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, Chapter.01:.Cultural.Competency
Ball:.Seidel’s.Guide.to.Physical.Examination,.10th.Edition
MULTIPLE.CHOICE
1. Which.statement.is.true.regarding.the.relationship.of.physical.characteristics.and.culture?
a. Physical.characteristics.should.be.used.to.identify.members.of.cultural.groups.
b. There.is.a.difference.between.distinguishing.cultural.characteristics.and.d
istinguishing.physical.characteristics.
c. To.be.a.member.of.a.specific.culture,.an.individual.must.have.certain.identifiable.ph
ysical.characteristics.
d. Gender.and.race.are.the.two.essential.physical.characteristics.used.to.identify.cu
ltural.groups.
ANS:B
Physical.characteristics.are.not.used.to.identify.cultural.groups;.there.is.a.difference.between.the
.two,.and.they.are.considered.separately..Physical.characteristics.should.not.be.used.to.identify.
members.of.cultural.groups..To.be.a.member.of.a.specific.culture,.an.individual.does.not.need.to.
have.certain.identifiable.physical.characteristics..You.should.not.confuse.physical.characteristic
s.with.cultural.characteristics..Gender.and.race.are.physical.characteristics,.not.cultural.characte
ristics,.and.are.not.used.to.identify.cultural.groups.
DIF:Cognitive.Level:.Understanding.(Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing. process—assessment MSC:. Physiologic.Integrity:.Physiologic.Adaptation
2. An.image.of.any.group.that.rejects.its.potential.for.originality.or.individuality.is.known.as.a(n
)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS:C
A.fixed.image.of.any.group.that.rejects.its.potential.for.originality.or.individuality.is.the.definiti
on.of.stereotype..Acculturation.is.the.process.of.adopting.another.culture’s.behaviors..A.norm.is.
a.standard.of.allowable.behavior.within.a.group..Ethnos.implies.the.same.race.or.nationality.