Exam 15: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition

Empathy and sympathy are synonymous.

During the closing phase of a nutrition counseling session, ____.

High intakes of carbonated beverages and limited dental care are dietary concerns/issues of ____ Americans.

Principles or standards that members of a cultural group share in common are known as _____.

Culture has a minimal impact on food behavior.​

Match the health disparity with the most appropriate ethnic group in the right column. Options will be used more than once. -​Women of this ethnic group are 1.4 times more likely to die from cervical cancer than white women

Identify reasons why healthy professionals need to gain cultural and linguistic expertise.

Match the stage of cultural competence in the right column with its correct description in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Attitudes, practices, and policies are destructive to other cultures

National standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care have been established by the ____. ​

Match the health disparity with the most appropriate ethnic group in the right column. Options will be used more than once. -​Overall incidence of AIDS has increased in this population in the past 5 years

Research has shown that many minority populations are less likely to receive routine medical checkups.

Match the definition in the left column with the appropriate term in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​A property of groups wherein several cultures are represented

Characteristics of the majority American culture include ____.

A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment is known as _____.

Because most of our life experiences occur within the same cultural context, our worldviews are repeatedly reinforced.

Explain the importance of recognizing one's own cultural values and biases.

In the Campinha-Baccote Model, cultural encounters are believed to have the greatest impact on the other four cultural constructs.

Match the definition in the left column with the appropriate term in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​Property of a group that consists of sharing cultural traditions, common linguistic heritage, and land of origin

As of 2014, _____ were the largest minority group in the U.S., accounting for nearly 16% of the population.

​According to the Campinha-Bacote model, what is the pivotal construct in the process of becoming culturally competent? Describe characteristics of this construct.