UTMB HA Exam 1 Questions and
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social determinants of health - ✔✔economic stability, education, social and community
context, health and health care, neighborhood and built environment
poverty has the greatest influence on - ✔✔health status
health disparity - ✔✔a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
language barriers - ✔✔have a negative impact on quality of care provided
culture - ✔✔complex phenomenon that includes attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions,
norms, roles and values
much of culture is transmitted - ✔✔nonverbally through socialization or enculturation
- the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the norms, values and
behaviors of that group
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,culture has 4 basic characteristics - ✔✔1. learned from birth through the process of
language acquisition and socialization
2. shared by all members of the same cultural group
3. adapted to specific conditions related to environmental and technical factors and to
the availability of natural resources
4. dynamic and ever changing
subcultural groups - ✔✔Differences within a culture due to ethnicity, religion,
education, occupation, age, and gender; when such groups function within a large
culture
race reflects - ✔✔self identification, and is a social construct referring to a group of
people who share similar physical characteristics
ethnicity - ✔✔social group that may possess shared traits, such as common geographic
origin, migratory status, religion, values, traditions, symbols, food preferences
ethnic identity - ✔✔one's self-identification with a particular ethnic group
acculturation - ✔✔process of adopting the culture/behaviors of the majority culture
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, acculturative stress - ✔✔the losses and changes that occur when adjusting to or
integrating a new system of beliefs, routines, and social roles
spirituality - ✔✔broader term focused on a connection to something larger than oneself
and a belief in transcendence
religion - ✔✔refers to an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and
purpose of the universe, as well as attendance of regular services
failure to assess spiritual needs - ✔✔shown to increase health care costs, esp at end of
life, and unmet spiritual needs can lead to poor outcomes
biomedical or scientific theory - ✔✔assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect
germ theory: microorganisms cause specific disease conditions
natural or holistic perspective - ✔✔American Indians, Asians and others who believe
that human life is only one aspect of nature and a part of the general order of the
cosmos
Believe that forces of nature must be kept in natural balance/harmony
yin/yang theory - ✔✔Asians
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social determinants of health - ✔✔economic stability, education, social and community
context, health and health care, neighborhood and built environment
poverty has the greatest influence on - ✔✔health status
health disparity - ✔✔a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
language barriers - ✔✔have a negative impact on quality of care provided
culture - ✔✔complex phenomenon that includes attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions,
norms, roles and values
much of culture is transmitted - ✔✔nonverbally through socialization or enculturation
- the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the norms, values and
behaviors of that group
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,culture has 4 basic characteristics - ✔✔1. learned from birth through the process of
language acquisition and socialization
2. shared by all members of the same cultural group
3. adapted to specific conditions related to environmental and technical factors and to
the availability of natural resources
4. dynamic and ever changing
subcultural groups - ✔✔Differences within a culture due to ethnicity, religion,
education, occupation, age, and gender; when such groups function within a large
culture
race reflects - ✔✔self identification, and is a social construct referring to a group of
people who share similar physical characteristics
ethnicity - ✔✔social group that may possess shared traits, such as common geographic
origin, migratory status, religion, values, traditions, symbols, food preferences
ethnic identity - ✔✔one's self-identification with a particular ethnic group
acculturation - ✔✔process of adopting the culture/behaviors of the majority culture
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, acculturative stress - ✔✔the losses and changes that occur when adjusting to or
integrating a new system of beliefs, routines, and social roles
spirituality - ✔✔broader term focused on a connection to something larger than oneself
and a belief in transcendence
religion - ✔✔refers to an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and
purpose of the universe, as well as attendance of regular services
failure to assess spiritual needs - ✔✔shown to increase health care costs, esp at end of
life, and unmet spiritual needs can lead to poor outcomes
biomedical or scientific theory - ✔✔assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect
germ theory: microorganisms cause specific disease conditions
natural or holistic perspective - ✔✔American Indians, Asians and others who believe
that human life is only one aspect of nature and a part of the general order of the
cosmos
Believe that forces of nature must be kept in natural balance/harmony
yin/yang theory - ✔✔Asians
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