Culture

Question 1

Cultural competence

Answer 1

the ability to interact effectively with people from different cultures

Question 2

Cultural humility

Answer 2

a lifelong process of self-reflection and self-critique where we learn about another’s culture after examining our own beliefs and cultural identities

Question 3

Health literacy

Answer 3

the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions

Question 4

Illness

Answer 4

personal, interpersonal, and cultural reactions to disease or discomfort

Question 5

Disease

Answer 5

malfunctioning or maladaptation of biologic and psychophysiologic processes in the individual

Question 6

Folk illness

Answer 6

refers to cultural interpretations of physical states that people perceive to be illness, but that do not have a physiologic cause