CPI

Question 1

Strategies to ensure cultural competency

Answer 1

1. Use language of patient
2. Make translators available
3. Cultural and religious circumstances
4. How open to discussing prognosis/diagnosis
5. Issues of gender, age, power that MIT influence adherence
6. Religious beliefs that may conflict with care.

Question 2

Define impairment

Answer 2

Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.
Eg intellectual, visual, hearing, memory, skeletal etc

Question 3

Define disability

Answer 3

Any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range of what is considered normal for a human being.

Question 4

Define handicap

Answer 4

A disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or disability, that limits or prevents the performance of a role that is normal for that individual (age, sex, social, cultural)
[value attached to individual experience and expectations]

Question 5

Common family emotional responses to life threatening diagnosis

Answer 5

Guilt
Depression
Helplessness
Disbelief
Rejection/ rationalization
Anger