Lesson 3 Vocab

Question 1

cultural competence

Answer 1

a set of behaviours, attitudes, and policies that work together to meet the needs of a cross-cultural population in a positive, culturally sensitive manner; individuals are culturally knowledgeable, are informed, and act without personal bias

Question 2

culture

Answer 2

any combination of the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviours, and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next

Question 3

diversity

Answer 3

differences and variety, including people from different ethnicities, sexual orientations, and social backgrounds

Question 4

ethnic

Answer 4

relating to groups of people with a common racial, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage

Question 5

ethnocentrism

Answer 5

the tendency to use one’s own culture’s standards as the yardstick to judge everyone; the belief in the superiority of one’s own group or culture

Question 6

exacerbation

Answer 6

the phase of a chronic disease characterized by a return of clinical signs or symptoms

Question 7

postpartum

Answer 7

after delivery

Question 8

remission

Answer 8

the phase of a chronic disease characterized by a relief or absence of clinical signs or symptoms

Question 9

subculture

Answer 9

the values and practices of a group that distinguish it from the larger culture