Multicultural Counseling - AnswersA consistent readiness to identify the cultural dimensions of clients'
lives and a subsequent integration of culture into counseling work.
Multicultural counseling and therapy - AnswersA helping role and process that uses modalities and
defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of clients, recognizes client
identities to include individual, group, and universal dimensions, advocates the use of universal and
culture-specific strategies and roles in the healing process, and balances the importance of individualism
and collectivism in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of client and client systems.
Diversity in the United States - AnswersThe variety of cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds present in
the U.S.
Minority clients - AnswersClients who are frequently misunderstood, often misdiagnosed, find therapy
less helpful, and terminate therapy more quickly.
Melting pot myth - AnswersThe belief that different cultures can assimilate into a single culture, often
disregarding the uniqueness of individual cultural identities.
Cultural dimensions - AnswersAspects of culture that influence clients' lives and experiences.
Culture - AnswersThe social behavior and norms found in human societies, including beliefs, arts, laws,
customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by individuals as members of society.
Race - AnswersA categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups
generally viewed as distinct within a given society.
Ethnicity - AnswersA shared cultural heritage or nationality that often includes a common language,
religion, and other cultural elements.
Intersectionality - AnswersThe interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and
gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Privilege - AnswersA special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular
person or group.
Oppression - AnswersProlonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Microaggressions - AnswersEveryday, subtle, unintentional, and oftentimes dismissive interactions or
behaviors that communicate some sort of bias toward a marginalized group.
Political Correctness - AnswersThe avoidance of language or actions that could be offensive to particular
groups of people.
Existential Model of Identity - AnswersA model that includes individual uniqueness (Eignewelt), common
cultural experiences (Mitwelt), biological grounding (Umwelt), and spiritual self (Uberwelt).