A Frequent "Error of Omission" by Therapists Who Work with Clients

question 28

Multiple Choice

A frequent "error of omission" by therapists who work with clients from cultural backgrounds different from their own is:

• A)failure to raise the topic of how racial and ethnic differences might affect the therapy relationship and treatment.
• B)failure to identify their own race and ethnicity upfront so the client understands where you might be coming from.
• C)failure to disclose the specifics of your biases,thus allowing one's unconscious racism to impact the therapy relationship.
• D)failure to refer a client from a different cultural background to a racially/ethnically matched therapist.

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Definitions:

Fixed-interval Reinforcement

A schedule in operant conditioning where rewards or reinforcement are given at fixed intervals of time, provided that the correct response is made.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, especially through rewards and punishments.

Emitted Behavior

Behavior that is spontaneously produced by an organism rather than being elicited by a known stimulus.

Continuous Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where every correct response or desired behavior is followed by a reward, used to establish or strengthen behaviors.