Chapter 2

Question 1

What is an ethnicity ?

Answer 1

Social group with shared traits
Ethnic identity: Self-identification with a particular ethnic group

Question 2

Acculturation is?

Answer 2

Process of adopting culture and behavior of the majority culture

Question 3

Biculturalism and integration:

Answer 3

Allow for reciprocal change and maintaining ethnic identity

Question 4

Acculturative stress

Answer 4

Based on input from environment, social/interpersonal and societal

Question 5

what is the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care

Answer 5

Set of 15 standards
Provide blueprint to improve quality of care for diverse populations to eliminate health disparities

Question 6

learned characteristics are ?

Answer 6

Learned from birth through process of language acquisition and socialization

Question 7

shared characteristics are ?

Answer 7

Shared by all members of the same cultural group

Question 8

adapted characteristics are ?

Answer 8

Adapted to specific conditions r/t environmental and technical factors in the context of available resources

Question 9

spirituality is ?

Answer 9

broader term that encompasses something larger than one’s own existence with a belief in transcendence

Question 10

religion is ?

Answer 10

refers to an organized system of beliefs as a shared experience that can assist in meeting one’s individual spiritual needs

Question 11

disease causation theory : biomedical

Answer 11

Cause and effect that can provide physical and psychological illnesses—e.g., germ theory

Question 12

disease causation theory: naturalistic or holistic ?

Answer 12

Belief in the forces of nature that there is balance in the universe—e.g., yin/yang theory
Magicoreligious

Question 13

Disease causation theory :Magicoreligious

Answer 13

Supernatural forces dominate resulting in good versus evil—e.g., voodoo or faith healing

Question 14

Awareness of beliefs across the life cycle can

Answer 14

impact perception of health care delivery and treatments

Question 15

Pain has been found to be a

Answer 15

a highly personal experience, depending on cultural learning, the meaning of the situation, and other factors unique to the person.

Question 16

Silent suffering has been identified as

Answer 16

the most valued response to pain by health care professionals

Question 17

things needed to be a culturally competant practitioner

Answer 17

cultural sensitivity, being culturally appropriate, being culturally competant, and being able to give cultural care.

Question 18

How to perform a spiritual assessment ?

Answer 18

Ask open ended questions( Do you have any religious or spiritual preferences that we can support”?)
Use tools like FICA and Brief R Cope