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Mexican Americans Flashcards

1
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Primary language

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Spanish

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Touch

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Tactile: hold hands
Nakedness is avoided bc they value modesty

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Condom use

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Dont use them because it can reflect imbalance between men and women

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Context

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Small talk is important prior to getting to the point
-direct confrontation and arguments are considered rude
-value curtesy so they are very agreeable at the start

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Kinesics

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Eye behavior is important (Mal ojo)
Touch is important when giving care because it can reverse Mal ojo

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Time

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Present time
Have trouble with long term planning

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Time value

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Follow concept of elasticity:
Future oriented task can be recovered but present activities cannot

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Due to Present orientation

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may:
Smoke
Binge drink/eat
Not use seat belts or helmets
Not use condoms

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Space

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Need for togetherness, dont require much personal space with eachother

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Simpatia

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Smooth or harmonious interpersonal relationships that predominantly are courteous, respectful, and without confrontational behavior

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Public

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Females likely to touch other females, not men to men

Males and females not likely to touch in public

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Family

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Important and helps with self-identification

Mostly nuclear but sometimes extended families

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Roles of household

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Males
Mothers role is to help keep the family cohesive

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Religion

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Catholic

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Last rite of passage (funeral)

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Day of the Dead is a big celebration

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Locus of control

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External
Fatalistic view

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Approach to illnesses

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  1. Yerbero
  2. Sobrdore
  3. Curandero/a
  4. Brujo/a
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18
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Yerbero

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Specializes in herbs and spices

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Sobrdore

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Specializes in massage

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Curandero/a

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Wide range of physical and psychological symptoms

White magic

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21
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Brujo/a

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Witches
Black magic

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Hot and cold

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Relate illnesses and treatment based on hot and cold

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Death practices

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Roman catholic funeral
Dia De Los Muertos

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Roman catholic funeral

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Vigil
Mass
Burial
Committal

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Dia De Los Muertos

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11/1-11/2
Honoring and remembering the dead
Building ofrendas
Visiting graves
Leaving gifts on graves

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Hot conditions

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Fever, infection, diarrhea, kidney problems, skin ailments, sore throat, liver problems, ulcers, constipation, pregnancy

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Hot treatment

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Chocolate, cheese, fruit, eggs, peas, onions, hard liquor, oils, beef, mutton, water-fowl, cereal grains

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Cold conditions

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Cancer, pneumonia, menstrual period, Ear ache, Tuberculosis, stomach cramps, joint pain, teething, malaria, rheumatism

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Cold treatment

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Tropical fruits, vegetables, dairy, goat, fish, chicken, honey, raisins, barley water

30
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Barridas (sweeping)

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Client swept from head to feet with an egg, lemon, herb, water, fire, or whatever objects deemed appropriate by the currandero.

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Mal ojo symptoms

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Fever, headaches, irritability, vomiting, and drooping eyes

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Mal Ojo treatment

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Sweep body with an egg from head to feet while. Reciting 3 apostles creed

Egg is then cracked into a glass container of water and placed upon the forehead while reciting another creed. Then placed under bed until morning.

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Mal ojos preventative measures

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Wearing jewelry with the mal de ojo

34
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Salacion (bad luck)

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Placed on them by spreading graveyard dust on the house

35
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Salacion symptoms

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Cannot find work
Lack of food
Constant illness
Car troubles
Cannot get along

36
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Salacion Tx

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9 barridas with fire on 9 consecutive days

37
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Caida de la mollera

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Fallen fontanel caused by fall, rough bouncing or removal of the nipple from the mouth too forcefully

38
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Caida de la mollera symptoms

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Inability to suck or grasp the nipple
Vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, fever, crying spells

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Caida de la mollera Tx

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Pressing on the palate through the mouth, holding the child upside down, praying, applying eggs to the head and then pulling hair

40
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Caida de la mollera actual cause

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Severe dehydration
Iv fluids are essential

41
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Empacho (obstacle)

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Child has a piece of food stuck to their stomach that they cannot pass

42
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Empacho
Symptoms and diagnosis

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S/s: abdominal pain

Dia: child help face down by the skin of their back, if crack is heard the diagnosis is made

43
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Empacho tx

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Massage on back and waist to restore balance of hot and cold to allow food to pass

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Susto (magical fright)

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Stress or intense fear that causes spirit to temporarily leave the body

unborn children can also be affected if mother is frightened

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Susto S/s

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Crying, insomnia, anorexia, nightmares, stomachaches, diarrhea, and involuntary tics

46
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Susto tx

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Barrida

47
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Susto real diagnosis

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Epilepsy that develops into TB if left untreated

May result in death

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Nervios

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Chromic negative circumstances

Especially within interpersonal relationships

49
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Nervios s/s

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Insomnia, loss of appetite, headaches, nonspecific aches and pains

50
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Nervios tx

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Seek medical provider

51
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Diabetes

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Risk factors and higher severity
2 million diagnoses

52
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communicable diseases

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hep c
TB

53
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HIV/AIDS

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3x the rate of non hispanics

54
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Psychological characteristics

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Depression
Anxiety
Ptsd
Alcohol abuse

55
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Genetic predispositions

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Lactase deficiency
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiovascular disease
HTN

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Food

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Rice, beans, tortillas, sweetened fruit juices, coconut oil and animal fat

57
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Meal times

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Largest: noontime
Evening meal served late

58
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Nutritional deficiencies

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Hypocalcemia

59
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news to family

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may withold bad news from family

60
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gender provider

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prefer same gender

61
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childhood obesity

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is an issue

62
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pernicious anemia

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effects hemoglobin and hematocrit

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