1.02 Cultural Awareness

Sally is in the hospital and requests her pastor to come visit and pray with her. She misses being able to go to church on Sundays since she has been sick. This is an example of:

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Race

• Competence

Olga immigrated from Russia. She has a new group of friends and has started using the same slang words they use. This is an example of:

• Cultural assimilation

• Acculturation

• Sensitivity

• Ethnocentric

Karen is a nurse and always ignores her patients religious beliefs and practices because she is Jewish and thinks her religion is better. Karen is displaying which of the following?

• Sterotyping

• Ethnocentrism

• Bias

• Holistic care

All cultures are okay with eye contact, meaning there is nothing wrong with it across all cultures.

• True

• False

Herbal therapy is considered which type of medical treatment?

• Eastern

• Western

Grouping of people based on their physical or social qualities. i.e.: black, white, hispanic

• Race

• Culture

• Ethnicity

• Acculturation

Patterns of behavior that are learned within a group. They are passed down and taught by other people.

• Bias

• Ethnicity

• Race

• Culture

Which term corresponds with "care that provides for the well-being of the whole person."

• Eastern medicine

• Holisitic care

• Western medicine

• Whole patient care

Which term is "the process of assuming that everyone in a particular group is the same."

• ethnocentric

• racist

• stereotyping

• prejudice

Which culture believes health is a balance between yin and yang?

• European Americans

• Asian Americans

• Native Americans

• Latino Americans