Multicultural Counseling and Diversity Flashcards

In collectivistic cultures, which counseling approach may need to be adapted because it emphasizes individual autonomy and self-disclosure?

Answer: Traditional person-centered therapy

Person-centered therapy's emphasis on individual autonomy, self-disclosure, and emotional expression may conflict with collectivistic cultural values that prioritize group harmony and indirect communication.

Research indicates that Asian American clients may underutilize mental health services due to:

Answer: Cultural stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment

Cultural stigma around mental illness, emphasis on family privacy, and the expectation to manage problems within the family are well-documented barriers to mental health service use among Asian Americans.

The concept of 'familismo' in Latino/Hispanic culture refers to:

Answer: Strong family loyalty, solidarity, and obligation among family members

Familismo describes strong feelings of loyalty, reciprocity, and solidarity with immediate and extended family members that are central to Latino cultural identity.

When counseling Native American/Indigenous clients, which approach is generally considered most culturally congruent?

Answer: Incorporating traditional healing practices and community involvement

Integrating traditional healing practices, respecting the role of community and elders, and incorporating spiritual and holistic perspectives aligns with Indigenous worldviews that emphasize interconnectedness.

Affirmative therapy with LGBTQ+ clients is characterized by:

Answer: Actively validating and supporting LGBTQ+ identities as healthy variations

Affirmative therapy explicitly validates LGBTQ+ identities as normal and healthy variations of human experience and addresses minority stress and stigma that clients may experience.

Intersectionality, as introduced by Kimberlé Crenshaw, is most relevant in counseling because it:

Answer: Recognizes that multiple social identities interact to create unique experiences of privilege and oppression

Intersectionality recognizes that clients hold multiple identities (race, gender, class, sexuality) that overlap and interact, creating unique experiences that cannot be understood by examining each identity in isolation.

A counselor working with an African American client who frequently attributes problems to racism should:

Answer: Validate that racism is a real and significant stressor and incorporate this into the case conceptualization

Culturally competent practice requires counselors to recognize racism as a legitimate systemic stressor and validate clients' experiences rather than pathologizing reality-based attributions.