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RAD100 CH10-11
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Assimilation | Process by which people of diverse backgrounds slowly give up their original cultural language and identity and melt into another, usually larger, group |
Bias | Prejudice; thinking negatively of others without any or significant justification; generally a combination of stereotyped beliefs and negative attitudes |
Biculturalism | Being able to negotiate two or more different cultures competently, individual and mainstream |
Cultural | Of or relating to culture |
Cultures | All of the socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thoughts by particular classes, communities, or populations |
Discrimination | Actions involved in the unequal or prejudicial treatment of people because they belong to a certain category, group, or race. May also include disability, ethnicity, and sexual orientation |
Diverse | Differing from one another; made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements |
Diversity | Fact or quality of being diverse, different (all of the ways in which human beings are both similar and different) |
Ethnic | Designating any of the basic groups or divisions of humankind or of a heterogeneous population, as distinguished by customs, characteristics, language, and common history; national origin |
Ethnicity | Ethnic affiliation or classification |
Ethnocentrism | Tendency toward viewing the norms and values of the individual’s own culture as absolute and using them as a standard against which all other cultures are measured |
Gender | Chromosomal designation of female or male being |
Homophobia | Irrational fear of and hostility toward homosexuality |
LGBTQ+ | An acronym used to describe individuals who identify as other than heterosexual, i.e. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer and/or questioning, intersex, and asexual and/or ally, plus others |
Mental and Physical Abilities | Capacity to perform cognitive and psychomotor tasks |
Race | Population that differs from others in the relative frequency of some gene or genes; any of the different varieties of humankind, distinguished by type of hair, color of eyes and skin, stature, bodily proportions, or other characteristics |
Racism | Belief in racial superiority, leading to discrimination and prejudice toward races considered inferior |
Religion | Belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers, to be obeyed and worshipped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe |
Advance Directive | Legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make decisions regarding their medical care |
Communication | Exchange of information, thoughts, or messages; includes interpersonal rapport |
Emotional Intelligence (EI) | Ability to evaluate, perceive, and control emotions |
Gerontology | Pertaining to the study of older adults |
Inpatient | Someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies or treatment |
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs | Model of human needs developed by Abraham Maslow |
Nonverbal Communication | Exchange of information, thoughts, or messages using methods other than the actual words of speech—for example, tone of voice, speed of speech, facial expressions, and position of the speaker’s extremities and torso (body language) |
Outpatient | Patient who comes to a health care facility for diagnosis or treatment but does not usually occupy a bed overnight |
Palpation | Application of light pressure with the fingers |
Paralanguage | Music of language; cadence and rhythm of speech |
Patient Assessment | Objective evaluation and determination of the status of a patient |
Patient Autonomy | Ability and right of patients to make independent decisions regarding their medical care |
Verbal Communication | Messages sent using spoken words; the exchange of information or thoughts; can be dramatically shaped by vocabulary, clarity, tone, pitch of voice, and even the organization of sentences |