CH11 Cultural Competency Flashcards
A person’s ethnicity refers to ________.
A) Cultural heritage
B) Physical characteristics
C) Hair color
D) European country of
A) Cultural heritage
Which is the theory that suggests an individual’s social interaction as a child leads to continuous changes in thought and behavior from culture to culture?
A) Social-cognitive
B) Cognitive
C) Sociocultural
D) Social behavior
E) None of the above
C) Sociocultural
The integration of the patient’s socioethnocultural background into the dental hygiene process is ________.
A) Cross-cultural dental hygiene
B) Target assessments
C) Cultural diversity
D) Cultural barriers
E) All of the above
A) Cross-cultural dental hygiene
The difference between a child’s actual level of development shown by unassisted performance and his or her potential level as indicated by assisted performance is termed ________.
A) Social-cognitive space
B) Stages of space
C) Proximal theory
D) Stages of development
E) None of the above
E) None of the above
Answer: Zone of Proximal Development
Culture encompasses which of the following?
A) Attitudes
B) Values
C) Beliefs
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above
E) All of the above
Displaying an accepting, nonjudgmental demeanor when presented with cultural diversity is a guideline for ________.
A) Building an effective infrastructure
B) Developing a lesson plan
C) Cross-cultural dental hygiene
D) Barrier posts
E) None of the above
C) Cross-cultural dental hygiene
What are beliefs that are centered on European values and experience?
A) Ethnocentric
B) Eurocentric
C) Anglocentric
D) Unioncentric
E) All of the above
B) Eurocentric
A term used to describe an individual assimilating to another culture by assuming its practices and beliefs is ________.
A) Ethnocentric
B) Acculturate
C) Cross-cultural
D) Cultural diversity
E) All of the above
B) Acculturate
Americans are viewed as ________.
A) A melting pot
B) A salad bowl
C) Jello with fruit
D) Apples and oranges
E) None of the above
B) A salad bowl
What is the term used when numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society?
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Pluralism
C) Cross-cultural
D) Cultural diversity
E) None of the above
B) Pluralism
Health care workers have a major responsibility to be ________.
A) Culturally sensitive
B) Ethnocentric
C) Pluralistic
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above
A) Culturally sensitive
Communication can be accomplished ________.
A) Orally
B) In writing
C) By body language
D) Both B and C
E) All of the above
E) All of the above
What is the belief that because the patient looks like the health care provider, there are no cultural differences?
A) Ethnocentric
B) Ethnocultural
C) Blind spot
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
C) Blind spot
Successful communication with other cultures takes ________.
A) Time
B) Patience
C) Caring
D) Both B and C
E) None of the above
E) None of the above
What is the belief that one’s own culture is better than other cultures?
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Ethnocultural
C) Cross-cultural
D) Blind spot
E) None of the above
A) Ethnocentrism
The provider who is ethnocentric tends to antagonize and alienate patients from other cultures.
True
False
True
Complementary alternative medicine often comes from cultural practices that are different than Western medicine.
True
False
True
Cultural diversity can be defined as the awareness and respect of an individual’s or a population’s cultural differences.
True
False
False
Culture is related to dental hygiene because disease and health often are culturally determined.
True
False
True
Minority populations are still underrepresented in the health professions.
True
False
True
_______ is an awareness of cultural differences
Cultural competence
_____ is people from different cultures
Cultural diversity
______ are different populations having different disease rates
Oral health disparities
______ is the belief that the only culture of importance is the individual’s own culture
Ethnocentrism
