Exam 15: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition

Describe some strategies for learning about different cultural practices.

Which example best demonstrates cross-cultural communication?

During which stage of the cultural competence continuum model do individuals hold paternalistic attitudes towards "unfortunate" minorities?

Since the 1970s, the United States has been moving toward a cultural plurality, where no single ethnic or racial group is a majority.

Match the health disparity with the most appropriate ethnic group in the right column. Options will be used more than once. -​Adults are 1.2 times as likely to be obese and children are 1.6 times as likely to be overweight compared to white counter parts

Both Westerners and non-Westerners tend to use scientific reasoning to identify the causes of illnesses.​

Acculturation is the process of adopting the beliefs, values, and behaviors of another culture.

Match the health disparity with the most appropriate ethnic group in the right column. Options will be used more than once. -​Twice as likely to develop and die from diabetes as whites

Smiling, showing warmth, and being friendly seldom enhance cross-cultural communication.

According to the cross-cultural nutrition counseling algorithm, community nutrition practitioners should ____ during the Involving phase.

According to the National Standards for CLAS, health care organizations must offer language assistance to individuals who have limited English proficiency.

Match the stage of cultural competence in the right column with its correct description in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Weaknesses in serving culturally diverse populations are realized, with some attempts to make accommodations

Many nonverbal gestures can be universally translated across all cultural groups.

Which cultural group(s) believe(s) that a healthy diet should consist of a balance of yin and yang foods?

Which advice would best serve a nutrition counselor asked to speak with a non-English-speaking Muslim community?

Match the definition in the left column with the appropriate term in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​A mental slant or leaning to one side; a distortion of judgment

The LEARN guidelines are useful in developing a culturally sensitive treatment plan.

For clients who are ready to make dietary changes, goals should be worked out ____.

Cultural beliefs influence our _____.​

Match the health disparity with the most appropriate ethnic group in the right column. Options will be used more than once. -​In 2010, individuals in this group had a 30% higher chance of dying from heart disease than white individuals