Medical Term Glossary- Cultural Assessment Flashcards
Acculturation
process of social and psychological exchanges with encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting in changes in either group
Cultural and linguistic competence
a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies the come together in a system among professionals that enables work in cross-cultural situations
Cultural care
professional health care that is culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent
Culture
the nonphysical attributes of a person– the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
Ethnicity
a social group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits sucha as a common geographic origin, migratory status, and religion
Ethnocentrism
tendency to view your own way of life as the most desirable, acceptable, or best and to act superior to another culture’s way of life
Folk healer
lay healer in the person’s culture apart from the biomedical or scientific health care system
Health or illness
the balance or imbalance of the person, both within one’s being (physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, and/or metaphysical)
Religion
an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, as well as attendance at regular services
Socialization
the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the characteristics of that group
Spirituality
a broad term focused on a connection to something larger than oneself, and a belief in transcendence
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
a federal law that mandates that when people with limited English proficiency (LEP) seek health care in health care settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, daycare centers, and mental health centers, services cannot be denied to them
Values
a desirable or undesirable state of affairs and a universal feature of all cultures
