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This affects so many aspects of life, including health-related definitions, health outcomes, and health practices.

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CULTURE

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deviations from a biomedical norm

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disease

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used in psychology to describe acculturation or adaptation to new cultural environment

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Acculturative stress

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lived experience of culturally constructed categories

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illness

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this is referred to as patient’s roles

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sickness

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process affects values, behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, languages, and more

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Acculturation process

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Why do nurses need to understand culture?

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Nurses interact with clients every day. A client who looks like you and comes from your community may actually hold very different beliefs about illness and health, about when and from whom to seek care, about who makes the decision about health-related issues for the family.

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a shared system of values, beliefs, and learned patterns of
behavior.

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CULTURE

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learned beliefs about what is held to be good or bad

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VALUES

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learned behaviors that are perceived to be appropriate or inappropriate

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NORMS

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circumstance when a person gives up the traits of their culture of origin as a result of context with another culture

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ACCULTURATION

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gradual adoption and incorporation of characteristics of the prevailing culture

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ASSIMILATION

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coexistence of a difference in behavior, traditions, and customs

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY

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belief that the behaviors and practices of people should be judged only from the context of their cultural system.

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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Intrusive application of the majority group’s cultural view upon individuals and families

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CULTURAL IMPOSITION

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natural conscious and unconscious conditioning process of learning accepted cultural norms and achieving competence through socialization.

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ENCULTURATION

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A socially, culturally, and politically constructed group that holds in common a set of characteristics not shared by others

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ETHNICITY

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

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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Oversimplified conception, opinion, or belief about an aspect of an individual or group ; expecting group members to hold
the same beliefs and behave in the same way

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STEREOTYPING

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  • group of people with a culture that differentiates them from the larger culture of which they are a part.
  • small group within the larger group
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SUBCULTURE

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The way individuals or groups of people look at the universe to form basic assumptions and values about their lives and the world around them

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WORLDVIEW

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a number of components and allows a nurse to integrate a cultural assessment into the health assessment of each client.

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CULTURAL COMPETENCE

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5 CONSTRUCTS TO EXAMINE CULTURAL COMPETENCE

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AWARENESS
SKILLS
KNOWLEDGE
ENCOUNTERS
DESIRE

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not a physical characteristic but a socially constructed concept that has meaning to a larger group ; physical variation, genetically based ; person’s self identification w one or more social groups

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RACE

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a group that has less power or prestige within the society; smaller population

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MINORITY

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those who are not native born or have
not become permanent resident aliens or new citizens

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IMMIGRANTS

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those in the United States for a specific purpose with permanent residence in another country

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NON IMMIGRANTS

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those who have a well-founded fear of persecution should they return to their country of nationality

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ASYLEES/REFUGEES

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official term for those commonly referred to as illegal aliens

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ILLEGAL/UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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  1. learn about the client’s beliefs and usual behaviors associated with health and illness.
  2. compare and contrast the client’s beliefs and practices to standard Western health care.
  3. compare the client’s beliefs and practices with those of other persons from a similar cultural background
  4. assess the client’s health relative to diseases prevalent in the specific cultural group
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Prevent or rebalance yin/yang, hot/cold foods and conditions, wear amulets, acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion

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(Asian Traditions) Chinese medical practitioners, herbalists

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Other term for hoodoo

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Conjurers

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Magical and herbal mix of herbs, roots, and rituals, talismans, or amulets

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(African Traditions) Magicoherbalists, hoodoo, traditional healers, lay midwife

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Respect for nature and avoid evil spirits, use masks, herbs, sand paintings, amulets

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(Native American/Alaska Traditions) Medicine men or Shamans

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Hot/cold balance for diet, herbs, amulets, prayers to God and saints, spiritual reparations, “evil eye”

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(Hispanic Traditions) Folk healers

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Also known as Curandera/bruja

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Witch

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Hispanic term for midwife

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Partera

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Maintain physical and emotional well-being with proper science based modern nutrition, and faith in God

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(Western European Traditions) Homeopathic physicians, physicians

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conditions that are perceived to exist in various cultures; psychological and physical symptoms

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Culture Bound Syndromes

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Result from stressful events and build up anger over time

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(LATIN) Ataque de nervios

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soft foods believed to adhere to stomach wall; most common in children

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Empacho

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Cause often thought to be stranger’s touch or attention. ; Children and women are more at risk

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Mal de ojo (evil eye)

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see rootwork under Africa and African Origin in Americas

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Mal puesto

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Spanish word for “fright,” caused by natural means or supernatural means

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Susto

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Mexican term for fallen fontanel; caused by midwife failing to press on the palate after delivery

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Caida de la mollera

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Haitian women immigrants identify this as pain in the body

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Douleur de corps

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Sudden collapse preceded by dizziness, spinning sensation.

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(AFRICAN ORIGINS) Falling out or blacking out

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Belief that illnesses are supernatural in origin

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Rootwork

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Communication with dead relatives or spirits; personality change

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Spell

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Slang term for high blood pressure; thick or excessive blood that rises in the body

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High Blood

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Not enough or weak blood caused by diet

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Low Blood

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Contaminated blood; often refers to STI

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Bad blood

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A panic disorder with sudden agitated outbursts; may have hallucinations

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Bouffee delirante

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Spirit possession with symptoms such as dissociative episodes with laughing, shouting, hitting the head against a wall

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Zar

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Feelings of danger, confusion; possible preoccupation with death

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(NATIVE AMERICAN) Ghost Sickness/Navajo

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Unwanted separation from a loved one.

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Hi-Waitck

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An abrupt onset, extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes, often followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours, with amnesia of the event

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Pibloktoq or Arctic hysteria

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Often reaction to disappointment or interpersonal problems.

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Wacinko (Oglala Sioux)

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Occurs among males (20–45 years old) after perceived slight or insult

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(ASIAN)
Amok (Malaysia)

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Fear that genitalia will retract into the body; leads to death

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Koro

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Occurs after traumatic episode or surprise

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Latah (Malaysia)

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Similar conditions that result from the belief that semen (or “vital essence”) is being lost.

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Shenkui (China)/Dhat (India)

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Dread of offending or hurting others by behavior or physical condition such as body odor ; Social Phobia

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Taijin Kyofusho

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Fear of wind; loss of yang energy

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Illness

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Severely restricted food and calorie intake.

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(NORTH AMERICAN)
Anorexia nervosa

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Binge eating and self induced vomiting, laxative, or diuretic use

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Bulimia Nervosa

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used to treat back pain, involves placing heated glass jars on the skin.

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Cupping

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rubbing ointment into the skin with a spoon or coin ; used for “wind illness”

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Coining

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attachment of smoldering herbs to the end of acupuncture needles or the placement of the herbs on the skin

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Moxibustion

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Lovern and Locust noted that for native americans this is a thorough integration of culture, sacred narrative or religion, and health

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healing

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This category refers to the client’s physical, biologic, and physiologic variations, such as variations in drug metabolism, disease, and health conditions.

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biocultural ecology

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Types of Variation

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  • Body surface variation
  • Anatomic variation
  • Developmental variation
  • Biochemical variation and differential disease susceptibility
  • Geographic and ethnic disease variation
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