Question 1

Assessing a client of African descent's level of acculturation includes

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A)   an assessment of values, cultural practices, and beliefs.
B)   conceptualizing African clients on the Traditional, Bicultural, Highly Acculturated, and Marginal continuum.
C)   exploring how connected a client of African descent is to the African American community.
D)   All of the above.

Question 2

The _____ is the chronic disparity in academic performance between White students and some ethnic minority students, including African American students.

Accepted Answer

A)   acculturation level
B)   achievement gap
C)   deficit perspective
D)   ecological perspective

Question 3

When treating African Americans, it is recommended that multiculturally sensitive counselors use

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A)   a color-blind racial ideology.
B)   NTU counseling alone.
C)   a strengths-based approach.
D)   psychoanalysis.

Question 4

Racial differences should

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A)   only be brought up if the client brings them up.
B)   be brought up after a firm relationship has been established.
C)   be brought up early in the counseling relationship.
D)   never be discussed because it is offensive to clients.

Question 5

__________ focuses upon social interest as an organizing principle. It explores an individual's social nature during interactions and the influences of the social environment on development.

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A)   Adlerian psychotherapy
B)   NTU counseling
C)   Person-centered counseling
D)   Psychodynamic counseling

Question 6

An individual who is in the middle of the continuum of acculturation, and who has retained beliefs and practices of his or her own culture, but also has assimilated some beliefs and practices of the dominant White society, and participates in two very different cultural traditions simultaneously would be considered

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A)   traditional.
B)   bicultural.
C)   highly acculturated.
D)   marginal.

Question 7

__________ are considered the most common support systems for many clients of African descent to help combat societal oppression and increase economic support.

Accepted Answer

A)   Group memberships
B)   School/Community counselors
C)   Spirituality and religion
D)   Friends

Question 8

The __________ provides a framework for understanding both the significance of race in the self-concept of African Americans and the qualitative meaning that is attributed to being a member of that racial category.

Accepted Answer

A)   Multidimensional model of racial identity
B)   Cross model of Black racial identity
C)   Hoffman's stages of racial identity development
D)   Helm's model of White racial identity development

Question 9

An individual who rejects the beliefs and practices of his or her culture of origin in favor of those of the dominant society or never learned his or her own cultural traditions would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)   traditional.
B)   bicultural.
C)   highly acculturated.
D)   marginal.

Question 10

Gays and lesbians of African descent often face

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A)   dual discrimination from the Black community.
B)   dual discrimination from the White gay community.
C)   support from the Black community for being both Black and gay.
D)   support from the White gay community for being both Black and gay.

Question 11

Research demonstrates that couples of African descent have a __________ divorce rate and report __________ levels of marital satisfaction than White couples.

Accepted Answer

A)   higher; lower
B)   lower; higher
C)   lower; lower
D)   higher; higher

Question 12

When working with clients of African descent, how can you assess how central clients' racial awareness and identity is to who they say they are as individuals. What influence would this have throughout the counseling process?

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When working with clients of African des...

Question 13

Colorism in the African American community is a preference for individuals

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A)   with darker skin tones.
B)   with lighter skin tones.
C)   who are not African American.
D)   who are African American.

Question 14

There is now mounting documentation of the link between racial identity attitudes and mental health, generally suggesting that greater internalization of a positive racial identity is related to __________ among African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)   an increased psychological well-being
B)   better employment opportunities
C)   a stronger community support system
D)   an increase in SES

Question 15

Most African Americans prefer to be called

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A)   Black.
B)   individuals of African Descent.
C)   African American.
D)   Each person should be asked what he or she prefers to be called.

Question 16

Review NTU along with two traditional counseling approaches (e.g., client-centered, psychodynamic). How might you combine the strengths of these approaches to work with a client of African descent?

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NTU, or Ntuology, is a counseling approa...

Question 17

Describe various challenges children of African descent may encounter in developing a racial identity. How are these challenges different and similar to those from middle- or working-class backgrounds and the environment in which they reside?

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Question 18

Traditional counseling approaches should

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A)   never be used with clients of African descent.
B)   always be used with clients of African descent.
C)   always be modified for clients of color.
D)   be assessed for effectiveness with individual clients instead of blindly applied.

Question 19

In the U.S. school system of the mid-to-late 20th century, intelligence tests, which had not at the time been normed on Black children or children of lower socioeconomic status (SES) , were used as the sole measure for

Accepted Answer

A)   referring children to mental health counseling.
B)   placing children in special education programs.
C)   removing children from the home.
D)   placing children within the welfare system.

Question 20

About _____ of African American families are headed by couples.

Accepted Answer

A)   15%
B)   32%
C)   41%
D)   55%

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