America has been called the most diverse country on the face of our planet. Counseling a client
from a different social and/or cultural background is known as:
a) cross-cultural counseling
b multicultural counseling
c) intercultural counseling
d) all of the above correct answers d) all of the above
Culture refers to
a. customs shared by a group which distinguish it from other groups
b. values shared by a group that are learned from others in the group
c. attitudes, beliefs, art, and language which characterize members of a group often passed from
generation to generation
d. all of the above correct answers d. all of the above
Our culture is more diverse than in the past. Multicultural counselors often work with persons
who are culturally different. This means the client
a) is culturally biased
b) suffers from the diagnosis of cultural relativity
c) belongs to a different culture from the helper
d) presents problems which deal only with culturally charged issues correct answers c) belongs
to a different culture from the helper
A and B could work but C is the overall best option
In order to diagnose clients from different culture:
a) the counselor ideally will need some information regarding the specifics of the culture
b) the counselor will find the DSM useless
c) the counselor should rely heavily on cultural epoch theory
d) NBCC ethics prohibit the use of DSM diagnosis correct answers a) the counselor ideally will
need some information regarding the specifics of the culture
This is to help the counselor gain "cultural awareness"
Cultural Epoch Theory: suggests that all cultures --like children-- pass through the same stages
of development in terms of evolving and maturing (recent multicultural experts deemed this as
not a valid notion)
In the US, each socioeconomic group represents:
a) a seperate race
b) a separate culture
c) the concept of color blindness
d) a separate national culture correct answers b) a separate culture
Color Blindness: takes place when a person ignores another's race, culture, or color.
,Which therapist was not instrumental in the early years of the social psychology movement?
a) Freud
b) Durkheim
c) McDougall
d) Berne correct answers d) Berne
- Emile Durkheim: one of the founders of moedern sociology; he is also known for his research
in suicide
- William McDougall: is the father of hormic psychology, a darwinian viewpoint which
suggested that individuals in or out of groups are driven by innate tendencies
- Eric Berne: father of transactional analysis
___ and ____ would say that regardless of culture, humans have an instinct to fight
a) Maslow; Rogers
b) Ellis; Harper
c) Freud; Lorenz
d) Glasser; Rogers correct answers c) Freud; Lorenz
INSTINCT THEORISTS
Lorenz believed in the "innate agression theory"
Freud believed in the instincts of aggression and sex
McDougall believed in innate tendencies
____ believe that aggression is learned. Thus a child who witnesses aggressive behavior in adults
may imitate the aggressive behavior:
a) Instict theorists
b) innate aggression theorists
c) social learning theorists
d) Followers of Erik Erikson correct answers c) social learning theorists
Social Learning Theory believed behaviors were formed from learned experiences
Albert Bandura is associated with the Social Learning Theory. He found that children who
viewed live or filmed aggression imitated the behavior.
^ This is known as social learning theory or observational learning.
- this phenomenon is greatest when the adult is admired, powerful, or well liked
The APGA, which became the AACD until 1992 and is now the ACA, contributed to the growth
of cross-cultural counseling by
a) the 1972 formation of the Association for Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance,
later known as the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
b) the 1972 ethich which made it unethical to see culturally diverse clients without three hours of
relevant graduate work in the area
c) the 1972 ethic which required a 3000 hour practicum in order to work with culturally diverse
clients
, d) urging nonwhites to take graduate counseling courses correct answers a) the 1972 formation
of the Association for Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, later known as the
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
The Civil Rights Act (1964) prohibiting discrimination for reasons of gender, race, religion, or
national origin was instrumental in this
Daniel Levinson proposed a controversial stage crisis view theory with several major life
transitions. He...
a) is the father of multicultural counseling
b) wrote the 1978 classic Seasons of a Mans Life and the 1997 sequel Season's of a Woman's
Life
c) postulated a midlife crisis for men between 40-45 and for women approx. five years earlier
d) b and c correct answers d) b and c
Daniel Levinson: sexist theorist. Believed men had dreams or visions, goals and aspirations
about occupations and women dream about their marriage and family and often lack long term
goals
HINT:
Daniel = Dickhead
Levinson = Loser
The three factors which enhance interpersonal attraction are:
a) assertivenes, anxiety, ego strength
b) close proximity, physical attraction, similar beliefs
c) culture, race, assertiveness
d) ego strength, anxiety, race correct answers b) close proximity, physical attraction, similar
beliefs
Lean Festinger (proximity) discovered that friendships and attraction were highest for apartment
dwellers living next door to each other.
The term contextualism implies that:
a) multicultural counseling is the oldest subspecialty in the profession
b) behavior must be assessed in the. context of the culture in which the behavior occurs
c) the notion of worldview is highly inaccurate
d) projective tests are more accurate than objetive measures when performing corss cultural
counseling correct answers b) behavior must be assessed in the. context of the culture in which
the behavior occurs
Carol Gilligan, although she was an assistance to Lawrence Kohlberg, was critical of his theory
of moral development:
a) as she felt it was too psychoanalytic
b) as she felt it was too behavioristic
c) as she felt it was not applicable to African Americans