Cultural Competence

Question 1

define cultural competence

Answer 1

ability of a care provider to interact with clients who are different from them

Question 2

define culture

Answer 2

set of guidelines that one can inherit as a member of a particular group or society

Question 3

define subculture

Answer 3

group of people who have developed interests or goals different from the primary culture, based on occupation, sexual orientatin, age, socia class, or religion

Question 4

belief that one’s culture is superior to that of others

Answer 4

ethnocentrism

Question 5

what is stereotyping?

Answer 5

often-erroneous assumption that a person possesses certain characteristics or traits simply because he or she is a member of a particular group

Question 6

define cultural sensitivity

Answer 6

means being aware that cultural differences and similarities exist that affect values, learning and behaviour (starts with the clinician)

Question 7

what is a collectivist environment?

Answer 7

the group is viewed as the fundamental unit of society

Question 8

what is an individualistic culture?

Answer 8

view single person as central with autonomy and self-determination as essential to medical and dental care

Question 9

define health disparities

Answer 9

differences in health status or the distribution of health determinants between different population groups

Question 10

what is veracity?

Answer 10

the adherence to the truth or conformity to factual evidnce