Becoming a Culturally Skilled Group Practitioner Involves Understanding Both the Differences

question 18

Multiple Choice

Becoming a culturally skilled group practitioner involves understanding both the differences between people and the common ground we share. To that end, group counselors should strive to do all of the following EXCEPT :

• A) Understand some ways that issues pertaining to gender but not sexual orientation.
• B) Become aware of how power, privilege, social group status, and oppression influence the process of a group.
• C) Become aware, knowledgeable, skilled, and action-oriented in understanding the worldview of group members.
• D) Acknowledge the strengths and limitations in working with individuals from privileged and marginalized groups.

Identify the role and function of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in regulating circadian rhythms.

Comprehend the physiological mechanisms involved in sleep, including the role of the pineal gland and melatonin.

Describe phenomena related to attention, such as inattentional blindness.

Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and processes underlying circadian rhythms.

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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process in which an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as neutral, positive, or stressful.

Cortisol

A steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration, playing a vital role in the body's stress response and affecting immune responses.

Inflammation

The body's natural response to injury or infection, leading to redness, warmth, swelling, and sometimes pain at the affected site.

ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol, important for stress response.