Cultural Issues

Question 1

What is the definition of worldview as described by Sue?

Answer 1

Worldview affects how we perceive and evaluate situations and how we derive appropriate actions based on our appraisal.

Sue, 2006, page 64

Question 2

What are the two dimensions that describe worldview according to Sue?

Answer 2

Locus of Control and Locus of Responsibility

Sue, 2006, page 64

Question 3

What do people with an internal locus of control and internal locus of responsibility believe?

Answer 3

They believe they are in control of their own outcomes and are responsible for their own successes and failures.

Question 4

How do people with an internal locus of control and external locus of responsibility perceive their situation?

Answer 4

They believe they could determine their own outcomes if given the chance, but that others are responsible for keeping them from doing so.

Question 5

What is the belief of individuals with an external locus of control and external locus of responsibility?

Answer 5

They believe they have little or no control over their outcomes and are not responsible for them.

Question 6

What do people with an external locus of control and internal locus of responsibility tend to believe?

Answer 6

They believe they have little control over their outcomes, but tend to take responsibility for their own failures.

Question 7

Which worldview is characteristic of mainstream American culture according to Sue and his colleagues?

Answer 7

ICIR (Internal Locus of Control and Internal Locus of Responsibility)

Question 8

What impact can a difference in worldviews between a therapist and client have?

Answer 8

It can affect the therapeutic relationship, making it challenging if the client’s worldview differs significantly from the therapist’s.

Question 9

Why might clients with an ICR worldview be challenging for a white therapist with an ICIR worldview?

Answer 9

Clients may view the therapist and therapy as sources of oppression and be reluctant to self-disclose.

Question 10

What are the four acculturation strategies identified by Barry?

Answer 10

• Integration
• Assimilation
• Separation
• Marginalization

Question 11

What is the integration strategy in acculturation?

Answer 11

Retaining one’s own minority culture and adopting the majority culture.

Question 12

What does the assimilation strategy involve?

Answer 12

Rejecting one’s own minority culture and adopting the majority culture.

Question 13

What does the separation strategy entail?

Answer 13

Retaining one’s own minority culture and rejecting the majority culture.

Question 14

What is the marginalization strategy in acculturation?

Answer 14

Rejecting both one’s own minority culture and the majority culture.

Question 15

How is acculturative stress defined by Barry?

Answer 15

A stress reaction in response to life events that are rooted in the experience of acculturation.

Question 16

What is the relationship between acculturation strategies and acculturative stress?

Answer 16

Barry has related different acculturation strategies to varying levels of acculturative stress.

Question 17

What is acculturative stress?

Answer 17

Acculturative stress occurs when individuals face significant problems related to acculturation that cannot be easily or quickly resolved.

It often affects immigrants adjusting to a new culture.

Question 18

Which acculturation strategy is associated with the least acculturative stress?

Answer 18

Integration strategy

According to Barry, individuals who adopt this strategy generally experience less stress.

Question 19

What acculturation strategy is linked to the most acculturative stress?

Answer 19

Marginalization strategy

Individuals adopting this strategy often struggle the most.

Question 20

What factors affect the acculturation process?

Answer 20

Cultural distance and cultural fit

These factors influence how immigrants adapt to a new culture.

Question 21

Define cultural distance.

Answer 21

Cultural distance refers to differences in the culture of an immigrant’s home country and the culture of the host country in terms of language, core values and beliefs, government, legal system, and other basic cultural characteristics.

A larger cultural distance can increase acculturative stress.

Question 22

What is the relationship between cultural distance and acculturative stress?

Answer 22

A large cultural distance is associated with an increased likelihood that immigrants will experience acculturative stress and difficulty adapting to the host country.

Cultural distance can make adaptation more challenging.

Question 23

Define cultural fit.

Answer 23

Cultural fit refers to the degree to which an immigrant’s personality and other personal attributes are similar to the cultural values and norms of the host country.

A good cultural fit facilitates adaptation.

Question 24

How does good cultural fit affect immigrants?

Answer 24

A good cultural fit makes it easier for an immigrant to adapt to the host country.

Personal attributes aligned with host culture values can reduce stress.

Question 25

What is functional paranoia?

Answer 25

Functional paranoia is an unhealthy psychological condition that involves pervasive suspicion and distrust. ## Footnote Clients with this condition are often unwilling to disclose personal information.

Question 26

What distinguishes healthy cultural paranoia from functional paranoia?

Answer 26

Healthy cultural paranoia involves suspicion and distrust as a normal reaction to prejudice and discrimination, while functional paranoia is a psychological condition. ## Footnote Healthy cultural paranoia can be a protective response.

Question 27

True or False: Healthy cultural paranoia is an unhealthy psychological condition.

Answer 27

False ## Footnote Healthy cultural paranoia is a normal reaction to societal issues.

Question 28

What is the relationship between ethnic minority clients and self-disclosure to therapists?

Answer 28

An ethnic minority client is willing to self-disclose to an ethnic minority therapist but not to a white therapist unless certain conditions are met

Question 29

What is acculturative stress?

Answer 29

Acculturative stress occurs when individuals face significant problems related to acculturation that cannot be easily or quickly resolved

Question 30

Which acculturation strategy leads to the least acculturative stress?

Answer 30

Integration strategy

Question 31

Which acculturation strategy leads to the most acculturative stress?

Answer 31

Marginalization strategy

Question 32

What are the two factors that affect the acculturation process?

Answer 32

* Cultural distance * Cultural fit

Question 33

What does cultural distance refer to?

Answer 33

Cultural distance refers to differences between an immigrant's home country culture and the host country culture in aspects like language, core values, beliefs, and legal systems

Question 34

What is the association between cultural distance and acculturative stress?

Answer 34

A large cultural distance is associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing acculturative stress and difficulty adapting to the host country

Question 35

What does cultural fit refer to?

Answer 35

Cultural fit refers to the degree to which an immigrant's personality and attributes align with the cultural values and norms of the host country

Question 36

True or False: Immigrants are considered the majority in the context of cultural distance and cultural fit.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Fill in the blank: Cultural distance is associated with _______ likelihood of acculturative stress.

Answer 37

increased