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Ch 4 Sociocultural issue Flashcards

1
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Culture

A

learned pattern of behavior

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Culture is the basis for

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social, religious and family structure

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3
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Race

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people who share physical characteristics

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4
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Ethnicity

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group that shares customs, cultural habits and socialization patterns

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5
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ethnicity functions as

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subsociety

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ethnicity is the focal point for

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evaluating the value systems of other groups

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7
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spirituality

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belief in a higher power

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religion

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define, organized and practiced system of worship

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belief system

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feelings and convictions believed to be true

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Norms

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established rules of conduct

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Role

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expected behaviors associated with a position, status or gender

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Stereotype

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over simplified mental picture of a cultural group

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13
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Prejudice

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extreme form of stereotype

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14
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Learned characteristics of culture

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learned set of shared values, beliefs and behaviors

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Transmitted characteristics of culture

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passed from one generation to another

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Shared characteristics of culture

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set of assumptions, values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors

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17
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shared cultural characteristics allow members to

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predict each others actions and react accordingly

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18
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Integrated characteristics of culture

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religion, politics, art, economics, kinship, diet, health and patterns of communication

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Folk medicine believes

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disease is imbalance of energies

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20
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Disease

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condition with physical dysfunction

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Illness

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social, emotional and intellectual dysfunction

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Illness is influenced by

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culture

23
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courses of action ppl take towards illness

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  • relieve symptoms
  • do nothing
  • vacillate with out any real action
  • deny existence of problem
24
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Cultural competence

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process of continued learning about culture

25
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Cultural assessment is

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tool for learning how clients perceive and cope within their worlds

26
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Areas of assessment include

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communication
environmental control
space and territory
time
social orientation
biologic factors
27
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assessment of individual includes

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cultural and racial id
place of birth
time in country

28
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assessment of communication includes

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language spoken
voice quality
pronunciation
use o silence
use of nonverbal
29
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assessment of time includes

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how it is used
definition
work time
measurement
social time
orientation
30
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assessment of space includes

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degree of comfort observed
proximity to others
body movement
perception of space

31
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assessment of social orientation includes

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culture
race
ethnicity
leisure
friends
work
religion
family
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assessment of environmental control includes

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cultural health practices
values
definition of health and illness

33
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clients communicate their emotional states based on

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cultural background

34
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religious practices show

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basic beliefs and attitudes

35
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environmental control

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individuals ability to perceive and control enviroment

36
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environmental control includes

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belief in fate
values relating to nature
supernatural beliefs
health and illness beliefs
cultural health practices
37
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Space

A

physical distance one maintains between self and others

38
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Space

  • intimate
  • personal
  • social
  • public
A
  • 18 inches
  • 4 feet
  • 12 feet
  • > 12 feet
39
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territoriality

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the need to gain control over an area and claim it for oneself

40
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territory is beneficial because it

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gives sense of ID, security, autonomy and control over environment

41
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Oriented to past

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maintain customs and traditions

42
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present oriented

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focused on current daily events

may not follow schedule

43
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future oriented

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today is a tool for meeting future goals
use schedules
oriented to time of day

44
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social orientation

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meaning of work, gender roles, friends, religion

45
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mental health issues common in women

A

eating disorders
phobias
depression

46
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mental health effects of male role

A

tend to demonstrate more violence and aggression

47
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religious beliefs effect

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attitudes towards health
death and burial
procreation
food
stress
48
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Mongolian spots

A

bluish discolorations of skin

seen on new born of black, Mexican, Asian and native american descent

49
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Refugee

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a person who flees from home or country due to war or persecution

50
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common mental health issues of refugees

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depression
anxiety
stress disorders

51
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verbal communication includes

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language
music
written language

52
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Language includes

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dialect
pronunciation
voice quality
rate of speech
style of speech
volume of speech
use of small talk and laughter
53
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nonverbal communication includes

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touch and space

54
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space in communication includes

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interpersonal distance
use of silence
eye contact
facial gestures
more behaviorally oriented

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