Vocab pt.1
Is a individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven.
Agnostic
Health is state of physical and spiritual; harmony with nauture. Balance of two forces. (Ying and Yang). Causes of illness is supernatuarl, God, ancestral spirits, and unhealthy enviroment. Healers are herbalist, physician, shamans. Treatments are cold remedies for ying and yang, herbal remedies, accupuncture, and energery restored to ying and yang. Responces to pain must be accepted and if done in public will bring disgrace.
Asian
How can you overcome cultural barriers?
Hire bilingual staff. Use a professional interpreter service. Use universal healthcare symbols. Standardize language assessment tests. Offers interprter skills training to volunteers.
The mother or oldest female is the authority figure.
Matriarchal
Is a preference that inhibits importial judgement.
Bias
What are advantages of cultural diversity?
DIverse cultural perspectives can inspire creativity and drive innovation.
Concepts are health maintained by diet, rest, & exercise. Immunizations & preventitives. Causes are outside source, punishment for sins, lack of cleanliness, self-abuse. Healers are physician, nurse. Treatments are meds. & surgery, diet & exercise, home remedies & self-care, prayers & rituals. Responce to pain is that it may be loud & emotional, others value self control.
European
Individuals who believe in spremecy of their ethnic group, are called?
Ethnocentric
A person who does not believe in any deity.
Atheist
Infant blessed by cleargy in church as soon as possible. May want church elders present at death. May believe in divine healing with "laying on of hands".
Morman
Why is religions beliefs important?
So you know how to respect other religions. To know whether or not to proceed the surgery, or do the blood transfusion.
The father or oldest male is the athority figure.
Patriarchal
Occurs when an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same.
Stereotyping
What is the importance of cultural diversity?
It helps dispel negative sterotypes and personal biases about different groups. "ways of being."
Is a classification of people based on flaional origin and/or a orgin.
Ethnicity
Care that provides for the well-being of the whole person and meets not only physical needs, but also social, emotional, and mental cares.
Holistic Care
The beliefs individuals have about themeselves, their connections with others, and their relationship with a high power.
Spirituablity
True or False:
Organ donation discouraged, Cremation premitted, Prohibited from reciveing blood or blood products.
Jehovah's Witness / True
What are some exampoles of cultural barriers in healthcare?
Insecurity to engage with patients. Misunderstanding of patients. Perceived power distance. Negative impacts on shared decision making.
Usally consists of a mother, father, and children.
Nuclear Family
Means to prejudge.
Prejudice
HOw can we improve cultural diversity in healthcare?
Gear up programs to recruit and retain diverse staff memebers. Cultural competency training for healthcare providers. Use of interpreter services to insure individuals.
Is a classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics such as color of hair, skin and eyes. Face features, blood type, and bore structure.
Race
Includes the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Extended Family
Care based on the cultural beliefs,emotional needs, spirtiual feelings, and physcial needs of a person, can be used to describe this method of holistic care.
Transcultural Health Care
COncepts are that health is a reward from God and is good luck. Causes of illness is punishment from God for sins. Healers are the native healers (witch craft).
Hispanic
What are four points of cultural diversity in healthcare?
Paradigm
Communication
Specificly
Organization
A characteristic of Chinese folk religion, Hinduism, and some believers of Buddhism.
Polytheists
Differences based on cultural, ethnic, and rascial factors.
Cultural Diversity
Health is harmony between man and nature. Cause of illness is supernatural forces and evil spirits. Healers are shamon medicine man.
Native American
The process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics do occur.
Acculuration
Often called terrotorial space, describes the distace people require to feel comfortable with interacting with others.
Personal Space
In previous times, the United States has often been called a " Melting Point" to represent the absorption of many cultures into the dominat culture through a process.
Cultural Assimilation
Concepts of health are that health is cuased by spiritual forces and cleanliness. Cause of Illness are from evil "eye" or evil spirits. Healers are physicians.
Middle Eastern
What are the five bascic cultural diversities?
Language
Religion
Race
Sexual Orientation
Gender
Age & Ethnicity
Some individuals believe in the existence of one god, a charateristic of Judism.
Monothesis
Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behavior, and customs unique to a particular group of people and passed from one generation to the next.
Culture
COncepts are maintain harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Harmony with nature. Illness is prevented by diet, rest, and cleanliness. Causes are supernatural, punishment from God, conflict in life. Healers are root doctor, folk, voodoo healers. Treatments are restore harmony, prayers, meditation, herbs & etc., rituals, chamrs & etc. Responce to pain is to tolerate pain because its a sign of strength.
South Africa
The ability to recognize and appreciate the persoanl characteristics of others, is essential in health care.
Sensitivity
Is an organized system of belief in a super human power or higher power.
Religion