CD 415 EXAM
CD 415 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
To provide the highest quality of services and prevent misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment, every
clinician must strive to become increasingly competent in providing services in a ___, ___, and
___ manner. ANS >> Nonbiased, nonjudgmental, ethical
To provide the best services possible, the SLP, or any of the members of the caregiving team,
must take into account the person as a whole. This includes understanding the influence of ___
and ___ on the assessment and treatment process. ANS >> assimilation, acculturation
___ is the process in which someone in a new environment totally embraces the host culture
(values, beliefs, behaviours). ANS >> Assimilation
____ allows individuals to identify with the primary community in which they have been
socialized as well as with the broader majority community or host culture. ANS >>
Acculturation
Increased awareness about acculturation is needed to reduce the potential for _____. Clinicians
cannot assume that all persons from a particular group or culture are ____ in every aspect of
everyday life. ANS >> stereotyping, similar
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___ is defined as the behaviours, artifacts, and beliefs adopted by a person or groups used to
define their social identity. ANS >> Culture
In regards to culture, some behaviours are ___, ___, and ____ (explicit), whereas other
behaviours are abstract and internal, and must be ____ (implicit). ANS >> evident, external,
perceivable.... inferred
The term culture is used here to refer to the ___, ___ groups of persons sharing a set of cultural
variables, rather than referring to any specific ethnic groups whose cultural traits are difficult to
define. ANS >> general, collective
What are the explicit cultural variables (behaviours and artifacts) [6]? ANS >> Language,
religious practices, eating/feeding preferences, manner of celebration, music/dance,
homework, newspapers, paintings, crafts
What are implicit cultural variables (beliefs inferred from behaviours and artifacts) [6]? ANS >>
Language-ego permeability: degree to which language mixing or code switching is
allowed/accepted...child-rearing expectancies, role of parent/child/teacher in education, role of
parent/professional in health profession, role of males vs. females, monotheistic vs. polytheistic
beliefs
___ competence is not a skill that is acquired or learned but rather one that is developed over
time. ANS >> Cultural
In 2004, ASHA approved a practice document "Knowledge and Skills Needed by Slaps and
Audiologists to Provide ____ and ____ Appropriate Services." It outlines the knowledge and
skills that clinicians must strive to develop in order to provide ___ and culturally appropriate
services. It also acknowledges the need for ___ ___. ANS >> Culturally Linguistically, unbiased,
lifelong learning
The ASHA document dealing with culturally and linguistically appropriate services lists a variety
of competencies needed to achieve cultural competence, such as sensitivity to ___,
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understanding the influence of culture on ___ ___, and the need to advocate for and empower
limited ___-___ patients, families, and communities. ANS >> differences, service delivery,
English-speaking
In efforts to categorize the general population, the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000) defines all
nonwhale persons as _____. Payne (1997) has commented that lumping individuals together
under this label suggests ____. ANS >> minorities, inferiority
Many individuals now use the term racial/ethnic minority, in keeping with the U.S. Census
designations of minority groups: (5) ANS >> Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Native
American Indians, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Others
Other common misconceptions are that all culturally and linguistically diverse groups are ____.
Also, when the patient is ____ (acronym), the clinician is expected to be sensitive to these
aspects of culture/diversity. ANS >> nonwhale (Ex: Russians are C & L diverse) GLBT (gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender)
The clinician cannot assume that the child to be evaluated comes from a home with a ___ and
___. The child may come from a home where both parents are of the ___ ___ or from a ___ ___
home. ANS >> mother, father, same gender, single parent
All individuals have at least one ___ and one ___, with most having more than one. To broaden
perspectives on culture, clinicians need to define it at a ___ ___. ANS >> culture, language,
personal level
Our ____ is determined by the cultural beliefs and practices we share with others. Those
cultural variables that are shared and accepted help an ___ group to define itself. ANS >>
ethnicity, ethnic
Cultural variables that are most values and are passed on from generation to generation
constitute an ethnicity's _____. Ex: Family heirlooms, the language a family speaks... ANS >>
heritage
CD 415 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
To provide the highest quality of services and prevent misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment, every
clinician must strive to become increasingly competent in providing services in a ___, ___, and
___ manner. ANS >> Nonbiased, nonjudgmental, ethical
To provide the best services possible, the SLP, or any of the members of the caregiving team,
must take into account the person as a whole. This includes understanding the influence of ___
and ___ on the assessment and treatment process. ANS >> assimilation, acculturation
___ is the process in which someone in a new environment totally embraces the host culture
(values, beliefs, behaviours). ANS >> Assimilation
____ allows individuals to identify with the primary community in which they have been
socialized as well as with the broader majority community or host culture. ANS >>
Acculturation
Increased awareness about acculturation is needed to reduce the potential for _____. Clinicians
cannot assume that all persons from a particular group or culture are ____ in every aspect of
everyday life. ANS >> stereotyping, similar
,CD 415 EXAM
___ is defined as the behaviours, artifacts, and beliefs adopted by a person or groups used to
define their social identity. ANS >> Culture
In regards to culture, some behaviours are ___, ___, and ____ (explicit), whereas other
behaviours are abstract and internal, and must be ____ (implicit). ANS >> evident, external,
perceivable.... inferred
The term culture is used here to refer to the ___, ___ groups of persons sharing a set of cultural
variables, rather than referring to any specific ethnic groups whose cultural traits are difficult to
define. ANS >> general, collective
What are the explicit cultural variables (behaviours and artifacts) [6]? ANS >> Language,
religious practices, eating/feeding preferences, manner of celebration, music/dance,
homework, newspapers, paintings, crafts
What are implicit cultural variables (beliefs inferred from behaviours and artifacts) [6]? ANS >>
Language-ego permeability: degree to which language mixing or code switching is
allowed/accepted...child-rearing expectancies, role of parent/child/teacher in education, role of
parent/professional in health profession, role of males vs. females, monotheistic vs. polytheistic
beliefs
___ competence is not a skill that is acquired or learned but rather one that is developed over
time. ANS >> Cultural
In 2004, ASHA approved a practice document "Knowledge and Skills Needed by Slaps and
Audiologists to Provide ____ and ____ Appropriate Services." It outlines the knowledge and
skills that clinicians must strive to develop in order to provide ___ and culturally appropriate
services. It also acknowledges the need for ___ ___. ANS >> Culturally Linguistically, unbiased,
lifelong learning
The ASHA document dealing with culturally and linguistically appropriate services lists a variety
of competencies needed to achieve cultural competence, such as sensitivity to ___,
, CD 415 EXAM
understanding the influence of culture on ___ ___, and the need to advocate for and empower
limited ___-___ patients, families, and communities. ANS >> differences, service delivery,
English-speaking
In efforts to categorize the general population, the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000) defines all
nonwhale persons as _____. Payne (1997) has commented that lumping individuals together
under this label suggests ____. ANS >> minorities, inferiority
Many individuals now use the term racial/ethnic minority, in keeping with the U.S. Census
designations of minority groups: (5) ANS >> Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Native
American Indians, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Others
Other common misconceptions are that all culturally and linguistically diverse groups are ____.
Also, when the patient is ____ (acronym), the clinician is expected to be sensitive to these
aspects of culture/diversity. ANS >> nonwhale (Ex: Russians are C & L diverse) GLBT (gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender)
The clinician cannot assume that the child to be evaluated comes from a home with a ___ and
___. The child may come from a home where both parents are of the ___ ___ or from a ___ ___
home. ANS >> mother, father, same gender, single parent
All individuals have at least one ___ and one ___, with most having more than one. To broaden
perspectives on culture, clinicians need to define it at a ___ ___. ANS >> culture, language,
personal level
Our ____ is determined by the cultural beliefs and practices we share with others. Those
cultural variables that are shared and accepted help an ___ group to define itself. ANS >>
ethnicity, ethnic
Cultural variables that are most values and are passed on from generation to generation
constitute an ethnicity's _____. Ex: Family heirlooms, the language a family speaks... ANS >>
heritage
