The Complexity of Ethnicity
Finish this statement "Groups that have experienced prejudice and discrimination, such as Jews, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans may absorb the larger society's prejudice and become conflicted about their own ( )".
Identities
Is the following statement True or False?
Within the Native American culture "Families make no distinctions between natural and inducted by marriage family members once one marries into the family".
True
This concept is foreign to white Anglo-Saxon, Protestant family norms.
The term "shifting" refers to what?
A) dissacculturation
B) dissimulation
C) disengagement
B) dissimulation
as historically, it was utilized by African-Americans in situations of oppression as a key survival strategy.
One of the most significant values within the Latinx culture is the importance of the group rather than on the individual. What specific terminology is associated with this value?
Familismo
Is the following statement True or False?
"Race, unlike culture, is not an internal issue, but rather a political issue, operating to privilege certain people at the expense of others".
True
Is the statement "ethnicity is a continuous evolution", true or false
True
Is the following statement true or false " The individual tribe determines roles and family obligations".
True
Note: A non- Native clinician may have difficulty recognizing these role differences.
Sometimes a child is ( ) particularly when parents work or when there are many children within the home. In such situations, the goal of therapy should not be to eliminate a child's ( ) role, which may be essential to a family's survival, but rather to redistribute the child's burden by assisting the family with access to resources.
Parentified
A reason that may bring Latinx to therapy has to do with the cultural problems engendered in ethnic " "
A) intermarriage
B) interreligion
C) interracism
A) Intermarriage
Currently, only 12% of Latinx immigrants marry non-Latinx, but the number grows to more than 50% by the third generation
Finish this statement from the textbook "People use ( ) as a means of coping with stress or powerlessness, as well as for spiritual fulfillment and emotional support".
A) Spirituality
B) Religion
C) Both A&B
C) Both
Which one of these laws restricted citizenship to individuals who were Caucasian?
A) The Naturalization Law of 1790
B) The Segregation Law of 1760
C) The Citizenship Act of 1770
A) The Naturalization Law of 1790
"Western Civilization's orientation is toward ( ) over nature, whereas traditional Native culture sees ( ) with natural forces as a way of life".
A) power; harmony
B) control; empathy
C) control; harmony
C) control; harmony
The three generation system, as well as other forms of the extended family system, can clearly be a source of strength and support. Specifically, the role of the ( ) is often central in African Americans
Grandmother
Within the DSM 5 a certain cultural concept of distress specific to the Latinx culture can be found which is "An illness attributed to a frightening event that causes the soul to leave the body and results in unhappiness and sickness". What is this called?
*Susto
(espanto, pasmo, tripa ida, perdida del alma, or chibih) Latino American, Mexican, Central and South American.
Finish the following statement " ( ) intersects powerfully with ethnicity and must always be considered when one is trying to understand a family's problems".
A) Class
B) Gender
C) Sexuality
A) Class
Finish this statement "Although human behavior results from intrapsychic, interpersonal, familial, socioeconomic and ( ) forces, the mental field has paid greatest attention to the first of these-the personality factors that shape life experiences and behaviors".
Cultural
What are the 3 important elements for successful therapy with Native Americans? Below are the 2nd and 3rd element so which is the first?
1st:
2nd: understand the difference between the dominant culture and that of Native culture.
3rd: Consider each individual client and family's level of assimilation
1st: BE AWARE OF THE IMPACT OF GENOCIDE
In 1851, Samuel Cartwright, a fierce proponent of slavery, coined the term "Drapetomania" which was considered a mental disease causing?
A) slaves to become physically aggressive
B) slaves to run away
C) slaves to become mute
B) slaves to run away
Folk medicine and indigenous spirituality, coexist with mainstream religion and medical practices. What is the terminology for "folk healers" within the Mexican culture that are consulted for many issues and are trusted the most for folk illnesses, physical manifestation, and spiritual purposes.
Curandero
Which two cultural groups consider death the most important life cycle transition?
A) Irish and African American
B) African American and Mexican American
C) Asian American and Irish
A) Irish and African American
Finish this statement: "The majority group has often asserted its power through assimilationist ( ) ideology".
A) Disengaged
B) Melting Pot
C) Meritocracy
B) Melting Pot
How many Native American tribes are federally recognized?
A) 550
B) 562
C) 569
B) 562
An important avenue of freedom in this country was the Underground Railroad, a secret network that helped escaped slaves to make their way to free states and Canada. Between 1810 and 1860 as many as ( ) enslaved African Americans were guided to freedom.
A) 100,000
B) 210,000
C) 250,000
A) 100,000
Is the following statement true or false?
"Examples of differences between the Mexican American life cycle and Anglo American norms include a shorter state of interdependence between mother and children and a more conservative attitude about children's achievement and self reliance skills (often mistaken for over protection)".
False
"Examples of differences between the Mexican American life cycle and Anglo American norms include a longer state of interdependence between mother and children and a more relaxed attitude about children's achievement and self reliance skills (often mistaken for over protection)".
Up until what year did the United States explicitly forbade racial intermarriage and discouraged cultural intermarriage as well, because it challenged White supremacy.
A) The year 1955
B) The year 1960
C) The year 1967
C) The year 1967