Cultural Competency Key Terms

What is it called when a minority group lives within a dominant group and members lose their unique cultural traits and adopt the dominant group's traits?

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural competence

• Cultural awareness

What does it mean to ignore differences between belief systems?

• Cultural blindness

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the belief that everyone else should conform to your belief system called?

• Cultural imposition

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the ability to provide care that is considerate of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients?

• Cultural competence

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations called?

• Culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural competence

• Cultural blindness

What is the term for feeling threatened by cultural differences and ridiculing the traditions of others?

• Cultural conflict

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the term for identifying with a cultural group that shares a common heritage?

• Ethnicity

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the belief that the ideas, beliefs, and practices of your culture are superior to those of other cultures?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the term for subconsciously holding attitudes toward a culture or associating stereotypes to a group without awareness?

• Implicit bias

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness

What is the ability of caregivers to respond to the linguistic needs of patients and families during a health care encounter?

• Linguistic competence

• Cultural competence

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural awareness