HSCI715 Quiz Health and Illness

Question 1

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Many American Indian traditions on illness include which of the following?

Pain has no meaning and should be overcome by will.

The spiritual force that governs all life has left the body.

Pain or sickness have a reason in the present or the future.

Sickness is only a manifestation of disease in the body.

IncorrectQuestion 2

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What is one primary cultural concerns that affect American Indians seeking health services?

The patient will anger the spirits by seeking care from a White person.

The patient will not be able to pay for care from the traditional health system.

The patient will have to travel a long distance outside out their region for care.

The patient will become sick if they contact White health providers.

IncorrectQuestion 3

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The Hopi Indians associate illness with evil spirits.

True

False

Question 4

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A key component of Native American understanding of health is the harmony between the individual and

themselves

nature

mankind

the spirits

Question 5

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A Native American patient may say very little during a clinical encounter.

True

False

IncorrectQuestion 6

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Through the teaching of Confucius, the Chinese regard their bodies as…

temples to a divine spirit.

a vessel of harmony.

a gift from their forbears.

a container of light.

IncorrectQuestion 7

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Ancient Chinese viewed the functions of the organs as interrelated and comparable to…

positions in social hierarchy.

individual engines of movement.

spheres of light and energy.

operational centers of electricity.

Question 8

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The culturally competent practitioner will understand that Asian patients regard changes in health as these relate to…

the external environment.

a mental state.

a political shift.

an internal force.

IncorrectQuestion 9

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Which of the following philosophies addresses the respect for life and devaluation of individualism?

Shinto

Confucianism

Taoism

Buddhism

Question 10

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Which of the following philosophies deals with specific roles in society for harmony?

Shinto

Confucianism

Taoism

Buddhism

IncorrectQuestion 11

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Black or African American families traditionally follow a matriarchal structure.

True

False

Question 12

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Which of the following mortalities is a unique leading cause of death among African American or Black populations in comparison to all other people groups?

Disease of the heart

Unintentional injuries

Septicemia

Homicide

Question 13

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The concept of family planning or birth control is without consequence and can be discussed openly among Black or African American populations without cause for concern.

True

False

Question 14

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According to traditional belief, African American or Black populations attributed illness to which of the following?

Evil spirits

Evil eye

Elemental spirits

Microbes

Question 15

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Treatment for diet among African American populations require little explanation or follow-up by a caregiver.

True

False

IncorrectQuestion 16

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A Hispanic patient may delay seeking medical care because of…

use of culturally known folk processes.

distrust of the formal medical system.

fear of physicians or health workers.

lack of access to care in their area.

IncorrectQuestion 17

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Hispanic communities divide emotional illnesses into the categories of _________ and __________ illnesses.

internal and external

mental and moral

intrinsic and extrinsic

motivational and memorial

Question 18

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An empacho is caused by a ball of food clinging to the wall of the stomach in Hispanic health tradition.

True

False

IncorrectQuestion 19

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A woman who believes in traditional Hispanic health tradition has just given birth and has an infection. As a culturally competent practitioner, you remember that __________ is a hot medicine as noted in the text and cannot be used after she has experienced the “hot” delivery of her child.

Tetracycline

Penicillin

Amoxicillin

Doxycycline

Question 20

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There are four body humors according to Hispanic traditions of health. Which humor is associated with cold and wet?

Blood

Yellow bile

Phlegm

Black bile

IncorrectQuestion 21

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Among White non-Hispanic groups, healing traditions…

tend to be more homogenous.

follow current medical practices.

focus on prevention rather than treatment.

incorporate the formal medical system.

IncorrectQuestion 22

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Immigrant Polish populations were known for their…

focus on family relationship and dinner rituals.

intelligence and innovation among their peers.

strong integration of the English language.

fierce determination to be as self-sufficient as possible.

Question 23

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Polish health traditions uniquely used _______ to clean scratches.

Kerosene

Turpentine

Spider webs

Tea

Question 24

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The Italian-American population is uniquely affected by two different genetic conditions possibly leading to which of the following?

Alzheimer’s

Diabetes

Anemia

Cancer

Question 25

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Traditional Italian-American folk beliefs related to pregnancy were connected to…

food

light

time

love

Quiz Score: 28 out of 50