Week Thirteen Flashcards
Acculturation
Involuntary process that occurs when people adapt or borrow traits from another culture
Cultural assimilation
The process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity
Culture
The nonphysical traits, values, beliefs, attitudes and customs that are shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to the next.
Subculture
Composed of people who have a distinct identity, yet are related to a larger cultural group
Culture shock
Disorder that occurs in response to transition from one cultural setting to another
Ethnicity
Group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits such as a common religion or language
Ethnocentrism
Belief that one’s own culture or way of life is better than that of others
Folk medicine
Those beliefs and practices relating to illness prevention and healing that derive from cultural traditions rather than from modern medicine
Race
The classification of people according to shared biologic characteristics, genetic markers or features
Stereotyping
Assuming that all members of a culture or ethnic group are alike
Transcultural care
Describes the provision of nursing care across cultural boundaries that takes into account the difference and similarities of the beliefs, values, and patterns of culture
Magico-religious Health views
Health and illness are controlled by supernatural forces
Biomedical Health Views
Life and life processes are controlled by physical and biochemical forces that can be manipulated by humans
Holistic Health views
Balance or harmony must be maintained in forces of nature
Body
Physical
Mind
Cognitive Process
Spiritual
Positive and negative learned spiritual practices and teachings, dreams, symbols, stories, metaphysical forces
How does communication influence health care?
Verbal: vocabulary, voice speed, silence, use of interpreters. Non-Verbal: touch, eye contact, facial expressions, posture
How does space influence health care?
intimate, personal, social, public space
Intimate Space
touching- 1.5 ft
Personal Space
1.5ft-4 ft
Social Space
4 to 12 feet
Public Space
12 ft or greater
How does time influence health care?
significance placed on past, present, future