Intersectionality - Eppp Knowledge
- What is internalized stigma (internalized oppression) in intersecting identities?
- Self-directed acceptance of negative societal beliefs about one's identities. Involves internalizing dominant cultural prejudices, which undermines self-esteem and exacerbates mental health issues across identities.
- Which clinical action best reduces power imbalance when identities differ from the clinician?
- Use collaborative goal-setting and explicitly invite feedback on fit and bias. Empowers clients by addressing therapist-client power dynamics and ensuring interventions align with diverse identity needs.
- What is intersectionality in psychological assessment and case conceptualization?
- Framework that examines overlapping identities and linked systems of power. Integrates multiple social categories to reveal unique experiences shaped by interconnected systems of oppression and privilege in psychological contexts.
- What is institutional discrimination in health, education, or justice systems?
- Routine system practices that produce unequal outcomes by identity. Encompasses embedded practices that systematically disadvantage certain identity groups, leading to inequitable psychological outcomes.
- Which identity-related process involves anticipating discrimination and vigilance?
- Expectations of rejection (hypervigilance). Reflects a cognitive process where individuals with stigmatized identities remain alert to potential bias, increasing chronic stress.
- What is the ecological systems perspective most relevant to intersectionality?
- Outcomes reflect person–environment interactions across nested systems. Views development as influenced by multilevel environmental systems, aligning with intersectionality's focus on contextual identity interactions.
- Identify the most appropriate interpretation when a measure shows group mean differences.
- Consider measurement bias and contextual inequities before trait inference. Accounts for potential cultural and systemic biases in assessments to avoid misattributing differences to individual deficits.
- What is minority stress as applied to stigmatized identities?
- Chronic stress from stigma, discrimination, and concealment expectations. Encompasses ongoing psychological burdens from societal prejudice, leading to heightened mental health risks in marginalized populations.
- What is the "double jeopardy" concept in intersectional outcomes research?
- Compounded risk when multiple marginalized statuses co-occur. Illustrates heightened vulnerability to adverse outcomes when identities compound marginalization, as seen in health disparities research.
- Which option best reflects an intersectional case formulation rather than a single-axis one?
- Link symptoms to interacting identities and context-specific power dynamics. Integrates multiple identity factors and systemic influences for a comprehensive understanding of client symptoms.
- What is structural stigma, as distinct from individual prejudice?
- Institutional policies and norms that systematically disadvantage groups. Refers to societal-level biases embedded in institutions, perpetuating disparities beyond personal attitudes.
- What is the key difference between intersectionality and additive (single-axis) models?
- Intersectionality emphasizes non-additive, interacting effects of identities. Highlights how combined identities produce emergent effects beyond mere summation, influencing psychological outcomes uniquely.
- What is identity concealment, and what is its typical psychological cost?
- Hiding a stigmatized identity; often increases stress and reduces well-being. Involves suppressing aspects of self to avoid discrimination, often leading to emotional exhaustion and identity conflicts.
- What term describes disadvantages produced by overlapping marginalized identities?
- Intersectional oppression. Captures compounded disadvantages from simultaneous membership in multiple marginalized groups, amplifying psychological vulnerabilities.
- What is resilience in intersectional frameworks of stress and coping?
- Adaptive functioning supported by strengths, resources, and meaning-making. Denotes the capacity to thrive despite adversity, drawing on personal and communal strengths within intersectional frameworks.
- What is stereotype threat in the context of identity and performance outcomes?
- Performance impairment when fearing confirmation of a negative stereotype. Occurs when awareness of stereotypes impairs cognitive performance, particularly under evaluative conditions for marginalized groups.
- Identify the best next step when a client reports distress from intersecting bias.
- Assess identity-salient stressors and protective factors across contexts. Prioritizes holistic evaluation of biases' impacts to inform tailored interventions in intersectional clinical practice.
- What term describes advantages produced by overlapping privileged identities?
- Intersectional privilege. Describes amplified advantages from concurrent privileged statuses, mitigating stressors and enhancing psychological resources.
- Identify the primary system-level target when disparities persist despite equal access efforts.
- Structural and institutional barriers (policies, procedures, norms). Focuses on reforming systemic elements to address root causes of disparities beyond individual access improvements.
- What is microaggression as used in multicultural and intersectional psychology?
- Subtle, often unintentional slights that convey derogatory identity messages. Represents everyday indignities that accumulate to harm psychological well-being, especially at identity intersections.
- What is cultural humility as an approach to intersecting identities in clinical work?
- Ongoing self-evaluation, power awareness, and patient-as-expert stance. Promotes lifelong learning and self-reflection to address power imbalances and enhance culturally sensitive psychological practice.
- What is cultural competence in relation to intersectional clinical practice?
- Knowledge and skills to provide effective care across diverse identities. Enables clinicians to adapt interventions effectively by understanding diverse cultural and identity influences on mental health.
- What is implicit bias, and why is it relevant to intersecting identities?
- Automatic attitudes that can shape decisions and compound disparities. Consists of unconscious prejudices that influence behavior, exacerbating inequities at identity intersections in psychological settings.
- What is identity affirmation, and what outcome is it most associated with?
- Positive identity valuation; typically linked to better mental health. Involves embracing and valuing one's multifaceted identities, fostering psychological well-being and buffering against discrimination.
- Which option best indicates intersectional protective factors in treatment planning?
- Community support, identity pride, coping skills, and culturally congruent care. Incorporates strengths-based elements that mitigate intersectional stressors and enhance therapeutic efficacy.