Cultural Diversity, Ethics, and Legal Unit Test

Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors, and customs unique to a particular group of people and passed from one generation to the next

• Culture
• Community
• Society
• Tradition

Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as the color of skin, hair, and eyes, facial features, blood type, and bone structure

• Culture
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Race

The state of being in optimum health with a balanced relationship between physical, mental, and social health

• nutrition
• healthcare
• fitness
• wellness

Set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong

• Social Norms
• Law
• Ethics
• Morality

Type of family where the mother or the oldest female is the authority figure

• Nuclear family
• Patriarchal family
• Extended family
• Matriarchal family

1. individuals believe in the supremacy of their own ethnic group and believe that their cultural values are better than any other groups’ values.

• matriarchy
• egalitarianism
• ethnocentric

• cultural relativism

This type of law focuses on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person’s rights; in healthcare, this usually involves torts and contracts

• administrative law
• civil law
• criminal law
• international law

Includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent; can be improper handling or rough treatment of a patient while providing care

• Malpractice
• Battery
• Negligence
• Assault

This Act of 1996 passed by Congress requires the USDHHS to establish standards to protect health information

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
• Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

Italian artist who painted the anatomy of the inside of the body

• Andreas Vesalius
• Raphael
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci