Cultural Diversity Test

Identify methods health care providers can show respect for an individual's religious beliefs.

• Ignoring the patient's beliefs.

• Forcing their own beliefs on the patient.

• Asking about and accommodating the patient's beliefs.

• Assuming all patients have the same beliefs.

An example of acculturation is ________.

• refusing to learn a new language

• learning a new language while maintaining one's original language

• completely abandoning one's original culture

• only eating food from one's own culture

A nuclear family consists of ________.

• only grandparents

• only parents

• parents and children

• other relatives

Cultural diversity can affect ________ in healthcare.

• only medical procedures

• communication and respect for beliefs

• only medication

• only surgery

Which factor influenced by culture involves the way people interact with each other?

• Social interactions

• Education

• Health care

• Food preferences

Which factor influenced by culture involves beliefs about health and medicine?

• Education

• Health beliefs

• Social interactions

• Family relation

Culture is not uniform among all members within a cultural group, but it does provide a _______ for behavior.

• distraction

• challenge

• barrier

• foundation

How do children learn patterns of behavior according to the text?

• By reading books

• By imitating adults

• By attending school

• By watching television

All cultures have basic characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A) Culture is learned.

• B) Culture does not just happen.

• C) Culture is taught to others.

• D) Culture is uniform.

Fill in the blank: Culture is a set of values, beliefs, and ______ shared by a group of people.

• languages

• behaviors

• preferences

• traits