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BNA Notes
Diversity and Human Needs and Development
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ageism | stereotyping of, prejudice toward, and/or discrimination against the elderly |
| Agnostic | a person who believes that he does not know or cannot know if God exists |
| Atheist | a person who believes that there is no God |
| Bias | prejudice |
| Buddhism | a religion that follows the teachings of Buddha |
| Christianity | a religion that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ |
| cultural copetence | the ability to understand, respect, and interact with people from other cultures |
| cultural diversity | the variety of people with different backgrounds and experiences living together in the world |
| developmental disability | a chronic condition that restricts physical and/or mental abilities |
| ethnicity | one aspect of a person's identity, often reflecting a combination of race, culture, language, nationality, and other factors |
| health | state of physical,mental, and social well-being |
| Hinduism | a religion that believes in the unity of everything and that all are a part of God |
| Islam | a religion that follows the prophet Muhammad and the Five Pillars of Islam |
| Judaism | a religion that follows the teachings of God as given to Moses in laws and commandments |
| mores | the accepted traditional customs of particular social group |
| need | something necessary or required |
| physiological needs | needs that relate to the processes and activities that keep living things alive |
| psychosocial needs | needs that involve social interaction,emotions, intellect, and spirituality |
| puberty | the period during which a person develops secondary sex characteristics |
| race | grouping of people based on physical characteristics shared by people with common ancestry |
| religion | a set of beliefs concerning the cause and nature of the universe that often includes a moral code and usually involves specific rituals and practices |
| spirituality | of or relating to concerns of the spirit, the sacred, or the soul |
| stereotype | a biased generalization about a group that is usually based on opinions and distorted ideas |
| transcultural nursing | the study of various cultures with the goal of providing care specific to each culture |
| wellness | successfully balancing things that happen in everyday life; includes five different types: physical,social,emotional,intellectual, and spiritual |
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