Health Care & Cultural Diversity

Values, beliefs, ideas and characteristics passed from one generation to the next:

• culture
• assimilation
• customs
• ethnicity

A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture:

• acculturation
• cultural assimilation
• ethnicity
• ethnocentric

A strong feeling or belief about a person without reviewing the facts:

• bias
• ethnocentric
• prejudice
• stereotyping

^{All of the following are part of the "4C's of Culture" for the healthcare worker to include when asking the patient questions, except:}

• "What do you call your problem?"
• "What can we do for you?"
• "What do you think caused your problem?"
• "What have you done to cope with your problem?"

_{Which of the following is not one of the of the four (4) basic characteristics of culture?}

• Culture is learned

• Culture is passed down

• Culture is shared

• Culture is social in nature

In regards to cultural diversity, healthcare worker's must learn to be:

• Honest

• Hard workers

• Tolerant

• Professional

The assumption that everyone in the same ethnic, racial or cultural group acts the same, shares the same beliefs, or has the same attitudes is called:

• Ethnicity

• Ethnocentric

• Prejudice

• Stereotype

Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics:

• Culture
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Race

The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group:

• Acculturation
• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnicity
• Ethnocentric

The beliefs and practices of an individual regarding their "truths":

• Religion
• Spirituality
• Cultural Assimilation
• Acculturation