Cultural Competence

Question 1

Social group that may possess shared traits like language, religion, values, or a common geographic origin

Answer 1

Ethnicity

Question 2

Self identification; referring to a group of people who might share similar characteristics

Answer 2

Race

Question 3

The process of adopting the culture of the dominant society; process of social changes

Answer 3

Acculturation

Question 4

When someone moves out of country and completely drops their culture

Answer 4

Assimilation

Question 5

When someone comes to integrate to the US but keeps their traditions alive while living out of their country

Answer 5

Biculturalism

Question 6

Five factors of environmental acculturative stress

Answer 6

Financial issues, language barriers, lack of access to healthcare, unemployment, or lack of education

Question 7

Three factors of social or interpersonal acculturative stress

Answer 7

Loss of social status, family conflict or separation, changing gender roles

Question 8

Three factors of societal acculturative stress

Answer 8

Discrimination, legal status, or political/historical forces

Question 9

Organized system of beliefs, rituals, and practices in which an individual participates

Answer 9

Religion

Question 10

Having a connection to something larger than one self

Answer 10

Spirituality

Question 11

Eight factors of cultural assessment

Answer 11

Heritage, health practices, communication, family roles, death rituals, nutrition, pregnancy or childbirth rituals, and spirituality/religion

Question 12

Four types of illness beliefs

Answer 12

Biomedical, naturalistic, magicoreligious, complementary

Question 13

Forces of nature kept and balances or harmony; Yin/yang

Answer 13

Naturalistic