Deck 5: Culture, Behavior, and Health

Question 1

Which statement best describes a society?

A) A group that functions by its own distinctive standards of values, norms, and behaviors, while sharing certain standards
B) People that have a common homeland, are dependent on each other for survival, and share a common culture
C) That which is learned, shared, transmitted intergenerationally, and reflected in a group's values, beliefs, norms, behaviors, communication, and social roles
D) A group that is characterized by gender, race/ethnicity, age group, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, urbanicity of residence, a shared environment, and regional location

Answer 1

B

Question 2

At which time does the transmission of culture occur?

A) Upon birth
B) School age
C) Adolescence
D) Young adult

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which term is a distinct concept but is often used interchangeably with race?

A) Ethnicity
B) Culture
C) Ethnocentrism
D) Culture transmission

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which term describes an intervention that has been modified to increase the appropriateness for a cultural group?

A) Culturally adapted
B) Culturally targeted
C) Culturally sensitive
D) Culturally identified

Question 5

Which lifestyle behavior had a traditional low incidence until acculturation into American society?

A) Obesity
B) Smoking
C) Alcohol intake
D) Substance abuse

Question 6

Which nonpharmacological coping mechanism is used instead of surgery for some members of an ethnic group experiencing arthritic knee pain?

A) Prayer
B) Massage
C) Acupuncture
D) Aromatherapy

Question 7

Which is a weakness of the folk/cultural model of health behavior?

A) Discounts the influence of cognitive factors
B) Does not explain how multiple cultures interact
C) Provides limited mechanisms to change health behavior
D) Has not been tested among culturally targeted interventions

Question 8

Which model believes that people act to control health conditions?

A) Prototype
B) Health Belief
C) Integrated Behavior
C) Theory of Planned Behavior

Question 9

Which theory proposes that behavioral antecedents and contingencies regulate behavior?

A) Operant
B) Social Cognitive
C) Social Ecological
D) Communication/persuasion

Question 10

Which is a pathway of the Ecosocial Theory?

A) Limited message sources
B) Reduced access to healthcare
C) Lack of interaction of personal factors
D) Absence of role models to model behavior

Question 11

Which intervention content addresses a surface dimension of a culture?

A) Music
B) Beliefs
C) Values
D) Traditions

Question 12

In which step of adapting existing evidence-based cultural interventions are controlled trials conducted?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Question 13

It is recommended that providers take what action to reduce bias when treating patients from diverse cultural groups?

A) Complete cultural competency training
B) Attend a workshop about cultural differences
C) Spend time with a group of culturally diverse patients
D) Ask a culturally diverse patient what helps improve health practices

Question 14

Which care provider is a lay individual from a target community that serves as a liaison between the community and healthcare system?

A) Doula
B) Nurse
C) Social worker
D) Community health worker

Question 15

Why it is challenging to implement culturally appropriate interventions?

A) Cost
B) Interest
C) Technology
D) Health status