Chapters 7-10

Question 1

Co-cultures:

Answer 1

Unique patterns of behaviors and values that distinguish people from “mainstream” culture.

Question 2

Understanding cultural patterns:

Answer 2

1. Defines its sense of self
2. Dresses and values appearance
3. Embraces specific beliefs and attitudes
4. Relates to family and significant others
5. Plays and makes use of leisure time
6. Learns and uses knowledge
7. Communicates and uses language
8. Embraces certain values and morals
9. Uses time and space
10. Eats and uses food in its customs
11. Works and applies itself

Question 3

Discrimination:

Answer 3

An active BEHAVIOR that negatively affects individuals within a specified cultural or ethnic group.

Question 4

Stereotypes, prejudice, and racism are..

Answer 4

ATTITUDES held by people.

Question 5

Stereotypes:

Answer 5

Rigidly held beliefs about a group of people; assume ALL share characteristics.

Question 6

Prejudice:

Answer 6

Positive or negative bias about a group as a whole.

Question 7

Racism:

Answer 7

Specific belief that one race is superior to another.

Question 8

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.F.U.L.

Answer 8

• Religious/spiritual identity
• Economic class background
• Sexual identity
• Psychological development
• Ethnic/racial identity
• Chronological disposition
• Trauma and other threats to their personal well-being
• Family history
• Unique physical characteristics
• Language and location of residence

Question 9

Reasons we work:

Answer 9

Economic, social, psychological

Question 10

How do you look for work?

Answer 10

• Internet
• Print materials: newspaper, ads
• People: network
• Computer-assisted career guidance
• Assessment instruments: interests, aptitude, personality

Question 11

Census data:

Answer 11

Population estimates

Question 12

Career development choices:

Answer 12

• Conduct assessments
• Offer resources
• Raise awareness
• Facilitate decision making
• Examine choices
• Facilitate choice making
• Follow up
• Repeat the process until satisfied

Question 13

How do you become a HS worker?

Answer 13

• Get the job
• Complete on the job training
• Complete formal education (certificates, AA, BA)

Implications: increase in effective services, gainfully employed, increase in salary.

Question 14

Advantages of being a Generalist:

Answer 14

• Test the field with less investment of time and money
• Begin a career while being paid
• Need for providers is growing, so jobs exist

Question 15

Flow:

Answer 15

Experience between no work and a lot of work. Flow marks immersion into one’s work.

Question 16

Satisfaction and Engagement:

Answer 16

1. What is expected of her.
2. Feels the need to work.
3. Feels fulfilled at work.
4. Gets opportunities to do the best.
5. Thinks herself to be part of something significant.
6. Has opportunities to learn and develop.

Question 17

Task leadership:

Answer 17

Involves setting standards, organizing work, and focusing on goals.

Question 18

Social leadership:

Answer 18

Involves mediating conflicts and building high achieving teams.

Question 19

Effective leaders:

Answer 19

• Discern their employees’ talents
• Adjust their work roles to talents
• Develop talents to strengths
• Set challenging goals
• Provide feedback

Question 20

Define culture:

Answer 20

Common values, norms of behaviors, symbols, language, and common life patterns among people.

Question 21

Stress is:

Answer 21

An adaptive response to a situation. Must tend to physical, emotional, behavior, interpersonal and attitudinal self.

Question 22

Factors contributing to stress:

Answer 22

Personality type
Explanatory style
Perceived Control
Events and coping

Question 23

Type A personality:

Answer 23

A term used for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger prone people.

Question 24

Type B personality:

Answer 24

Easygoing, relaxed people.

Question 25

Explanatory style:

Answer 25

People with optimistic explanatory style tend to have more control over stressors, cope better with stressful events, have better moods and have a stronger immune system.

Question 26

Perceived control:

Answer 26

Absence of control over stressors is a predictor of health problems.

Question 27

Two coping strategies for alleviating stress:

Answer 27

Problem-focused coping | Emotion-focused coping

Question 28

Problem-focused coping:

Answer 28

Reducing stress by changing events that cause stress or by changing how we react to stress.

Question 29

Emotion-focused coping:

Answer 29

When we cannot change a stressful situation, and respond by attending to our own emotional needs.

Question 30

Carl Whitaker healthy points:

Answer 30

1. Place yourself as a priority. 2. Learn how to love. 3. Listen to your impulses. 4. Listen to your inner voice and to others. 5. Enjoy your significant others more than anyone else. 6. Fracture role structures and challenge authority. 7. Challenge yourself- you're not always right. 8. Build long term relationships to feel safe and grounded to express your feelings. 9. Act whimsical (no predictable pattern). 10. Accept that you must continue to grow and change until death.