cultural health beliefs

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

Socially transmitted behaviorpatterns, beliefs, values, customs, arts, & all other characteristics of ppl who guide their view of the world.

Question 2

cultural sensitivity

Answer 2

is knowing politically correct language and not making statements that my offend another person’s cultural beliefs.

Question 3

cultural awareness

Answer 3

focuses on history and ancestry and emphasizes an appreciation for and attention to arts , music, crafts, celebrations, foods, and traditional clothing.

Question 4

cultural competence

Answer 4

includes the skills and knowledge required to effective nursing care.

Question 5

ethnocentrism

Answer 5

is the tendency of humans to think that their ways of thinking, acting, and believing, are the only right, proper, and natural ways.

Question 6

stereotype

Answer 6

opinion or belief about a group or people that is ascribed to an individual.

Question 7

cultural assimilation

Answer 7

A new member takes on the dominant culture’s values, belief, and practices.

Question 8

cultural conflict

Answer 8

when ones culture conflicts with the new culture

Question 9

cultural shock

Answer 9

happens when values, beliefs, and practices, sanctioned by the new culture very are very different from the ones of the native culture.

Question 10

value

Answer 10

defined as a principle or standard that has meaning or worth to an individual.

Question 11

belief

Answer 11

something that a person accepts as true.

Question 12

acculturation

Answer 12

when people immigrate to a new country, they gradually accept the new culture through learning process. they learn to accept their own beliefs and those of the new country.

Question 13

cultural diversity

Answer 13

nationality, race, skin, color, gender, age, and religious affiliation. Secondary characteristics: socioeconomic status, education, occupation, military experience, and etc…

Question 14

environmental control

Answer 14

the persons perception of his or her ability to plan for activities that control nature or direct environmental factors.

Question 15

people generally follow one of three major health belief systems

Answer 15

scientific, spiritual, holistic

Question 16

generlization

Answer 16

generalize about an ethinc person without sterotyping

Question 17

what are the 8 cultural phenomenas?seen in cultural groups

Answer 17

communication, space, time orientated, social organization, environmental control/ health beliefs, choice of health care practitioner, biological variations, and death and dying issues.

Question 18

space?

Answer 18

refers to ones personal space. ( comfort zone)

Question 19

what are the three time orientations?

Answer 19

past oriented, present oriented, future oriented.

Question 20

what is past oriented?

Answer 20

individuals maintain traditions that were meaningful in the past, and may worship ancestors.

Question 21

present oriented?

Answer 21

people accept the day as it comes, with little regard for the past; and future is unpredictable.

Question 22

what is future oriented?

Answer 22

people anticipate a bigger and better and place a high value on change.

Question 23

patriarchial?

Answer 23

male dominated

Question 24

matriarchial?

Answer 24

female dominated

Question 25

egalitarian?

Answer 25

shared equally between men and women.

Question 26

biological variations?

Answer 26

refers to ways in which people are different from one another physiologically and genetically

Question 27

world view?

Answer 27

is the way in which the groups people explain life events and view lifes mysteries.

Question 28

spirituality?

Answer 28

concerns the spirit, or soul, and is an element of religion.

Question 29

Rituals?

Answer 29

ceremonial acts, or practices related to health

Question 30

atheist?

Answer 30

a person who does not believe in the existence of god.

Question 31

agnostic?

Answer 31

a person who DOUBTS the existence of god because it cannot be proven or disproved.

Question 32

what are the 3 main divisions of Christianity?

Answer 32

Roman catholic, eastern orthodox, and protestant faiths.

Question 33

what is an islam?

Answer 33

fastest growing religion in the world, muhammed who made Mecca the focal point of the religion.

Question 34

imam?

Answer 34

and imam is a muslim religious prayer leader

Question 35

what is a rabbi?

Answer 35

rabbi is a religious leader in judaism

Question 36

whats is a synogogue?

Answer 36

a temple the main place to worship.

Question 37

what is ayurvedic?

Answer 37

medicine founded in India, follows principles of “hot” and “cold” to balance the diet as needed for the season and the disease state.

Question 38

ethich?

Answer 38

are found within race; these groups are usually differentiated by geographical , religious, social, or language differences.

Question 39

subcultures?

Answer 39

are smaller groups within the culture wjpse members have similar views and goals in addition to in place of those of the main culture.

Question 40

transcultural nursing?

Answer 40

is a term by Dr. Madeline Leininger to describe care that recognizes cultural needs of the patients and family.

Question 41

dialects?

Answer 41

regional variations of the language within different pronunciations, grammer, or word meanings.

Question 42

spiritual distress?

Answer 42

may be related to feelins of guilt and worthinessif the patient views illness as punishment for wrongdoing or sin.