UNIT 7

Question 1

tend to cope with illness with the help of family and friends, and by faith in God.

Answer 1

Filipino older adults

Question 2

Complete cure or even the slightest improvement in a malady or illness is viewed as a

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miracle

Question 3

the ability to tolerate uncertain situations

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Patience and Endurance (Tiyaga)

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being respectful and honest with oneself

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Flexibility (Lakas ng Loob)

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the capacity to laugh at oneself in times of adversity

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Humor (Tatawanan ang problema)

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the view that illness and suffering are the unavoidable and predestined will of God, in which the patient, family members and even the physician should not interfere

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Fatalistic Resignation (Bahala Na):

Question 7

to maintain group harmony

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Conceding to the wishes of the collective (Pakikisama)

Question 8

Indigenous traits common among elderly Filipino Americans when faced with illness related
to mental conditions:

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Devastating shame (Hiya)
Sensitivity to criticism (Amor Propio)

Question 9

A willingness to modify one’s own culture resulting from contact with another culture

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Acculturation

Question 10

This term describes an individual’s adaptation to a new country’s customs, values, beliefs, and behaviors.

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Acculturation

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A person’s willingness to emigrate to a new culture gradually adapts and incorporates characteristics of the prevailing culture

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Assimilation

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“A systematic appraisal of beliefs, values, and practices conducted in order to determine the context of client needs and to tailor nursing interventions”

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Cultural assessment

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A conscious process of demonstrating knowledge and understanding of a client’s culture to recognize, accept, and respect cultural differences and to be able to incorporate these cultural beliefs and practices about wellness and illness into the delivery of care by adapting interventions to be congruent with the client’s culture

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Cultural competence

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A term meaning “representing a variety of different cultures”

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Cultural diversity

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Implies that “the values every human group assigns to its conventions arise out of its historical background and can be understood only in the light of that background”

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Cultural relativism

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the perspective of the health professional’s culture

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ethnocentrism

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denoting the client’s perspective of culture

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cultural relativism

Question 18

who explains that the definitions of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism are two sides of the same coin,

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Tripp-Reimer

Question 19

A complex concept that is an integral part of each person’s life and includes knowledge, beliefs, values, morals, customs, traditions, and habits acquired by each person as a member of society.

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Culture

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the totality of socially transmitted behavioral patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought characteristic of a population of people that guide their worldview and decision making.”

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culture

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define culture as “the totality of socially transmitted behavioral patterns, arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways, and all other products of human work and thought characteristic of a population of people that guide their worldview and decision making.”

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Purnell and Paulanka

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“systematic appraisal or examination of individuals, groups, and communities as to their cultural beliefs, values, and practices to determine explicit needs and intervention practices within the cultural context of the people being evaluated.”

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culturological assessment

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who defined culturological assessment as a “systematic appraisal or examination of individuals, groups, and communities as to their cultural beliefs, values, and practices to determine explicit needs and intervention practices within the cultural context of the people being evaluated.”

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Leininger

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A dynamic and complicated concept refers to “how members of a group perceive themselves and how, in turn, they are perceived by others.

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Ethnicity

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specifies a population subgroup with a common heritage of customs, characteristics, language, and history

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Ethnicity

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the biological and racial background of an individual linked to culture or separate from it.

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Ethnicity

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A concept describing “the universal tendency of human beings to think that their ways of thinking, acting, and believing are the only right, proper, and natural ways.

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Ethnocentrism

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perpetuates an attitude that beliefs that differ greatly from one’s own are strange, bizarre, or unenlightened, and therefore wrong”

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Ethnocentrism

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A concept of illness incorporating the relationship of humans with the universe, bridging culture with a sensitivity toward the traditional practices of specific ethnic groups (

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Ethnomedical

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A more politically sensitive and correct term used as a substitute for the word minority.

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Historically underrepresented groups:

Question 31

It consists of the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that reflect the social needs and desires of an individual or ethnocultural group

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ideology

Question 32

a formal area of study and practice focused on a comparative analysis of different cultures and subcultures in the world concerning cultural care, health, and illness beliefs, values, and practices to use this knowledge to provide culture-specific and culture-universal care to people.

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Transcultural nursing

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sometimes also referred to as cross-cultural or intercultural nursing, is a crossing over, spanning, or interacting with a culture other than one’s own. It provides a framework for meeting the healthcare needs of culturally diverse groups.

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Transcultural nursingh

Question 34

developed for cultural assessment and planning for the care of culturally diverse people.

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Nurse-Client Negotiations Model

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recognizes discrepancies between the nurse and client’s notions about health, illness, and treatments.

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Nurse-Client Negotiations Model

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It attempts to bridge the gap between the nurse’s scientific perspectives and the client’s popular perspectives.

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Nurse-Client Negotiations Model

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must implement successful teaching interventions using the universal skills of establishing rapport, assessing readiness to learn, and using active listening to assess and understand problems.

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the nurse in the role of educator

Question 38

who and when
) point out the need for nurses to assess the established customs that influence the behavior one is attempting to change.

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Tripp-Reimer and Afifi (1989)

Question 39

The Filipino language translation of acquiring a behavioral or disease trait from a parent. It is a belief that when a relative has the condition, he/she may pass on the trait to the younger generation.

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Namamana

Question 40

concept used to explain why some children are noted to have certain specific characteristics.

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Lihi

Question 41

They are roughly defined as an “exposure illness,” which occurs when a condition considered to be “hot” is attacked by a “cold” element and vice versa

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Pasma

Question 42

An illness is caused by a dominance of either hot or cold.

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Pasma

Question 43

Filipino belief that a disease is caused by an intervention of a supernatural or a mystical

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Namaligno

Question 44

used to explain mysterious conditions because of the absence of an apparent cause.

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Namaligno