NCE Social and Cultural 2

Question 1

The term 'cultural encapsulation,' as described by Gilbert Wrenn, refers to counselors who:

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Become overly dependent on cultural stereotypes and ignore individual differences

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Are trained in multiple cultural traditions

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Avoid discussing culture to maintain neutrality

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Apply a single theoretical orientation regardless of culture

Question 2

Microaggressions, as described by Derald Wing Sue, are BEST defined as:

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Subtle, often automatic, everyday slights and indignities directed at marginalized groups

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Overt acts of racial violence and discrimination

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Cultural misunderstandings that occur only in cross-cultural counseling relationships

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Deliberate attempts to undermine another person's cultural identity

Question 3

According to the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC), privileged counselor characteristics include:

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Characteristics that confer systemic advantages (race, gender, socioeconomic status, ability, sexual orientation, etc.)

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Only race and ethnicity

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Any characteristic that a client has not experienced

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Personal strengths and resilience factors

Question 4

A Native American client declines to make eye contact with the counselor during sessions. The culturally competent counselor should:

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Recognize that eye contact norms vary across cultures and not pathologize the behavior

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Interpret the lack of eye contact as a sign of dishonesty

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Refer the client to a Native American counselor

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Directly address the eye contact issue as a therapeutic problem

Question 5

The 'racial/cultural identity development model' (R/CID) proposed by Sue and Sue describes a stage in which individuals from marginalized groups internalize negative views of their own group. This stage is called:

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Conformity

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Dissonance

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Resistance and immersion

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Integrative awareness

Question 6

Acculturation refers to:

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The process of cultural and psychological change that occurs through contact between cultural groups

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The complete abandonment of one's culture of origin

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The process of teaching one's cultural values to the next generation

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Returning to one's culture of origin after living abroad