Deck 8: A Cultural Perspective on Development

Question 1

A __________ includes communication, personal space, social organization of family and other groups, concept of time, relationship to actual or perceived control of authority, and biological variations.

A) developmental contextualism
B) cultural competence
C) cultural assessment
D) culture

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In __________, four forces are at work: physical setting, social influences, personal characteristics, and the influence of time.

A) developmental contextualism
B) cultural competence
C) cultural assessment
D) meta-analyses

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text, developmental contextualism means that culture and human development __________.

A) are discrete elements
B) are inseparable
C) slightly overlap
D) have no relationship

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Developing cultural competence is very important for healthcare providers. Culturally competent care refers primarily to __________.

A) adapting care to patient's culture
B) sensitizing patients to the culture of healthcare
C) imposing majority culture on patients
D) the requirement to be sensitive and empathetic

Question 5

In developmental contextualism, __________ include the home, classroom, and workplace.

A) physical settings
B) social influences
C) personal characteristics
D) influences of time

Question 6

In developmental contextualism, __________ include families, peers, and significant others.

A) physical settings
B) social influences
C) personal characteristics
D) influences of time

Question 7

It is important to remember that white, middle-class America is its own culture, and has developed over a period of time, while borrowing and integrating influences of other cultures.

Question 8

Culturally competent care is the ability to be help the patient adjust to the predominant culture within the healthcare setting.

Question 9

After the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, U.S. psychologists who traveled there to help found that traditional Western therapeutic methods, such as individualized therapy, were especially helpful.

Question 10

Understanding the attitudes, customs, and behaviors-in other words, the culture-of individuals is important if you are to interact positively with them.