Final Assessment - Cultural, Social and Ethnic Diversity

"All Americans are overweight because they eat and enjoy fast food," is an example of a:

• Personal bias
• Generalization
• Stereotype
• Ethnic bias

It is important to refrain from using ____________. You should use ____________ instead.

• stereotypes, generalizations
• generalizations, stereotypes
• personal bias, bias
• bias, personal bias

Biases are:

• true generalizations about a culture.
• false impressions.
• feelings that make a person uncomfortable.
• feelings that lead to certain behaviors.

Removing language barriers to limited English-speaking populations is the main focus of:

• Cultural competency
• Linguistic competency
• Health Equality
• Health Literacy

Cultural diversity is:

• Cultural differences and variety
• Cultural differences in healthcare
• Differences in country of origin
• Differences in quality of care

Cultural factors, such as nationality, religion, culture, and language, are part of a person's:

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Bias
• Demographics

The prevalence of cigarette smoking is 36.8% for adults who only completed 9-11 years of education, as compared to 11.3% for adults with 16 or more years of education (per the Oral Cancer Foundation). This is an example of a:

• Health disparity
• Health equality
• Health equity
• Health difference

Which of the following is harmful toward achieving cultural competency?

• Following your own cultural habits in regards to eye contact and touching.
• Thinking about the effect of your words on the patient before you speak.
• Learning information about a culture before accepting all you hear from others.
• Being aware of your own personal beliefs or prejudices.

Treating patients differently because of their weight is an example of:

• Cultural generalization
• Health illiteracy
• Census
• Personal bias

"Health disparities" is the term most often used in the United States. Worldwide, the term used is:

• Health Disappointments
• Health equities
• Health inequalities
• Health inequities