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I2P-Midterm
Midterm Exam
Question | Answer |
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Define: Culture | Beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group Behaviors include: thinking, communicating, value and belief system, relationships, rituals and traditions. |
Define: Acculturation | Adopting traits from another culture, while still retaining aspects of their own. |
Define: Assimilation | Giving up cultural beliefs/practices as a way to “fit in” with dominant culture. |
Define: Cultural Humility | Recognize lack of familiarity with a person’s culture which enables one to analyze personal beliefs and biases . |
Define: Ethnocentrism | View that one’s “own cultural orientation is the ‘correct’ view of reality,” including religious views. |
Define: Stereotypes | Imposing preconceived assumptions or observations about behaviors, beliefs, and actions to individuals without evaluating unique values and experiences. |
Define: Generalizations | Draws on experiences and commonalities of groups or cultures while allowing room for the individual experience. May be inaccurate due to many factors. |
Define: Cultural Competence | Development of a set of skills, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs used in such a way that will allow provision of effective patient care to all people. |
Do you have to be aware of your own cultural values to be considered “culturally competent?” | Yes |
Define: Prejudice | Unjustified negative attitude based on a person’s group membership. |
Deine: Descrimination | Differential actions toward others according to specific characteristics. |