Religious/Spiritual Influences on Health

Question 1

Buddism Birthing

Answer 1

Believe in reincarnation. Contraception is acceptable

Question 2

Buddism Death

Answer 2

ensure a calm peaceful environment. Chanting is common. Monk delivers the last rites. Organ donation is encouraged and cremation is common.

Question 3

Buddism Diet

Answer 3

Vegetarianism and alcohol avoidance are common.

Question 4

Buddism Health Practices

Answer 4

A quiet and peaceful environment for prayer and meditation. May refuse care on holy days

Question 5

Catholicism Birthing

Answer 5

Contraception, abortion, and sterilization are prohibited. Baptism is required

Question 6

Catholicism Death

Answer 6

The priest administers last rites. Organ donation is acceptable. Suicide may prevent burial in catholic cemetery

Question 7

Catholicism Diet

Answer 7

Abstain from meat on Ash Wednesdays and Lent Fridays

Question 8

Catholicism Health

Answer 8

communion, confession, may wear cross/medal, may want to see a priest when hospitalized

Question 9

Christian Science Death

Answer 9

Abortion prohibited, home birth common

Question 10

Christian Science Death

Answer 10

Unlikely to seek medical help, organ donation discouraged

Question 11

Christian Science Diet

Answer 11

abstain from alcohol

Question 12

Christian Science Health

Answer 12

avoid meds and blood products, healing ministers practice spiritual healings

Question 13

Hinduism Birthing

Answer 13

Contraception acceptable, abortion forbidden, no circumcision, child not named until the 10th day of life

Question 14

Hinduism Death

Answer 14

reincarnation, traditional natural death, client may want to lie on the floor when dying, thread placed around neck/wrist, prefer cremation, organ donation acceptable

Question 15

Hinduism Diet

Answer 15

abstain from beef and pork, right hand for eating, left hand for toileting and hygiene, fast several times a year

Question 16

Hinduism Health

Answer 16

personal hygiene is important, future lives are influenced by how they face illness/death

Question 17

Islam Birth

Answer 17

Contraception and abortion are permitted under special circumstances. Circumcision customary and prayer said into the infant’s ear at birth

Question 18

Islam Death

Answer 18

confess sins prior to birth, face Mecca (east), may refuse organ donation/autopsy, bathing with burial within 24 hrs, cremation prohibited

Question 19

Islam Diet

Answer 19

Halal, pork/alcohol/some shellfish prohibited, Ramadan (9th lunar month), Haram (prohibited food incl pork, gelatin, alcohol, animals w fangs)

Question 20

Judaism Birth

Answer 20

Abortion permitted, Bris (ritual circumcision on the 8th day of life), not allowed in delivery room

Question 21

Judaism Death

Answer 21

autopsy discouraged, organ donation discouraged, someone stays with the body at one time, bathing and burial within 24 hours, cremation prohibited

Question 22

Judaism Diet

Answer 22

kosher food, milk/meat cannot be served at the same time, pork and shellfish prohibited, fasting required on Yom Kippur, lactose intolerance common

Question 23

Judaism Health

Answer 23

prayers, anything that can ease suffering encourages, abstain from work on Sabbath, saving a life overrides religious obligations

Question 24

Mormon Birth

Answer 24

contraception dependent on couple, infants not baptized, abortion only under special circumstances

Question 25

Mormon Death

Answer 25

autopsy and organ donation permitted, life continues beyond death

Question 26

Mormon Diet

Answer 26

fasting required 1x/month, alcohol/coffee/tea prohibited

Question 27

Mormon Heath

Answer 27

herbal remedies common, oil anointing by two elders for the sick

Question 28

Adventist Birth

Answer 28

abortion special circumstances, opposed to infant baptsim

Question 29

Adventist Death

Answer 29

autopsy/organ donation acceptable

Question 30

Adventist Diet

Answer 30

Vegetarian diet encourages, alcohol/coffee/tea prohibited

Question 31

Adventist Health

Answer 31

healing through medical and divine healing, prayer and anointing oil