cultural awareness

Question 1

what are 2 things valued by western medicine?

Answer 1

autonomy

independence

Question 2

describe “future oriented”

Answer 2

long-range goals, preventative healthcare, set appts

Question 3

describe “present oriented”

Answer 3

less concern about being on time

Question 4

describe “high context” culture

Answer 4

little information provided, must rely on context cues (ex latin and asian cultures)

Question 5

describe “low context” culture

Answer 5

lots of explicit detail given

ex american, european

Question 6

describe the “cartesian” thought regarding medicine

Answer 6

independence of mind and body

Question 7

what are social determinants of health?

Answer 7

circumstances in which we are born, grow up, live, work and age that impact our health

Question 8

describe bias

Answer 8

evolutionary mechanism of rapid recognition of bits of info to avert danger (can e conscious or unconscious)

Question 9

how are most american’s insured?

Answer 9

employer sponsored health insurance

Question 10

describe medicare

Answer 10

for elderly

parts A-D

Question 11

describe medicaid

Answer 11

for poor
varies state to state
lower reimbursements for physicians