The characteristic of a group of people who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
Culture
100
A theory of disease causation where illness results from upset of the balance between the person and environment
Naturalistic theory
100
The most common CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) practice in the United States
Prayer
100
“steadfast, had foresight and energy to make her ambitions for her daughters real”
Malcolm Gladwell’s grandmother’s most important qualities
100
Balance of polar energies i.e. ying-yang
Chinese medicine
200
When a person believes that his or her culture is superior to another one
Cultural Ethnocentricity
200
The following treatment modality stimulates specific points along the meridians to achieve balance, works by bringing qi to the affected part of the body
Acupuncture
200
The following theories are part of which CAM : Qi (“chee”), Five Elements, Ying and yang theory, and Meridian theory
Traditional Chinese Medicine
200
According to the CDC report on racial disparities, this group has the least success in controlling high blood pressure
Mexican-Americans
200
The following questions belong to?
- What do you call the illness?
- What are the main problems the illness has cause you?
- What do you think has cause the illness?
Cross-Cultural Interview questions
300
The degree to which a person or community has adapted to the dominant culture and retained their traditional practices
Cultural adaptation
300
The mistaken assumption that everyone in a given culture is alike is a..
Stereotype
300
Treatment modalities used in conjunction with conventional Western medical therapies
Complementary Medicine
300
According to the CDC report on racial disparities, which babies are most likely to die in infancy
Babies born to black women
300
According to the CDC report on racial disparities, which ethnic group in the United States die of drug overdoses more often than other ethnic groups
White ethnic group
400
Practitioners seek to balance combinations of the 5 elements seen as basic by this system (ether, air, fire, water, and earth)
Ayurvedic medicine
400
The belief that health is in God’s hands
Fatalism
400
The act or practice of ending life of someone who is suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition by lethal injection or suspension of medical treatment
Euthanasia
400
According to “Cross-cultural Medicine”, in much of Latin America, this North American gesture may be considered obscene
"OK" sign
400
The largest minority group in the U.S.
Hispanics/Latinos
500
A belief in and respect for a supernatural power or powers, which is regarded as creator and governor of the universe, and a personal or institutionalized system grounded in such a belief or worship
Religion
500
Process of knowledge, awareness, and respect for other cultures
Cultural competence
500
The characteristic of a group of people who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage
Ethnicity
500
The following refers to? Although the rate of diabetes is up to five times higher in Mexican Americans than in non-Latino whites, their coronary heart disease mortality rate is significantly lower than would be expected
latino paradox
500
The following are characteristics of ?
Religion, values and symbols, language