Cultural Concepts and Terms
The key cultural value emphasizes close, supportive, and emotionally interconnected relationships within the extended family?
What is familismo?
This post-traumatic illness, literally meaning "fright," is believed to cause the soul to leave the body after a terrifying experience.
What is susto?
A neighborhood store where traditional herbs, folk remedies, and alternative health products are sold.
What is a botánica?
Traditional 40-day postpartum period during which a mother remains home with her newborn to heal and bond.
What is the cuarentena?
This primary chronic condition is the foremost health issue in the U.S. Hispanic population, affecting roughly 14.3% of adults over 20.
What is type 2 diabetes?
Fundamental to communication this value places social worth and ultimate decision-making power on authority figures.
What is respeto?
Caused by an envious or admiring gaze from a stronger person, this illness mostly affects children and is often treated by passing an egg over the body.
What is mal de ojo (evil eye)?
These traditional folk healers use physical remedies like herbs as well as supernatural practices to cure spiritual and body ailments.
What are curanderos (or curanderas)?
To ward off birth deformities during pregnancy, traditional beliefs recommend wearing this metallic household item on the abdomen.
What is a metal key (or safety pin)?
This specific subgroup makes up the largest percentage (over 60%) of the total U.S. Hispanic population.
Who are Mexican Americans (or people of Mexican origin)?
Term that refers to unexpectedly good health and mortality outcomes among Hispanics relative to non-Hispanic Whites.
What is the Hispanic Paradox?
Believed to be caused by food sticking to the stomach wall, this indigestion condition is traditionally treated with abdominal massage or purgative teas.
What is empacho?
This Afro-Caribbean syncretic religion combines Yoruba beliefs with Catholic traditions and appeals to spirits called orishas.
What is Santería?
This chicken broth soup is a staple food choice given to mothers during the cuarentena because it is gentle on the healing body.
What is caldo de pollo?
Community outreach health workers who act as peer educators to improve health promotion in Hispanic communities are called this.
What are promotoras?
This specific term refers exclusively to Americans of Mexican heritage.
What is Chicano?
This childhood condition involves irritability and diarrhea, traditionally treated by holding the infant upside down or pressing the hard palate.
What is caída de la mollera (fallen fontanel)?
Translating to "spiritism," this Latin American practice focuses on the belief that discarnate spiritual forces can directly affect human health and luck.
What is espiritismo?
Herbal laxatives prepared during the postpartum period to help eliminate impurities from childbirth are known by this Spanish name.
What are purgantes?
This leading cause of death ranked #1 overall among Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. in 2017.
What is cancer?
This Spanish phrase translates to "clean and not too thin," expressing traditional Puerto Rican view of good health and well-being.
What is Illentios y limpios?
Characterized by temporary paralysis of the face or limbs, this condition is thought to be caused by a sudden hot-cold body imbalance.
What is pasmo (frozen face)?
In traditional Latino hot/cold classification, this chronic endocrine condition is classified as a "hot" condition.
What is diabetes mellitus?
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The phenomenon where foreign-born Hispanic immigrants display better mental health outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts is called this.
What is the immigrant paradox?