Cross cultural care Flashcards
What is culture clash?
A. Two cultures who are different and dislike each other.
B. Two cultures who are similar.
C. When people feel like they don’t fit in to the culture of their family.
D. When people feel uncomfortable due to a clash of cultural social environments, which can also lead to feelings of culture shock.
D. When people feel uncomfortable due to a clash of cultural social environments, which can also lead to feelings of culture shock.
What is cultural conflict?
A. Discomfort due to cultural milieu differences.
B. When one cultural group has power over and attempts to dominate another.
C. The shared and learned ways of a distinct group of people which include knowledge, kinship and beliefs.
D. Differences in lifestyle and underlying values, principles and philosophies.
B. When one cultural group has power over and attempts to dominate another.
What is cultural relativism?
A. An idea referring to how an individual’s culture relates to other cultures.
B. The idea that a person’s beliefs and practices should be understood based on that person’s own culture.
C. A concept considering that norms and values of one culture should be evaluated using the norms and values of your own culture.
D. Judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong.
B. The idea that a person’s beliefs and practices should be understood based on that person’s own culture.
True or false: Cross-cultural interactions are when two people, groups or organisations from the same culture communicate with each other?
False, from two different cultures.
What is bracketing?
A. Abandoning your own traditions and philosophies in order to be culturally competent.
B. Understanding your own cultural heritage.
C. To put aside your own assumptions, past knowledge, and understandings.
D. All of the above.
C. To put aside your own assumptions, past knowledge, and understandings.
Which of the following best describes culture?
A. Culture is stationary and never changing, it is the race you are born into.
B. Culture is an inherent knowledge you are born with and rarely changes or evolves.
C. Culture is the shared and learned ways of a distinct group of people.
D. Culture is only relevant to indigenous populations.
C. Culture is the shared and learned ways of a distinct group of people.
What is cultural variability?
A. The similar cultures seen all around the world that share the same customs and beliefs.
B. The differences between people within one culture.
C. The way social practices are performed in similar ways but by different cultures.
D. The rich diversity in social practices that different cultures exhibit around the world.
D. The rich diversity in social practices that different cultures exhibit around the world.
What does cultural awareness training aim to do?
A. See how other cultures are different from us.
B. Demonstrate how culture informs our values, behaviours, beliefs and basic assumptions.
C. Accept established ideas and cultural practices regarding health.
D. All of the above.
B. Demonstrate how culture informs our values, behaviours, beliefs and basic assumptions.
List the 6 NSQHS actions to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Partnering with community
- Governance and identifying priorities
- Implementation and monitoring
- Cultural awareness and cultural competency
- Welcoming environment
- Identification
Why is it important to have respect and sensitivity when communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
A. Because Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more sensitive because of their history with white Australians.
B. Because we need to treat Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we would like to be treated.
C. Respect for Elders, the land, animals and ancestors are fundamental aspects of Aboriginal culture.
D. All of the above.
C. Respect for Elders, the land, animals and ancestors are fundamental aspects of Aboriginal culture.
What is ‘Men’s and Women’s business’?
A. Practices that are non-segregated and performed by both men and women.
B. Not an important feature of Aboriginal culture and society.
C. Segregated practices that are outdated and no longer performed in Aboriginal culture.
D. In Aboriginal culture, certain customs and practices are exclusively performed by each sex with strict regulations and penalties attached.
D. In aboriginal culture, certain customs and practices are exclusively performed by each sex with strict regulations and penalties attached.
What is ‘sorry business’?
A. A term indicating someone needs to or has apologised for doing something wrong.
B. A term indicating there has been a death in the family.
C. A time when Aboriginal people advocate for apologies for the wrongs done to them by white people.
D. All of the above are types of ‘sorry business’.
B. A term indicating there has been a death in the family.
True or false: Community engagement is when people are involved in issues affecting them by deepening relationships to work collaboratively with groups or individuals who have a common interest in health and wellbeing.
True
What needs to be considered when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
A. Taking a ‘one-model fits- all’ approach.
B. Not involving Aboriginal people in decision making.
C. Developing an individual community engagement plan with separate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in its local area.
D. All of the above.
C. Developing an individual community engagement plan with separate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in its local area.
List 3 stakeholders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Aboriginal Community Control Health Service
- Community Health Action Groups
- Community Council
- Community Liaisons Officer
- Someone who has had prior engagement with the community.
