Barriers to Multicultural Communication
____ is a slant toward a particular belief
Bias
True or False: Low-context communication is direct and "in your face"
True
True or False: Folk medicines do not cause harmful or dangerous effects.
False
____ does not allow eating pork and requires kosher food
Judaism
True or False: When using an interpreter, the HCP must introduce the client and interpreter
True
______ is the belief that one's own culture and traditions are better than those of another
Ethnocentrism
A low-context communication style refers to one that
a. requires cultural knowledge
b. is defined by culturally relevant terms
c. utilizes few environmental idioms
d. relies on body language
c. utilizes few environmental idioms
True or False: Christian scientists believe that all illness and suffering is illusory
True
_____ medicine do not allow eating meat, modest regarding their body
Western
A medical interpreter facilitates communication between non-speaking clients and health care professionals (HCP)
True
_____ is an opinion or judgement that is formed before all of the facts are known
Prejudice
____ time focus is associated with culture and longstanding tradition
Past
True or False: Culture does not have a greater effect on the attitudes relating to medical treatment and therapeutic communication than race and physical characteristics.
False
Which culture avoids discussion of taboo subjects such as mental illness, contraception, and hospice care
Islam
True or False: It is okay to interrupt the client and interpreter anytime you need clarity
False
_____ is to believe that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same
Stereotyping
Individuals with a ____ present time focus are less assured that their needs will be satisfied
Present
____ and ____ both believe in reincarnation and hence are strict vegetarians
Hinduism, Buddhism
Which culture embraces Confucian principles of mind control over the body
East Asian
True or False: Never allow the interpreter to see the client. Always keep the camera on yourself
False
Racism implies...
a. desegregation
b. sensitivity
c. tolerance
d. discrimination
d. discrimination
True or False: High-context communication assumes that the speaker and listener both have knowledge regarding the subject
True
True or False: Persons from Asian cultures have a low acceptance of Western medicine, relying on pharmaceutical products and surgical procedures to treat illness and disease.
True
Which culture includes principles of mind control over the body and maintaining a balance between natural forces
Confucianism
True or False: Always assure the client confidentiality will be maintained and that nothing will be shared without the client's written permission to do so
True