Key terms
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics.
Acculturation
Differences based on culture, ethnicity, life experiences, spirituality, and religion.
Cultural Diversity
Holistic care
Care that provides for the well-being of the whole person and meets not only physical needs, but also social, emotional, and mental needs.
Personal space
Often called territorial space; describes the distance people require to feel comfortable while interacting with others.
The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others.
sensitivity
An individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.
Agnostic
Defined as the 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
Matriachal
A family where the mother or oldest female is the authority figure.
Polytheist
Individuals who worship and believe in many gods, a characteristic of Hinduism and some believers of Buddhism.
Defined as the beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a higher power; an individual's need to find meaning and purpose in life.
Spiritually
A person who does not believe in any deity.
Atheist
A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
Ethnicity
Monotheist
Individuals who believe in the existence of one God, a characteristic of Judaism, Christianity, and the Islamic religion.
Prejudice
Means to prejudge; a strong feeling or belief about a person or subject that is formed without reviewing facts or information.
Stereotyping
Occurs when an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same; it ignores individual characteristics and "labels" an individual.
A preference that inhibits impartial judgment.
bias
Individuals who believe that their cultural values are better than the cultural values of others.
Ethnocentric
Nuclear family
Usually consists of one or two parents and a child or children.
A classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as color of skin, hair, and eyes; facial features; blood type; and bone structure.
Transcultural Health Care
Care based on the cultural beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual feelings, and physical needs of a person.
Requires that the newly arrived cultural group alter unique beliefs and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture.
Cultural Assimilation
Includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Extended family
Patriarchal
A family where the father or oldest male is the authority figure.
Religion
An organized system of belief in a higher power.
Who are the teachers of Medical classes?
Mr. Sianturi, Mr. Cuthbert