Chapter 2
This often faulty method of judging other cultures is common in healthcare
What is "ethnocentrism"?
How do language barriers affect people within healthcare?
Lack of understanding of both parties. Can be hard to find a translator. Can be scary for patients when they need immediate help and do not have time to get a translator.
One common nonverbal conflict in healthcare
What is Paralinguistics, Physical appearance, or Stereotyping?
When a doctor forces a patient to break some kind of tradition, this is called
Religious Conflict
Despite being fully developed this nation lacks free healthcare.
What is the USA
What are two common prejudices in healthcare?
What are racial and gender prejudices?
How can silence be harmful in healthcare?
It can create a scary environment for patients and lead to lack of communication
This occurs more commonly in obese patients
What is misdiagnosis?
What is Medical Jargon?
medical terminology
The US considers healthcare a___
profitable business
This ethnic group experiences superior healthcare according to the National Healthcare disparities report.
What is white people?
How can we overcome social positions within healthcare?
Doctors need to listen, trust testing over bias, patients need to be open and honest
Doctors may seem to be this when addressing patients
What is "condesending"?
When a doctor bases a diagnosis on the looks or personality of a patient it is called __
Stereotyping
In a healthcare setting, there is a hierarchy as the
The doctor being more important than the patient
This ethnic group experiences the worst healthcare comparatively in the United States
What is Hispanics?
How can slang be harmful in healthcare?
Slang changes rapidly and if so different across countries
This common philosophical phrase applies to dealing with physical appearance
What is "separating the art from the artist"?
This can be extremely harmful to people when they cannot afford healthcare
economic conflicts
What is a driver?
Individual factors that negatively influence ones perception of others.
These are all aspects of gender prejudice in healthcare
What are drivers, facilitators, manifestations and intersecting stigmas
Why do context styles matter?
If people have different context styles it often leads to miscommunication and misinformation
This is a catch-all solution to fixing nonverbal issues
What is separating your personal prejudices from your workplace duties?
What is a step that healthcare facilities are doing to combat cultural conflict?
Communication classes
In 2018 the average adult spent $___ per year on healthcare
$11,000 per person per year