Exam 1: Introduction to Multicultural Health

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

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

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

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

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

One of the most important predictors of health disparities is:

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

Being truthful and providing information that is necessary.

Why is it important to study multicultural health?

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

Generalizations and stereotypes are interchangeable terms.

All of the following are characteristics of ethnicity except:

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

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

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

How many CLAS standards are there?

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

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

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

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.