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Chapter 7
Barriers to Multicultural Counseling & Therapy
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Psychology
Graduate
03/15/2014

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Talking cure
Definition
a form of psychotherapy that relies on verbal interaction, esp. psychoanalysis.
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Culture-bound values
Definition
strict adherence to time schedules (50-minute, once- or twice-a-week meetings), ambiguous or unstructured approach to problems, and seeking long-range goals or solutions. Theories are written by upper middle-class white Europeans.
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Class-bound values
Definition
strict adherence to time schedules (50-minute, once- or twice-a-week meetings), ambiguous or unstructured approach to problems, and seeking long-range goals or solutions. Theories are written by upper middle-class white Europeans.
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Language bias
Definition
use of standard English and emphasis on verbal communication
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YAVIS
(syndrome):
Definition
young, attractive, verbal, intelligent, and successful. (Therapists prefer clients with this socioeconomic status).
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Individualism
Definition
the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
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Collectivism
Definition
the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
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Atman
Definition
the spiritual life principle of the universe, esp. when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.
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Shame
Definition
a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
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Insight
Definition
the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.
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Self-disclosure
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Some cultural values see intimate revelations of personal or social problems as not acceptable because they not only reflect the individual, but the FAMILY as a whole (Asians, Hispanics & Natives).
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Whites see Chinese
Definition
anxious, awkward, quiet & nervous
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Chinese see Chinese
Definition
adaptable, alert, dependable & friendly
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Chinese see Whites
Definition
affectionate, adventurous and capable
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Scientific empiricism
Definition
theories of counseling and therapy are distinctly analytical, rational, and verbal, and they strongly stress the discovery of cause-effect relationships. Value different ways of asking and answering questions about the human condition.
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Scientific Racism
Definition
cites several historical examples to support their contention
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Ebonics
Definition
American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English.
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Ambiguity
Definition
uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
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Black English
Definition
any of various nonstandard forms of English spoken by black people, esp. as an urban dialect in the U.S.
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