Ultimate HOSA Study Guide - Cultural Diversity & Disparities in Healthcare

aberglobin

German evil eye

Access

Gaining entry into a system ; the term used in this text refers to access into the modern health care system. Also means entry into a profession education , employment , housing , and so forth

Acculturation

The process of adapting to another culture ; to acquire the majority group's culture

Acupuncture

The traditional Chinese medical way of restoring the balance of yin and yang that is based on the therapeutic value of cold . Cold is used in a disease where there is an excess of yang .

Ageism

Being against people of a certain age .

Alien

Every person applying for entry to the United States ; anyone who is not a U.S. citizen

Allopathic Philosophy

Health beliefs and practices that are derived from current scientific models and involve the use of technology and other modalities of present day health care , such as immunization proper nutrition , and resuscitation .

Allopathy

The treatment of a disease by using remedies that cause the opposite effects of the disease .

Alternative health system

- A system of health care a person may use that is not predicated within his or her traditional culture but is not allopathic .

Amulet

An object with magical powers , such as a charm , worn on a string or chain around the neck , wrist , or waist to protect the wearer from both physical and psychic illness , harm , and misfortune .

Anamnesis

The traditional Chinese medical way of diagnosing a health problem by asking questions .

Apparel

Traditional clothing worn by people for cultural or religious beliefs on a daily basis , such as head coverings .

Indian Health Service (IHS)

What health service do Native Americans use?

Melasma

What skin condition produces tan discoloration and largely affects people with African heritage?

Heart Disease

What is the leading cause of death in the US?

Malignant Neoplasm

What is the second leading cause of death in the US?

Keloid

What is a thick raised scar that affects people with African heritage?

NCAI (National Congress of American Indians)

organization founded in 1944 to promote rights of Native Americans

Kusiut (learned one)

What is the term for the Native American medicine man?

Germans

What European heritage group brought Christmas tree tradition to the US?

Germans

What European heritage group introduced kindergartens to the US?

Yin

What Chinese medicine/philosophy is considered passive, female, earth, dark, and cold?

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (SBS)

What Chinese medicine is a plant used for diarrhea treatment?

Qi Gong

This form of Chinese traditional medicine combines movement, meditation, and regulation of breathing to enhance the flow of qi (the vital energy), to improve circulation and enhance the immune system

Acupuncture

Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body

Fu

What is the word for Chinese medicine dealing with the six organs that excrete waste?

Empacho

Hispanic illness believed to be caused by a ball of food clinging to the wall of the stomach

Susto

Hispanic illness which results from a person losing their soul. The person can no longer sleep and frightens them.

Mal de ojo

Evil eye. Hispanic illness resulting in fatigue. Caused by an evil person.

Mollera Caida

Illness occurring in young children under 1 years old who are severely dehydrated. Causes deformation of the head and results in diarrhea.

Fleabane

What plant do Native Americans use for a sore throat?

Envidia

What is the term Hispanic/Latino's use that causes illness/bad luck? (Think envy)

Yin organs

Traditional Chinese medicine. Liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidney (back of the body)

Yang organs

Traditional Chinese medicine. Gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder (inside the body)

Asafetida

What is African Rotten Gum Resin (flesh) that is worn around the neck to prevent the contraction of contagious diseases?

India (Asia)

Where is the Magico religious belief system from?

African Americans (Black)

What heritage group uses powdered bluestone as medicine?

Meridians

Where do acupuncturists insert needles in the body?

Native Americans

What heritage group believes in the illness called ghost sickness?

Hispanics

Which race has the highest crude birth rate?

Tui Na

a complex Chinese system of massage, "pushing and pulling," using meridian stimulation used to treat orthopedic and neurological problems (Chinese massage similar to Shiatsu)

Heart Disease. Malignant Neoplasms. Cerebrovascular disease.

What are the top 3 leading causes of death for Africans?

Meth and Alcohol.

What are the two substances abused the most in the Native American community?

Curandero

What is a Mexican healer/shaman?

Native Americans

Which heritage group has highest disease rates and lowest life expectancy?

Ayurvedic Medicine

What type of medicine did Deepak Chopra introduce in 1984?

Botanica

What are medicine herb stores and plant stores called?

Heart disease

What is the leading cause of death in US?

21% of residents. (Around 60 million)

According to the US Census Gov, how many people do not speak English at home over 5 years?

Enculturation

the process of learning culture native to one's background (different from adapting to foreign culture)

Traditional Foods Project

Project meant to help Native Americans with diabetes issues

Szatan

What is the Polish European term for "evil eye"?

Reflexology

A type of therapy which uses gentle pressure on specific points along your feet

Culturally Competent

Provider understands and attends to the total context of the patient's situation and this is a complex combination of knowledge, attitudes, and skills

17th Century

What century saw the largest importation of slaves into the US?

1970s

What decade was the first test-tube baby?

Language.

What is greatest obstacle to providing multicultural healthcare?

Germans

What European heritage group was recruited during the 1840s to settle in Texas?

Homeopathy

The person NOT the disease is treated. Holistic approach.

Ethnicity

Identity with or membership in a particular racial, national, or cultural group and observance of that group's customs, beliefs, and language

Ethnocentrism

belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group

Xenophobia

morbid fear of strangers

Xenophobe

A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of strangers or foreigners, especially as reflected in his or her political or cultural vieiws

106

How many ethnic groups in the US?

500+

How many American Indian Nations in the US?

Religion

A system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values

Assimilation

Process by which an individual develops a new cultural identity

baby boomers

Generation characterized by the preference of lifestyle over the workplace, the Vietnam War, and Kent State.

Macrobiotics

Dietary and lifestyle approach from traditional Japanese and Chinese medicine. Consumption of whole organic foods.

Occult medicine

Various alternative or complementary medical practices that are based on spiritual, mystical beliefs.

Biofeedback

Technique used to monitor and control various physiological processes of the body (alternative)

Hypnotherapy

Form of alternative medicine that uses hypnosis to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility in order to help people overcome issues

US

Where was osteopathic medicine developed? Which country?

Aromatherapy

Ancient science that uses essential plant oils tot produce strong physical and emotional effects in the body

Ayurvedic

4000 thousand year old method of healing originating in India, the chief aim of which is longevity and quality of life. Most ancient existing medical system that uses diet, natural therapies, and herbs

Bankes

small, bell-shaped glass that is used to create a vacuum, placed on a person's chest to loosen chest secretions

Bruja

Witch

Celos

Jealousy

Chiropractic

a form of health care that believes in the use of energy to treat diseases

Complementary medicine

treatments that are used in addition to the conventional treatments prescribed by a doctor.

Coraje

Rage

Cultural Care

holistic HEALTH care that is culturally sensitive, culturally appropriate, and culturally competent.

Culturally appropriate

Applying underlying background knowledge necessary to provide the best possible health care

Culturally sensitive

Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward diverse cultural populations

Determinism

Belief that one's life is under a person's control

Divination

Traditional Native practice of calling on spirts to determine health problem

Duklij

A turquoise amulet used by Natives to ward off evil spirits

Dybbuk

Wandering soul that enters another person's body and holds fast

Emic

Person's way of describing an action or event, inside view

Ethnomedicine

health beliefs and practices of indigenous cultural development; not practiced in many of the tenets of modern medicine.

Etic

the interpretation of an event by someone who is not experiencing the event, an outside view

Evil eye

belief that someone can project harm by gazing or staring at another's property or person

Exorcism

Expulsion of an evil spirit from a person

Fatalism

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control

Garment

Sacred clothing a person may wear

Geophagy

eating of nonfood substances, such as clay, dirt, starch

Gris-gris

symbols of voodoo, can be used to prevent illness

Haragei

Japanese art of nonverbal communication

Heritage

The family culture, ethnicity, and/or religion that one is born into

Hex

Evil spell