Questions And Answers | Graded A
those aspects of the human condition that differentiate individuals and groups and
that sometimes have an overpowering effect on their health and medical care
Correct Answer: To be culturally aware is to understand
Ideas and attitudes
Ways of relating to each other
Manners of speaking
Material products of physical effort, ingenuity, and imagination Correct Answer:
Culture in the broadest sense reflects the
whole of human behavior, including
trap Correct Answer: The use of physical characteristics (e.g., gender or skin
color) to distinguish a cultural group can be a
yes Correct Answer: is there a difference between distinguishing cultural
characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics.
true Correct Answer: t or F?
you should be willing to modify care in keeping with patient's culture
false Correct Answer: t or f?
you should expect all members of a culture to behave the same
true Correct Answer: t or f?
you should appreciate that cultural values are ingrained and are hard to change
true Correct Answer: t or f?
you should recognize that cultural diversity exists
true Correct Answer: t or f?
you should Demonstrate respect to all patients and people you come into contact
with
,false (Recognize that cultural definitions of health and illness differ) Correct
Answer: t or f?
you should assume that all cultural definition of health and illness are the same
acculturation Correct Answer: Process of accommodating to another culture
culture Correct Answer: Integrated system of shared values
custom Correct Answer: Habitual activity of a group or subgroup
enculturation Correct Answer: Process of assuming the traits and behaviors of a
given culture
ethnocentrism Correct Answer: Belief in the superiority of one's own culture with
disdain for others
ethnos (ethnic group) Correct Answer: Group of same race or nationality with a
common culture and traits
minority Correct Answer: Group differentiated from the majority population with
regard to religion, race, or ethnic origin
norm Correct Answer: Prescribed standard of allowable behavior within a group
race Correct Answer: Physical differentiator based on a common heredity
rite Correct Answer: Prescribed, formal, customary observance
ritual Correct Answer: Stereotypical behavior regulating religious, social, and
professional behaviors
stereotype Correct Answer: Simplified, inflexible conception of the members of a
group
subculture Correct Answer: Subgroup having distinctive traits that differentiate it
from the larger culture
values Correct Answer: Ideals, customs, institutions, and behaviors within a group
for which the members have a respectful regard
,sensitive Correct Answer: Being ______ to cultural differences that may exist
between you and the patient can help avoid miscommunication
life long Correct Answer: developing cultural competency is a ____ process
understand, respect Correct Answer: The ability to ______ and _____ differences
and to allow for the blurring of professional borders is a measure of one's ability to
form reinforcing relationships with other health care professionals and to care for a
wide range of individuals.
illness Correct Answer: Health care providers must consider the impact of an
_____―the biologic, emotional, and cultural aspects―or else fail to offer
complete care
communication Correct Answer: The use of speech, body language, and space
verbally, nonverbally Correct Answer: Communication and culture are
interrelated, particularly in the way feelings are expressed ____ and ______
paradigm Correct Answer: Patients have a view of health and illness, and an
approach to cure shaped by a cultural _____
scientific Correct Answer: Patients with a "____ view" are more comfortable with
Western medical care
holistic Correct Answer: Patients with a ____ or natural approach may be at odds
with Western medical care
family, social Correct Answer: ___ structure and the ___ organizations to which a
patient belongs are among many imprinting and constraining cultural forces in a
person's life.
yes Correct Answer: can one type of already known behavior predict another type
of behavior in a patient?
their own terms Correct Answer: culturally speaking, should you meet a patient on
their own terms or make them meet on your terms?
cultural knowledge Correct Answer: The process of seeking and obtaining a sound
educational base about culturally and ethnically diverse groups is:
, patient centered model Correct Answer: In the United States, the prevailing
treatment model used by health professionals is:
the patient history and physical examination Correct Answer: what is at the heart
of the diagnostic and treatment process?
misinterpretations and misperceptions Correct Answer: To prevent ______and
_______ during the history and interviewing process, you must make every effort
to sense the world of the patient as that patient sees it.
Discover information leading to diagnosis and management.
Provide information about diagnosis.
Negotiate and share in health care management.
Counsel about disease prevention. Correct Answer: goals of the history and
interviewing process:
each person is their own person Correct Answer: autonomy
do good for the patient Correct Answer: beneficence
do no harm to the patient Correct Answer: Nonmaleficence
utilitarianism Correct Answer: Appropriate use of resources for the greater good
deontologic imperatives Correct Answer: Care delivered according to traditions
and in cultural contexts
Courtesy
Comfort
Connection
Confirmation
Confidentiality Correct Answer: Establishing a positive patient relationship
depends on communication built on:
open ended question Correct Answer: question that allows patient discretion about
the extent of an answer
direct question Correct Answer: question that seeks specific information