Exam 1 week 3 Flashcards
Cultural competence
need for health care systems and providers to be aware of and responsive to patients cultural perspectives and backgrounds
skills and knowledge
cultural humility
entering a relationship with another person with the intention of honoring their beliefs, customs, and values
attitudes and intentions
culture
an evolving system of meaning that is passed on from 1 generation to the next
norms
rules or expectations for behavior
beliefs
statements about the world that are deemed to be true
values
priorities and principles regarding what is desirable and worth pursuing
artifacts
objects made by people
minority stress theory
stress that results from stigma and discrimination
minority stress => rumination => depression
distal stress
stress coming from other people and institutions
discriminating laws, microaggressions, losses
proximal stress
stress generating processes that arise from internalizing stigma
self-stigma
fear of rejection
hiding identity/ status from others
Autonomic nervous system
components of the nervous system that mediates automatic and often unconscious responses
sympathetic nervous system
supports activities such as attending to a threat, mobilization, anxiety, and arousal
epinephrine & noreponephrine
hormones active in the response to stress. stimulates organs to respond quickly
sympathetic system
associated w/ increased arousal and alarm
parasympathetic system
works in opposition to sympathetic, dampens arousal
