Culturally Competent Practice with Indigenous Clients Quiz

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Which of the following statements is true about biases and stereotypes?

Biases and stereotypes are convenient ways of conceptualizing groups. (correct)

Biases and stereotypes are consciously chosen and intentional.

Biases and stereotypes are always based on personal experiences.

Biases and stereotypes are completely eliminated in a diverse society.

What is the impact of cultural conditioning on our biases?

Cultural conditioning has no impact on our biases.

Cultural conditioning reinforces our biases. (correct)

Cultural conditioning eliminates our biases.

Cultural conditioning helps us overcome our biases.

Why is it important to know our own biases?

Knowing our own biases helps us understand other cultures better. (correct)

Knowing our own biases has no impact on our experiences.

Knowing our own biases helps us eliminate biases completely.

Knowing our own biases helps us maintain cognitive dissonance.

What is the dominant cultural influence in the field of counseling?

Western culture (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which group is more likely to experience psychological distress?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the leading cause of death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

Suicide (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which age group is most at risk of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

15-24 year olds (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a principle of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) culture and mental health?

Interplay with health, employment, education (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept that goes beyond cultural competence and aims to decolonize the mental health disciplines?

Cultural responsiveness (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of relationships when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

They are important with individual clients, their families, the wider community, local Elders, and colleagues (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of non-Indigenous psychologists when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

To advocate and agitate for political and social change (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Aboriginal sense of self intimately connected to?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of kinship in Aboriginal culture?

It defines social roles (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is highly valued in Aboriginal culture and interpreted by tribal Elders?

Lore (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what percentage of suicide deaths in the age group under 18 years of age were accounted for by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people over the period 2007-2011?

30% (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is one of the three propositions that people of color describe about the effects of lived racism that are relevant to Aboriginal people?

Racism affects a person's behavior and understanding of life. (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why is an understanding of colonization important when working with indigenous clients?

To understand the ongoing impact of the stolen generation. (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what were the reasons for the forcible removals of children from families and communities during the stolen generation?

To give them an opportunity to assimilate into the white world. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does intersectionality describe?

How different aspects of social and political identities can interact and compound discrimination. (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is a key aspect of the minority stress model?

There is something inherent that makes certain groups more likely to experience depression, anxiety, suicide, etc. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is one of the principles and practices when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing?

Self-determination is central. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key concept in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander concepts of health and wellbeing?

Symptom reduction (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important not to rely solely on Western psychiatric classification systems when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations?

They are not culturally appropriate (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a preferred option for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients when it comes to healing?

Traditional healing methods (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important not to assume that self-disclosure or emotional expression is necessarily valued by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients as a healing mechanism?

They have different cultural practices (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the kinship system in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?

It establishes caring relationships (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does being part of an Aboriginal community contribute to Aboriginal identity?

Unity and strength (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural worldviews include in terms of spirituality?

Beliefs and experiences grounded in a connection to spirituality (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural systems of knowledge typically include?

Stories, rituals, ceremonies, and cultural praxis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of colonization for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in terms of spirituality?

Permanent severance of links to traditional customs (D) Signup and view all the answers