Research on the Impact of Matching the Client's Race and Ethnicity

question 23

Multiple Choice

Research on the impact of matching the client's race and ethnicity with the therapist's indicates that ________

• A) racial matching is crucial to success, but ethnic matching is less conclusive.
• B) there is no solid evidence that outcomes are diminished when client and therapist are not matched.
• C) while clients do not care whether there is a match, outcomes are influenced by a lack of matching.
• D) racial matching is crucial to success, but matching on the client's primary language is not.

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Definitions:

Postponing Parenthood

The decision to delay having children until a later age due to various personal, career, or financial reasons.

Infertility

The inability to conceive a child after a year or more of regular sexual intercourse without the use of contraception.

Miscariages

The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive independently, typically before 20 weeks of gestation.

Unprotected Intercourse

Sexual activity without the use of contraceptives or protective measures, increasing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.