Microaggressions/Barriers/Inerventions

Question 1

Microaggressions

Answer 1

This can be explained as when everyday exchanges are made with belittling or criticizing remarks to target a particular group. They are often very subtle in nature and can be manifested verbally, non verbally, visual, or in the behavioral realm. This can be enacted consciously, unconsciously, and intentionally or unintentionally.

Question 2

Microassult

Answer 2

This refers to the blatant verbal, nonverbal, or environmental attack intended to convey discriminatory and biased sentiments.

Question 3

Microinsult

Answer 3

Unintentional behaviors or verbal comments that convey rudeness or insensitivity or demean a person’s minority status.

Question 4

Microinvalidation

Answer 4

Verbal comments or behaviors that exclude, negate, or dismiss the psychological thoughts, feelings or experiential reality of the target group.

Question 5

What is culture?

Answer 5

It contains all the things that people have learned to do; such as, believe, value, and enjoy. It is the totality of the ideals, beliefs, skills, tools, customs, and institutions into which each member of society is born.

Question 6

Culture-bound Values

Answer 6

It is the individual centered, verbal/emotional/behavioral expressiveness, value insight, communication patterns from the clients to counselor, openness and intimacy, analytic/linear/ verbal (cause-effect) approach, and clear distinctions between mental and physical well-being.

Question 7

Class-bound Values

Answer 7

The strict adherence to time schedules, ambiguous or unstructured approach to problems, seeking long-range goals or solutions.

Question 8

Language Variables

Answer 8

Use of standard English and emphasis on verbal communication.

Question 9

What are four nonverbal behaviors?

Answer 9

1.) Proxemics 2.) Kinesics 3.) Paralanguage 4.) High-low context communication

Question 10

Proxemics

Answer 10

This refers to perception and use of personal and interpersonal space. Clear norms exist concerning the use of physical distance in social interactions

Question 11

Kinesics

Answer 11

Refers to bodily movements. It includes things such as facial expressions, posture, characteristics of movement, gestures, and eye contact.

Question 12

Paralanguage

Answer 12

Is used to refer to other vocal cues that individuals use to communicate. For example, loudness of voice, pauses, silences, hesitations, rate of speech, inflections, and the like.

Question 13

High-low context communication

Answer 13

Is a message that is anchored in the physical context (situation) or less internalized in person. Less reliance is placed on the explicit code or message content. Relies heavily on nonverbals and the group identification/understanding shared by those communications.