The authors make the point over and over again that it is important to understand not only one's own culture but the cultures of others. Perhaps the largest barrier to this end is
a. Variability across culture
b. Variability within cultures
c. The number of variables that must be considered
d. The ethnocentricity of most people who become consultants.
b
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In solution-based counseling, __________ are viewed as intimately connected with a client's context, but are not considered curative
a. solutions b. emotions c. strengths d. problems
Ken Wilber wrote that transpersonal psychology focuses on
a. Strengthening the ego, acting in concert with one’s authentic personality and self-actualization. b. Those deeper or higher aspects of human experience that transcend the ordinary and the average. c. Meaning that individuals place on the aspects of their lives. d. Strengthening the ego and understanding the cause and effect of one’s actions. e. The intrapsychic battleground.
In Gestalt theory, what happens when through life experience we discover that some parts of ourselves are unacceptable?
a. They are naturally integrated through social contact. b. Therapy provides us the avenue for healing. c. We generally work to change those parts. d. We fragment ourselves and deny that part of ourselves, leaving us less than whole. e. Our family of origin gives us the strength to accept those parts of us that we disdain.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Behavioral, clinical, and personality rating scales often are ordinally scaled. 2. You would be likely to encounter a Likert-type format on your next instructor-made test because they are quite well-suited to achievement tests. 3. Mastery items are one of the best ways to discriminate among high and low performing students. 4. Curving is an equitable way to enhance testing development and practices. 5. General norms are appropriate for use with individuals whose functioning is commensurate with the general population.