes EXCEPT

a. Increased life expectancy

b. Increased child mortality

c. Increased rates of diabetes

d. Increased rates of diabetes

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Marginalization

Question type: MC

18. The United States experienced a 27% growth in the population of _______during 2007–2010.

a. Undocumented immigrants

b. Documented immigrants

c. Guest workers

d. Farm workers

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

19. __________ is marginalization from the viewpoint of those around the individual.

a. Contextual marginalization

b. Perceived marginalization

c. Objective marginalization

d. Subjective marginalization

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: MC

20. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. DHS) reported that in 2010, ______ of the undocumented population was of Mexican origin.

a. 32%

b. 48%

c. 62%

d. 70%

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: MC

21. An individual may be at the margin of one social group and concurrently be in the “center” of another group.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Living at the Margins

Question type: TF

22. Moderate amounts of adversity may benefit our mental health in the long run if we can also access appropriate supports to overcome adversity.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Marginalization

Question type: TF

23. Often, being positioned at the margin provides individuals with license for creativity and innovation, stimulating talents that may be less likely to grow in those who conform to social norms.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Marginalization

Question type: TF

24. Having multiple marginal social identities decreases an individual’s risk for negative physical and mental health outcomes.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Marginalization

Question type: TF

25. Of the many undocumented immigrants who are in the United States, a sizable proportion are identified by state governments for deportation.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: TF

26. Geographically, undocumented immigrants are unevenly distributed in the United States, with 2.6 million estimated to reside in California in 2010.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: TF

27. The estimated number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. in 2007 was higher than in 2010.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: TF

28. The estimated number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. in 2007 was lower than in 2009.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: TF

29. Social expectations for behavior and beauty ideals in the United States are such that it is punishing to be underweight.

a. True

b. False

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Defining the Margin

Question type: TF

30. What are the specific challenges to counseling undocumented immigrants?

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Case in Point: Undocumented Immigrants

Question type: ESS

31. The American Counseling Association (ACA, 1997) defines counseling as

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: The Purpose of Counseling

Question type: SA

32. Define the term marginalization.