Cross Cultural Issues: Terms & Concepts

Question 1

Asian and Asian American clients would likely express emotional distress as

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physical symptoms

Question 2

Berry’s (1990) acculturation model what occurs when members of a minority culture retain their own culture and reject the majority culture?

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separation

Question 3

Etic

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believes that all behaviors are essentially unaffected by culture, and therefore universal (cross-cultural)

Question 4

Emic

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believes that some behaviors are affected by culture, and are therefore culture-specific.

Question 5

High-context communication

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relies heavily on group understanding, nonverbal messages, and the context in which the communication occurs and is characteristic of serveral cultural minority groups.

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Low-context communication

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relies on verbal communication relies is independent of the context, and is characteristic of the White (mainstream) culture.

Question 7

Integration paradox refers to the tendency of

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higher-status immigrants (i.e. those with higher levels of education and economic success) to be more likely than lower-status immigrants to report experiencing discrimination.

Question 8

When working with African-American patients it’s important to remember they likely

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prefer an egalitarian therapist-client relationship

Question 9

Most White middle-class Americans have which of what worldview (Sue)

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IC-IR (Internal locus of control/internal locus of responsibility)

Question 10

A White student telling an African-American student that she “doesn’t see color” and “we’re all part of the human race” is an example of

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microinvalidation

Question 11

Culturally adapted interventions have better benefits for

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adults versus children.

Question 12

Peggy McIntosh is best known for her work on

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White priviledge