L8 Cultural Compentency Flashcards
values
strong beliefs/attitudes about the worth of a thought/idea/object/course of action
intrapersonal intelligence
intelligence involving understanding own feelings to disrciminate between them and use them to guide bx with purpose
interpersonal intelligence
interpersonal intelligence involves understanding feelings/bxs/motivation of people around
cultural compentence
ability of indvs to establish effective relationships superseding cultural differences
recognizing cultural influences on patients, how factors interact, devise interventions to account for any issues
collectivist culure
latino, AA, Asian, NA groups
time: past/present, respect elders, looser idea
fate/cooperation/hierarchy
group welfare
communication: low context, formal
individualistic culture
angle european
time: future oriented, precise time and planning
working/achieving, self help
privacy, autonomy, equality, independence
communication: high context, direct, informal
skills needed to develop cultural competency
awareness
skill
knowledge
encounters
desire
levels of cultural competence
unconsciously incompetent: don’t know what you don’t know
consciously incompetent: aware there are things you don’t know
consciously competent: making an effort to learn
unconsciously competent: second nature/automatic
somatization
some pts report physical symptoms when having psychological distress
seen in cultures where mental health complaints are signs of weakness