Chapter 5

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

A system of shared ideas, rules, and meanings that influence how we look at the world and how we behave in relationships and express ourselves emotionally.

Question 2

Characteristics of Culture (Social)

Answer 2

Shared by all members of the same cultural group

Question 3

Characteristics of Culture (Adaptive)

Answer 3

Customs beliefs and practices change slowly, but can adapt to social environments and to biological and psychological needs of people

Question 4

Characteristics of Culture (Dynamic)

Answer 4

Ever changing

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

Social and cultural heritage

Question 6

Race

Answer 6

Biological Characteristics

Question 7

Ethnocentrism

Answer 7

The belief in the superiority of one’s own group and culture, combined with distain and contempt for other groups and cultures.

Question 8

Minority

Answer 8

A group that is different from a majority of a population, as with religion, race, ethnic origin, age, gender.

Question 9

Innate Human Nature

Answer 9

People are perceived as good, bad, or a combination

Question 10

Destiny

Answer 10

fatalistic

Question 11

Harmony

Answer 11

exist as a single entity

Question 12

Mastery

Answer 12

to overcome forces of nature and put to good use for humankind

Question 13

Individualistic

Answer 13

Interpersonal individual relationships with outsiders and less with family

Question 14

Lineal

Answer 14

Exist through ordered positional succession Mother to Daughter, Father to Son

Question 15

Collateral

Answer 15

Group goals, Focus on relationship with others over individual goals.

Question 16

Competence

Answer 16

A set of Skills necessary to care for people of different cultures

Question 17

Humility

Answer 17

Process that requires individuals continually engage in self-critique and self-reflection as lifelong learners and reflective practitioners.

Question 18

Biomedical

Answer 18

Assumption that all events in life have cause and effect, the body can be observed and measured based on symptoms and causes.

Question 19

Naturalistic

Answer 19

Seen in Native Americans, Asians, life is one aspect of human nature and illness is only a response to keep in balance (yin/yang theory) Energy forces within body. Cold foods eaten with fever and hot food eaten with cold.

Question 20

Spirituality

Answer 20

Any behaviors that give meaning to life or provide strength to a patient.

Question 21

Religion

Answer 21

A system of beliefs or practice worship.

Question 22

Spiritual Distress

Answer 22

A response to an illness or health issue.

Question 23

Stages of Grief

Answer 23

Denial and Isolation, Anger, Bargaining, Depression or Sadness, and Acceptance.