Deck 1: Introduction to Multicultural Health

Question 1

___ is/are the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.

A) Culture
B) Race
C) Ethnicity
D) Social background

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A person's physical characteristics and/or genetic or biological makeup is called:

A) culture
B) race
C) ethnicity
D) origin

Answer 2

B

Question 3

All of the following are characteristics of ethnicity except:

A) religion
B) values
C) eye color
D) language

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When a person believes that his or her culture is superior to another one it is called:

A) cultural ethnocentricity
B) cultural relativism
C) cultural adaptation
D) acculturation

Question 5

The idea that all cultures are of equal value and need to be studied from a neutral point of view.

A) Cultural ethnocentricity
B) Cultural relativism
C) Cultural adaptation
D) Cultural equality

Question 6

The degree to which a person or community has adapted to the dominant culture and retained their traditional practices.

A) Cultural ethnocentricity
B) Cultural relativism
C) Cultural adaptation
D) Acculturation

Question 7

The process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.

A) Cultural ethnocentricity
B) Cultural relativism
C) Cultural absorption
D) Acculturation

Question 8

__ people tend to have the most psychological problems and the highest stress levels.

A) Assimilated
B) Marginalized
C) Integrated
D) Separated

Question 9

A person in the United States who speaks only German and lives in a German neighborhood would be said to be:

A) assimilated
B) marginalized
C) integrated
D) separated

Question 10

One of the most important predictors of health disparities is:

A) having health insurance
B) socio-economic status
C) having annual physical exams
D) stress management skills

Question 11

According to the Institute of Medicine, the five domains of health include all of the following except

A) environmental exposures
B) physical movement
C) behavior
D) social circumstances
E) medical care

Question 12

The legislation that prohibits federally funded programs from discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

A) Title XII
B) Executive Order #13,166
C) Title XII and Executive Order #13,166
D) The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 13

How many CLAS standards are there?

A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
E) 16

Question 14

___ refers to personal character and what the individual believes is right or wrong conduct.

A) Ethics
B) Standards
C) Morality
D) Autonomy

Question 15

The ethical principle concerned with a person's right to self-determination and informed consent in health care.

A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Justice
D) Respect

Question 16

Being truthful and providing information that is necessary.

A) Fidelity
B) Beneficence
C) Veracity
D) Respect

Question 17

The concept that a healthcare provider should do good for the patient.

A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Justice
D) Respect

Question 18

The ethical principle that people should be treated equally and fairly.

A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Justice
D) Respect

Question 19

Generally people have only one ethnicity but belong to multiple cultures.

Question 20

Generalizations and stereotypes are interchangeable terms.

Question 21

Amendment II of the Civil Rights Act prohibits federally funded programs or activities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

Question 22

Because of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act any provider that receives Medicare funding is prohibited from discriminating against a patient based on race or national origin.

Question 23

Why is it important to study multicultural health?