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1
Q

A person’s ethnicity refers to ________.

A) Cultural heritage

B) Physical characteristics

C) Hair color

D) European country of

A

A) Cultural heritage

2
Q

Which is the theory that suggests an individual’s social interaction as a child leads to continuous changes in thought and behavior from culture to culture?

A) Social-cognitive

B) Cognitive

C) Sociocultural

D) Social behavior

E) None of the above

A

C) Sociocultural

3
Q

The integration of the patient’s socioethnocultural background into the dental hygiene process is ________.

A) Cross-cultural dental hygiene

B) Target assessments

C) Cultural diversity

D) Cultural barriers

E) All of the above

A

A) Cross-cultural dental hygiene

4
Q

The difference between a child’s actual level of development shown by unassisted performance and his or her potential level as indicated by assisted performance is termed ________.

A) Social-cognitive space

B) Stages of space

C) Proximal theory

D) Stages of development

E) None of the above

A

E) None of the above

Answer: Zone of Proximal Development

5
Q

Culture encompasses which of the following?

A) Attitudes

B) Values

C) Beliefs

D) Both A and B

E) All of the above

A

E) All of the above

6
Q

Displaying an accepting, nonjudgmental demeanor when presented with cultural diversity is a guideline for ________.

A) Building an effective infrastructure

B) Developing a lesson plan

C) Cross-cultural dental hygiene

D) Barrier posts

E) None of the above

A

C) Cross-cultural dental hygiene

7
Q

What are beliefs that are centered on European values and experience?

A) Ethnocentric

B) Eurocentric

C) Anglocentric

D) Unioncentric

E) All of the above

A

B) Eurocentric

8
Q

A term used to describe an individual assimilating to another culture by assuming its practices and beliefs is ________.

A) Ethnocentric

B) Acculturate

C) Cross-cultural

D) Cultural diversity

E) All of the above

A

B) Acculturate

9
Q

Americans are viewed as ________.

A) A melting pot

B) A salad bowl

C) Jello with fruit

D) Apples and oranges

E) None of the above

A

B) A salad bowl

10
Q

What is the term used when numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society?

A) Ethnocentrism

B) Pluralism

C) Cross-cultural

D) Cultural diversity

E) None of the above

A

B) Pluralism

11
Q

Health care workers have a major responsibility to be ________.

A) Culturally sensitive

B) Ethnocentric

C) Pluralistic

D) Both A and B

E) All of the above

A

A) Culturally sensitive

12
Q

Communication can be accomplished ________.

A) Orally

B) In writing

C) By body language

D) Both B and C

E) All of the above

A

E) All of the above

13
Q

What is the belief that because the patient looks like the health care provider, there are no cultural differences?

A) Ethnocentric

B) Ethnocultural

C) Blind spot

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

A

C) Blind spot

14
Q

Successful communication with other cultures takes ________.

A) Time

B) Patience

C) Caring

D) Both B and C

E) None of the above

A

E) None of the above

15
Q

What is the belief that one’s own culture is better than other cultures?

A) Ethnocentrism

B) Ethnocultural

C) Cross-cultural

D) Blind spot

E) None of the above

A

A) Ethnocentrism

16
Q

The provider who is ethnocentric tends to antagonize and alienate patients from other cultures.

True

False

A

True

17
Q

Complementary alternative medicine often comes from cultural practices that are different than Western medicine.

True

False

A

True

18
Q

Cultural diversity can be defined as the awareness and respect of an individual’s or a population’s cultural differences.

True

False

A

False

19
Q

Culture is related to dental hygiene because disease and health often are culturally determined.

True

False

A

True

20
Q

Minority populations are still underrepresented in the health professions.

True

False

A

True

21
Q

_______ is an awareness of cultural differences

A

Cultural competence

22
Q

_____ is people from different cultures

A

Cultural diversity

23
Q

______ are different populations having different disease rates

A

Oral health disparities

24
Q

______ is the belief that the only culture of importance is the individual’s own culture

A

Ethnocentrism

25
Q

______ is the effective integration of a patient’s socioethnocultural background into the dental hygiene process of care

A

Cross-cultural dental hygiene

26
Q

________ is the theory that suggested that an individual’s social interaction as a child leads to continuous changes in thought and behavior that can vary greatly from culture to culture

A

Culture

27
Q

______ represents social groups with a shared history, sense of identity, geography, and cultural roots.

A

Ethnicity

28
Q

_____ refers to a population with shared physical characteristics.

A

Race

29
Q

____ refers to three ways for which cultural tools to pass from one person to another.

A

Sociocultural theory

30
Q

Name the three types of learning in sociocultural theory.

A

–Imitative learning-

–Instructed learning-

–Collaborative learning

31
Q

____ is defined as, when a person tries to imitate or copy another

A

Imitative learning-

32
Q

_____ is defined as, remembering the instructions of the teacher then using these instructions to self-regulate

A

Instructed learning

33
Q

_____ is defined as passing long cultural tools, working together as a unit to learn a specific skill

A

Collaborative learning

34
Q

_____ is the belief that one’s own culture or traditions are better than those of other cultures

A

Ethnocentrism

35
Q

____ is defined as a group within a culture that differentiates them from the larger group

A

Subculture

36
Q

_____ is the intentional or unintentional opinion or prejudice of a group

A

Stereotyping

37
Q

Cross-Cultural Communication

  • Being able to effectively communicate with those from different ______
  • Practice______
  • ______- intentional or unintentional opinion or prejudice of a group
  • ______ communication- ability to interpret and transmit information to someone from another culture
  • _______- believing there are no barriers to care because of similar cultural backgrounds
A

cultures

management

Stereotyping

Transcultural

Cultural blind spot syndrome

38
Q

The __________ refers to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

A

Zone of proximal development

39
Q

_____when a person tries to imitate or copy another

A

Imitative