Question 1

Which of the following best describes the interrelationship between culture and the self-care routines of individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  The influence of culture is pervasive and shapes all occupations, including self-care habits and routines, which any individual engages in. 
B)  Culture has no influence on how, why, when, and where people engage in self-care habits and routines. 
C)  Culture influences values and concrete things like style of dress and choice of food, but does not directly impact daily self-care habits and routines. 
D)  Self-care routines are more likely to be influenced by age and gender than they are by the cultural background of an individual. 
A)  The influence of culture is pervasive and shapes all occupations, including self-care habits and routines, which any individual engages in. 
B)  Culture has no influence on how, why, when, and where people engage in self-care habits and routines. 
C)  Culture influences values and concrete things like style of dress and choice of food, but does not directly impact daily self-care habits and routines. 
D)  Self-care routines are more likely to be influenced by age and gender than they are by the cultural background of an individual. A

Question 2

The parents of a young girl with dwarfism have visited her school. There they talked to the students about dwarfism and have helped the teacher adapt the classroom to make it more accessible to her by placing shelves and material at a lower level than is standard so that she can do everyday activities independently. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Serving as a cultural broker 
B)  The use of proxemics in communication to support development 
C)  Building a developmental niche 
D)  How an egalitarian viewpoint may impact parental behavior 
A)  Serving as a cultural broker 
B)  The use of proxemics in communication to support development 
C)  Building a developmental niche 
D)  How an egalitarian viewpoint may impact parental behavior C

Question 3

Absolute poverty refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The state of severe deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care, education, and information 
B)  A sudden loss of a job or a major illness resulting in a state of not having sufficient basic resources 
C)  A cultural view of poverty as a lifestyle choice that is valued and sustained 
D)  Poverty that occurs only in poor or developing nations, where there is no social support infrastructure 
A)  The state of severe deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care, education, and information 
B)  A sudden loss of a job or a major illness resulting in a state of not having sufficient basic resources 
C)  A cultural view of poverty as a lifestyle choice that is valued and sustained 
D)  Poverty that occurs only in poor or developing nations, where there is no social support infrastructure A

Question 4

Cultural variations in motor development mean:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessments of motor behavior are standardized and equally useful in all cultures. 
B)  Some cultures are better than others at facilitating movement. 
C)  Culture has a genetic basis. 
D)  It is impossible to compare motor development across cultures. 
A)  Assessments of motor behavior are standardized and equally useful in all cultures. 
B)  Some cultures are better than others at facilitating movement. 
C)  Culture has a genetic basis. 
D)  It is impossible to compare motor development across cultures.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about culture is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It influences developmental life tasks. 
B)  It is identical to race. 
C)  It gives a set of rules for behavior. 
D)  It impacts how disease or disability is viewed. 
A)  It influences developmental life tasks. 
B)  It is identical to race. 
C)  It gives a set of rules for behavior. 
D)  It impacts how disease or disability is viewed.

Question 6

Developmental assessments that give children high scores for autonomy may:

Accepted Answer

A)  Be applied equally across all cultural groups 
B)  Negatively impact children of cultural groups that value independence 
C)  Be culturally biased 
D)  Be considered optimal 
A)  Be applied equally across all cultural groups 
B)  Negatively impact children of cultural groups that value independence 
C)  Be culturally biased 
D)  Be considered optimal

Question 7

Which of the following reflects linguistic competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing health information and other communications in the officially recognized, or national, languages 
B)  Requiring all health care personnel to demonstrate fluency in at least three languages 
C)  Tailoring messages to the predominant cultural group in the intended audience 
D)  Communicating in simple language with graphic support to make the message easily understood by diverse audiences including people of limited language proficiency 
A)  Providing health information and other communications in the officially recognized, or national, languages 
B)  Requiring all health care personnel to demonstrate fluency in at least three languages 
C)  Tailoring messages to the predominant cultural group in the intended audience 
D)  Communicating in simple language with graphic support to make the message easily understood by diverse audiences including people of limited language proficiency

Question 8

All of the following characterize culturally sensitive health care practitioners except:

Accepted Answer

A)  They understand that cultural values may impact interpretation of the therapeutic interaction. 
B)  They enjoy learning from different cultures. 
C)  They know it is essential for all people to adopt behaviors and beliefs of the dominant culture. 
D)  They are respectful to cultural values other than their own in developing an intervention plan. 
A)  They understand that cultural values may impact interpretation of the therapeutic interaction. 
B)  They enjoy learning from different cultures. 
C)  They know it is essential for all people to adopt behaviors and beliefs of the dominant culture. 
D)  They are respectful to cultural values other than their own in developing an intervention plan.

Question 9

A person from an authoritarian culture may:

Accepted Answer

A)  Want to collaborate on the development of an intervention plan 
B)  Enter freely into family-centered care models 
C)  Prefer that the professional direct the treatment 
D)  Avoid interaction with medical professionals 
A)  Want to collaborate on the development of an intervention plan 
B)  Enter freely into family-centered care models 
C)  Prefer that the professional direct the treatment 
D)  Avoid interaction with medical professionals

Question 10

For a person who relies on restrained formal communication with strangers and authority figures, the challenge for health care providers is likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Communicating with the client in a manner that makes clear that they (the health care providers) should be respected as the expert in the conversation 
B)  Encouraging disclosure of detail of daily function that would be needed to support interventions to improve independent function 
C)  Focusing the conversation on topics pertinent to the health condition and/or intervention 
D)  Building rapport with the client to help him or her overcome shyness 
A)  Communicating with the client in a manner that makes clear that they (the health care providers) should be respected as the expert in the conversation 
B)  Encouraging disclosure of detail of daily function that would be needed to support interventions to improve independent function 
C)  Focusing the conversation on topics pertinent to the health condition and/or intervention 
D)  Building rapport with the client to help him or her overcome shyness

Which of the following best describes the interrelationship between culture and the self-care routines of individuals?

Absolute poverty refers to:

Cultural variations in motor development mean:

Which of the following statements about culture is not true?

Developmental assessments that give children high scores for autonomy may:

Which of the following reflects linguistic competence?

All of the following characterize culturally sensitive health care practitioners except:

A person from an authoritarian culture may:

For a person who relies on restrained formal communication with strangers and authority figures, the challenge for health care providers is likely to be:

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Middle Childhood and School

Adolescent Development

Family and Disablement Issues Throughout Childhood

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Exam 4: Culture and Life Course Development

Which of the following best describes the interrelationship between culture and the self-care routines of individuals?

Absolute poverty refers to:

Cultural variations in motor development mean:

Which of the following statements about culture is not true?

Developmental assessments that give children high scores for autonomy may:

Which of the following reflects linguistic competence?

All of the following characterize culturally sensitive health care practitioners except:

A person from an authoritarian culture may:

For a person who relies on restrained formal communication with strangers and authority figures, the challenge for health care providers is likely to be:

Human Performance: Function As an Organizing Framework

Human Performance: the Life Course Perspective

Theoretical Framework for Human Performance

Communication Development

Mental Functions and Learning Across the Lifespan

Environmental Contexts

Prenatal Development

The Newborn

Infancy

Family and Disability Issues Through Infancy

Development in the Preschool Years

Middle Childhood and School

Adolescent Development

Family and Disablement Issues Throughout Childhood

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Family and Disablement in Adulthood

Wellness, Prevention, Health Promotion

Public Policy and Health Care

Assessment of Human Performance Across the Lifespan

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