Question 1

Attachment relationship changes an infant's brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to the textbook, strengths development is a three-prong process. Describe this process.

Accepted Answer

First, it is brain-based and physiological in nature. Second, strengths development is relational. When relationships affirm one's strengths, one tends to feel good about oneself. When relationships disconfirm a person's strengths, one may not feel validated as a person. Third, strengths development is a process of dialogic conversations with the self and with one's significant audiences.

Question 3

______ can be conceptualized as the degree to which an individual has an attachment relationship to the culture in which he or she has been raised.

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental attachment 
B)  Community attachment 
C)  Cultural attachment 
D)  Parent-child attachment 
A)  Environmental attachment 
B)  Community attachment 
C)  Cultural attachment 
D)  Parent-child attachment C

Question 4

There are a number of clinical intervention skills a culturally responsive strengths-based therapist may have. List at least four skills.

Accepted Answer

Varies, but the 12 skills listed in the

Question 5

Strengths-based therapy (SBT) provides a strong theoretical framework and is most appropriate for counseling individuals from Western cultures, rather than Eastern cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Strengths are fixed personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Carol Dweck maintains that people develop mindsets as they age. What are these two mindsets?

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed; growth 
B)  positive; negative 
C)  strengths-focused; deficit-focused 
D)  open; closed 
A)  fixed; growth 
B)  positive; negative 
C)  strengths-focused; deficit-focused 
D)  open; closed

Question 8

What might be different about a culturally responsive interview compared to a traditional interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will be aware of and discuss cultural differences with the client and listen to client statements about culture. 
B)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will be aware of their own culture and discuss these differences with the client to ensure that the client feels comfortable working with the therapist. 
C)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will implement before meeting with the client face to face to ensure that the client feels comfortable and free to share their answers to the client's questions. 
D)  There are no differences. 
A)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will be aware of and discuss cultural differences with the client and listen to client statements about culture. 
B)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will be aware of their own culture and discuss these differences with the client to ensure that the client feels comfortable working with the therapist. 
C)  The therapist in a culturally responsive interview will implement before meeting with the client face to face to ensure that the client feels comfortable and free to share their answers to the client's questions. 
D)  There are no differences.

Question 9

Describe how a therapist could create a culturally responsive strengths-building therapy environment.

Accepted Answer

Therapist demonstrates an understanding

Question 10

In what way would the strength perspective be viewed differently by American and Chinese culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  American culture would be more likely to dismiss the strengths perspective, whereas the Chinese culture would accept it. 
B)  Chinese culture would be more likely to dismiss the strengths perspective, whereas the American culture would accept it. 
C)  American culture would view individual's strengths as an individual's ownership, whereas Chinese culture would view individual's strengths as a collective group's ownership. 
D)  Chinese culture would view individual's strengths as an individual's ownership, whereas American culture would view individual's strengths as a collective group's ownership. 
A)  American culture would be more likely to dismiss the strengths perspective, whereas the Chinese culture would accept it. 
B)  Chinese culture would be more likely to dismiss the strengths perspective, whereas the American culture would accept it. 
C)  American culture would view individual's strengths as an individual's ownership, whereas Chinese culture would view individual's strengths as a collective group's ownership. 
D)  Chinese culture would view individual's strengths as an individual's ownership, whereas American culture would view individual's strengths as a collective group's ownership.

Question 11

The main purpose of the attachment relationship between an infant and caregiver is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological and physical 
B)  social and behavioral 
C)  physical and biological 
D)  emotional and relational 
A)  psychological and physical 
B)  social and behavioral 
C)  physical and biological 
D)  emotional and relational

Question 12

What is the main difference between a strengths approach and deficit approach to counseling?

Accepted Answer

Strengths-based therapy asserts that we

Question 13

______ helps a person cope with life or that which makes life more fulfilling for oneself and others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimism 
B)  Protective factor 
C)  Strength 
D)  Resilience 
A)  Optimism 
B)  Protective factor 
C)  Strength 
D)  Resilience

Question 14

According to strengths-based therapy (SBT), a strengths mindset is ______ awareness and a deficit mindset is ______ awareness.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed; growth 
B)  positive; negative 
C)  strengths-focused; deficit-focused 
D)  open; closed 
A)  fixed; growth 
B)  positive; negative 
C)  strengths-focused; deficit-focused 
D)  open; closed

Question 15

Which of the following is considered the mantra for SBT?

Accepted Answer

A)  disregard weaknesses as it only perpetuates negativity 
B)  teach client strengths reflective of their own culture 
C)  promote strengths and eliminate weaknesses 
D)  promote strengths and manage weaknesses that may sabotage strengths 
A)  disregard weaknesses as it only perpetuates negativity 
B)  teach client strengths reflective of their own culture 
C)  promote strengths and eliminate weaknesses 
D)  promote strengths and manage weaknesses that may sabotage strengths

Question 16

What does "use it or lose it" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neural connections and pathways that are frequently activated are retained. 
B)  A therapist must effectively build strengths for a client, otherwise the client may not return to therapy. 
C)  An individual's strengths must be utilized, otherwise they will deteriorate. 
D)  Once a critical period in a person's development closes, those neural connections and pathways can never be retrieved. 
A)  Neural connections and pathways that are frequently activated are retained. 
B)  A therapist must effectively build strengths for a client, otherwise the client may not return to therapy. 
C)  An individual's strengths must be utilized, otherwise they will deteriorate. 
D)  Once a critical period in a person's development closes, those neural connections and pathways can never be retrieved.

Attachment relationship changes an infant's brain.

According to the textbook, strengths development is a three-prong process. Describe this process.

______ can be conceptualized as the degree to which an individual has an attachment relationship to the culture in which he or she has been raised.

There are a number of clinical intervention skills a culturally responsive strengths-based therapist may have. List at least four skills.

Strengths-based therapy (SBT) provides a strong theoretical framework and is most appropriate for counseling individuals from Western cultures, rather than Eastern cultures.

Strengths are fixed personality traits.

Carol Dweck maintains that people develop mindsets as they age. What are these two mindsets?

What might be different about a culturally responsive interview compared to a traditional interview?

Describe how a therapist could create a culturally responsive strengths-building therapy environment.

In what way would the strength perspective be viewed differently by American and Chinese culture?

The main purpose of the attachment relationship between an infant and caregiver is ______.

What is the main difference between a strengths approach and deficit approach to counseling?

______ helps a person cope with life or that which makes life more fulfilling for oneself and others.

According to strengths-based therapy (SBT), a strengths mindset is awareness and a deficit mindset is awareness.

Which of the following is considered the mantra for SBT?

What does "use it or lose it" mean?

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy: The Journey

Cultural Meaning Systems, Cultural Trust, and Cultural Humility

Neuroscience, Multiple Cultural Identities, and Cultural Strengths

The Strengths-Based Therapy Model and Culturally Responsive Counseling

Culturally Responsive Assessment and the Cultural Formulation Interview

Culturally Responsive Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for African Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Hispanic and Latinoa Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Arab and Muslim Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for White Americans of European Ancestry

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Women

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for LGBTQ Individuals

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Individuals With Disabilities

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Older Adults

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Immigrants and Refugees

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Multiracial People

Social Class, Social Justice, Intersectionality, and Privilege

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Exam 4: Strengths-Based Development, Culture, and Clinical Practice

Attachment relationship changes an infant's brain.

According to the textbook, strengths development is a three-prong process. Describe this process.

______ can be conceptualized as the degree to which an individual has an attachment relationship to the culture in which he or she has been raised.

There are a number of clinical intervention skills a culturally responsive strengths-based therapist may have. List at least four skills.

Strengths-based therapy (SBT) provides a strong theoretical framework and is most appropriate for counseling individuals from Western cultures, rather than Eastern cultures.

Strengths are fixed personality traits.

Carol Dweck maintains that people develop mindsets as they age. What are these two mindsets?

What might be different about a culturally responsive interview compared to a traditional interview?

Describe how a therapist could create a culturally responsive strengths-building therapy environment.

In what way would the strength perspective be viewed differently by American and Chinese culture?

The main purpose of the attachment relationship between an infant and caregiver is ______.

What is the main difference between a strengths approach and deficit approach to counseling?

______ helps a person cope with life or that which makes life more fulfilling for oneself and others.

According to strengths-based therapy (SBT), a strengths mindset is ______ awareness and a deficit mindset is ______ awareness.

Which of the following is considered the mantra for SBT?

What does "use it or lose it" mean?

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy: The Journey

Cultural Meaning Systems, Cultural Trust, and Cultural Humility

Neuroscience, Multiple Cultural Identities, and Cultural Strengths

The Strengths-Based Therapy Model and Culturally Responsive Counseling

Culturally Responsive Assessment and the Cultural Formulation Interview

Culturally Responsive Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for African Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Hispanic and Latinoa Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Arab and Muslim Americans

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for White Americans of European Ancestry

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Women

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for LGBTQ Individuals

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Individuals With Disabilities

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Older Adults

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Immigrants and Refugees

Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy for Multiracial People

Social Class, Social Justice, Intersectionality, and Privilege

Filters

According to strengths-based therapy (SBT), a strengths mindset is awareness and a deficit mindset is awareness.