Meta-analysis has documented that African-Americans who experienced more frequent and intense racism were:
a. less likely to seek therapy.
b. more likely to seek therapy.
c. more likely to drop out of therapy.
d. more likely to develop anxiety and depression.
Q. 2Each of the following represents a criticisms of multicultural therapies EXCEPT:
a. multicultural therapy has replaced the traditional psychological work of therapy with identity politics.
b. multicultural therapy lacks a strong evidence base and has not been subject to clinical trials research.
c. multicultural therapy values individual personality over social influences and group identity.
d. despite its goal of liberation from social oppression, multicultural therapy risks being dogmatic and prescriptive in its focus on group membership and social influences
Q. 3Which of the following statements about culturally adapted therapies is FALSE?
a. A meta-analytic study of culturally adapted therapies found a medium effect size (.45).
b. Interventions conducted in clients' native language are as effective as interventions in English.
c. Interventions targeted to a specific cultural group are much more effective than those provided to groups with members from different cultural backgrounds.
d. Culturally adapted therapies often incorporate the cultural values of the client into therapy or match clients with therapists of the same ethnicity .
Q. 4Research to date on culturally adapted therapies suggests that:
a. they produce a moderately strong benefit.
b. they add little benefit to established (non-adapted) therapies.
c. there is insufficient evidence to draw any conclusions about their value.
d. they tend to improve initial utilization, but show similar outcomes as non-adapted therapies.
Q. 5Limited research evidence documents that African-American clients:
a. consistently show less favorable treatment outcomes than White Americans.
b. consistently show better treatment outcomes than White Americans.
c. show either no difference or less beneficial treatment outcomes than White Americans.
d. show better treatment outcomes than other minority groups, but less favorable outcomes than White Americans.
Q. 6Meta-analytic research has documented that members of racial minority groups:
a. prefer ethnically similar therapists.
b. do not show specific preferences for the ethnicity/race of a therapist.
c. prefer therapists from any minority group over those from the dominant culture.
d. show better treatment outcomes when treated by therapists from their own racial/ethnic group.
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