exam i: ch5 - cultural implications

Question 1

groups characterized by their own cultural, ethnic, religion, or religious ID which differs from the majority of the population

Answer 1

minority

Question 2

can be defined biologically, anthropologically, or genetically

Answer 2

race

Question 3

common heritage and hx + shared worldview for thinking

Answer 3

ethnicity

Question 4

the shared beliefs, practices, and values that guides group members in a patterned way of thinking and acting that distinguishes it from another group

Answer 4

culture

Question 5

dev over a long period of time, on a continuum, allows the nurse to tailor the patient’s health care needs to their cultural preferences

Answer 5

cultural competence

Question 6

what are the 4 constructs of cultural competence (campinha-bacote model)

Answer 6

1. cultural awareness
2. cultural knowledge
3. cultural skill
4. cultural desire

Question 7

when a nurse recognizes enormous impact that culture has on patient’s health values and practices

Answer 7

cultural awareness

Question 8

helps us understand behaviors that might be misinterpreted, helps to establish rapport and ask the right questions

Answer 8

cultural knowledge

Question 9

the ability to perform a cultural assessment in a sensitive way

Answer 9

cultural skill

Question 10

by what year will the US become majority-minority nation?

Answer 10

2045

Question 11

explain the following about western tradition
- identity through:
- values:
- mind vs body
- disease:
- time:
- what does success mean?

Answer 11

• identity through: individuality
• values: autonomy, independence, self-reliance
• mind vs body: separate
• disease: has a cause, so treat the cause
• time: linear
• what does success mean: prepping for the future

Question 12

explain the following about eastern tradition
- identity through:
- values:
- mind vs body
- disease:
- time:
- what does success mean?

Answer 12

• identity through: family basis + group decision
• values: duty to comply into fate born into
• mind vs body: one entity
• disease: fluctuations in opposing forces
• time: circular
• what does success mean: wisdom and family

Question 13

explain the following about indigenous tradition
- identity through:
- values:
- mind vs body
- disease:
- time:
- what does success mean?

Answer 13

• identity through: community
• values: deep relationships with nature
• mind vs body: united with spirit
• disease: lack of harmony with nature
• time: focused on present
• what does success mean: harmony and balance with nature

Question 14

beliefs and values, embracing that culture

Answer 14

enculturation

Question 15

belief that YOUR culture is superior

Answer 15

ethnocentrism

Question 16

what factors can hold respect/disrespect within different cultures?

Answer 16

eye contact, personal space, touch, expressions, gestures

Question 17

prejudice and judgment that leads to poor quality of care, unfair bias, different perspective of mental illness

Answer 17

stigma

Question 18

when psychological distress is experienced as physical problems, can lead to misdiagnosis

Answer 18

somatization

Question 19

list the 7 populations most at risk for stigma/decreased access to mental healthcare

Answer 19

• immigrants
• refugees
• poverty
• LGBTQ community
• elderly population
• homeless population
• incarcerated individuals

Question 20

the act of learning beliefs/practices of new cultural settings

Answer 20

acculturation

Question 21

the act of adapting to the lifestyle of the new setting

Answer 21

assimilation

Question 22

those who leave homeland or forced to flee d/t negative conditions

Answer 22

refugees

Question 23

which 2 communities are the most at risk for poverty

Answer 23

african americans and latino communities

Question 24

feelings of unease about maleness/femaleness, uncomfortable with gender assigned to at birth

Answer 24

gender dysphoria

Question 25

sense of maleness or femaleness (established at least 3yrs old)

Answer 25

gender identity