Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is an ethnicity ?
Social group with shared traits
Ethnic identity: Self-identification with a particular ethnic group
Acculturation is?
Process of adopting culture and behavior of the majority culture
Biculturalism and integration:
Allow for reciprocal change and maintaining ethnic identity
Acculturative stress
Based on input from environment, social/interpersonal and societal
what is the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
Set of 15 standards
Provide blueprint to improve quality of care for diverse populations to eliminate health disparities
learned characteristics are ?
Learned from birth through process of language acquisition and socialization
shared characteristics are ?
Shared by all members of the same cultural group
adapted characteristics are ?
Adapted to specific conditions r/t environmental and technical factors in the context of available resources
spirituality is ?
broader term that encompasses something larger than one’s own existence with a belief in transcendence
religion is ?
refers to an organized system of beliefs as a shared experience that can assist in meeting one’s individual spiritual needs
disease causation theory : biomedical
Cause and effect that can provide physical and psychological illnesses—e.g., germ theory
disease causation theory: naturalistic or holistic ?
Belief in the forces of nature that there is balance in the universe—e.g., yin/yang theory
Magicoreligious
Disease causation theory :Magicoreligious
Supernatural forces dominate resulting in good versus evil—e.g., voodoo or faith healing
Awareness of beliefs across the life cycle can
impact perception of health care delivery and treatments
Pain has been found to be a
a highly personal experience, depending on cultural learning, the meaning of the situation, and other factors unique to the person.
Silent suffering has been identified as
the most valued response to pain by health care professionals
things needed to be a culturally competant practitioner
cultural sensitivity, being culturally appropriate, being culturally competant, and being able to give cultural care.
How to perform a spiritual assessment ?
Ask open ended questions( Do you have any religious or spiritual preferences that we can support”?)
Use tools like FICA and Brief R Cope
