Jones-Smith, Culturally Diverse Counseling, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Chapter 19: Culturally Responsive Strengths-Based Therapy
for Multiracial People
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. ______ describes a person who is a product of two distinct cultural groups and lives
between two sets of cultural norms and expectations.
A. Bicultural
B. Biracial
C. Bi-heritage
D. Dual cultural
2. Since the early 2000s, what term has been most frequently used to describe a person
who identifies as being mixed race and having multiple heritages?
A. mixed heritage
B. multicultural
C. biracial
D. multiracial
3. ______ supports the myth of “racial purity” by assigning an individual of mixed racial
heritage to the least desirable racial status.
A. Multicultural rule
B. Biracial status
C. Two-drop rule
D. One-drop rule
4. Who does the hypodescent rule predominantly impact?
A. Hispanic and Latino/as
B. Asian Americans
C. Caucasians
D. African Americans
5. According to research, who is most likely to experience racial discrimination?
A. Tammy, a biracial African American and Caucasian female, who has light skin
B. Marcus, a biracial Native American and Caucasian male, who has dark skin
C. Sarah, a biracial Asian American and Caucasian female, who has olive skin
D. Jamal, a biracial African American and Caucasian male, who has dark skin
6. When asking a biracial individual “what are you?”, this is an example of ______.
A. racism
B. microaggression
C. supportive acknowledgement that the person does not look like one of the five main
races
D. relationship building between individuals of different cultures
7. In terms of identity development for multiple heritage individuals, what is a common
challenge they experience?
A. feeling a sense of not quite belonging to one particular group
B. feelings of belonging to multiple groups
C. feeling a sense of being marginalized by all groups they belong to
D. feelings of strong family support as they navigate their identity
8. What of the following terms describes “the complexity of the human cultural
experience and describes where a person’s multiple identities come together?”
A. multidimensionality
B. intersectionality
C. multi-heritage identity
D. identity development and integration
9. What is an important caution that clinicians should take when working with a
multiracial client?
A. avoid discussing the client’s family
B. avoid acknowledging and asking about racial identity
C. avoid the assumption that the individual’s mental health problems stem from their
racial identity
D. avoid the view that the client is “marginalized”
10. According to the textbook, all of the following therapeutic modalities have been
suggested to be used with multiracial clients except ______.
A. feminist therapy
B. strengths-based therapy
C. solution-focused therapy
D. narrative therapy
True/False
1. Race is a social construction based on physical appearance.
2. The multiracial population has been declining in the United States since the 2000s.
3. Research has shown that mixed-race children may develop a public identity with their
“minority” race and maintain a private interracial identity with family and friends.
Short Answer
1. Johnston and Nadal (2010) proposed a taxonomy of five categories of
microaggressions that multi-heritage individuals may experience. List and briefly
describe each of them.
2. What are the six phases of the Multiple Heritage Identity Development Model?
3. Describe at least three cultural strengths of multiracial/multiethnic individuals.