Psychotherapy: Developmental & Cultural Considerations

Ethnocentric Multiculturalism promotes which of the following?

• Equity

• Oppression

• Cultural Competence

• Professional Judgment

Therapists have been found to react in which of the following ways when working with Low-SES clients?

• Therapists may overpathologize symptoms

• Therapists may not want to work with impoverished families

• Therapists show a preference for Low-SES families

• Therapists don't demonstrate differences in behavior based on SES

What are the types of microaggressions discussed in the literature?

• Microinsults

• Microinvalidations

• Microdamages

• Microassaults

Owen et al.'s (2019) study on microaggressions found that less than 50% of therapists could identify microaggressions.

• True

• False

Williams (2018) found that parental experiences of discrimination were associated with:

• Child's internalizing problems

• Poor parent mental health

• Poor Parenting Behaviors

• Low Parenting Satisfaction

Which is NOT an element of a Social Justice Counseling Approach?

• Reframes deficit model to celebrate differences

• Aims to eliminate systemic disparities

• Has a strict view of what a "helping professional" can help with

• Encourages professions to use layered ecological approach

Those who resist multicultural training may:

• Engage in silent denial

• Avoid engagement in social change efforts

• Believe issues are "too large" to change

• Experience cognitive dissonance

Approximately what percentage of adolescents are believed to self-harm according to Lewis & Heath (2015)?

• 5-10%

• 10-20%

• 14-24%

• 25-35%

Secondary microaggression can include which of the following?

• Victim Blaming

• Gaslighting

• Bystander Neglect

• Avoidance

What is it called when developmental milestones are achieved out of typical order?

• Delay

• Deviation

• Dissociation