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Cognitive and Emotional Development — Unit test Answers

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Why do practitioners have a better chance of providing effective care if they practice holistic care?

Patients come from many backgrounds, so treatment is more effective if a practitioner knows a patient’s cultural beliefs.

Physical illnesses are often tied to diet and exercise, so it is more effective to treat patients with natural therapies than with medications.

Health is physical, so it is more effective to focus on a patient’s physical symptoms and not spend time concerned about other types of problems.

Physical illnesses are often tied to mental, emotional, and social health, so it is more effective to treat the whole person than to treat only physical signs and symptoms.

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Which of the following is most likely to occur during the tertiary level of disease prevention?

A patient visits the doctor to find what is causing her headache.

A patient goes for chemotherapy treatments to treat cancer.

A patient attends a health seminar to learn more about wellness strategies.

A patient visits the doctor to learn about ways to avoid the flu.

A biased assumption or belief about a group of people is also called

cultural diversity.

an opinion

a stereotype

ethnicity

What strategy is most likely to be included in a wellness and stress control plan?

listing disease prevention strategies

exercising once a month

running three times a week

receiving vaccinations each week

Which of the following behaviors interfere with the acceptance of cultural diversity?

Having an interest in seeing that all people are treated equally regardless of their age, socioeconomic background, race, or ethnicity.

Having bias against certain people based on their appearance, forming stereotypes about people based on race, and showing preference to people from one group over another.

Having a dislike of cultural events such as the ballet or opera, preferring to spend time at sporting events, and not having diverse interests.

Having an interest in getting to know people of a particular culture because of family ties, studying the language of that culture, and joining a group that celebrates that culture.

How do people’s religious beliefs affect their health care?

Patients may refuse certain types of care if the treatment offered varies too greatly from their beliefs.

Patients may be refused treatment by some U.S. hospitals because of their religious beliefs.

Patients may be refused treatment because some doctors only treat patients of the same religious background.

Patients may refuse medication but never refuse blood transfusions.

Read the scenario and answer the question that follows. Tasha exercises four times a week, has a balanced diet, and gets adequate sleep. She also studies subjects she loves, and maintains a balance between spending time alone and time with others. She mediates daily, recycles, and volunteers to help others.Based on this information, what best describes Tasha’s behavior?

Tasha's schedule is overloaded and is causing her stress.

Tasha needs to improve her exercise routine to reduce health problems.

Tasha needs to find ways to improve her environmental and social health.

Tasha is most likely in an optimal state of health.

When patients feel their cultural preferences are understood by healthcare workers, what is most likely to happen?

Patients are more likely to feel comfortable and have a good experience with their health care.

Patients can more easily be convinced to accept life-saving treatments that do not align with their cultural practices.

Patients will respond better to surgery and medication and get well more quickly.

Patients are more likely to have shorter hospital stays and smaller medical bills.

What is the difference between secondary prevention and tertiary disease prevention?

Secondary prevention strategies focus on preventing the disease from occurring while tertiary prevention strategies focus on detecting a cure for the disease.

Secondary prevention strategies focus on detecting diseases in the earliest stages while tertiary prevention strategies focus on limiting the disease's progression.

Tertiary prevention strategies focus on preventing the disease from occurring while secondary prevention strategies focus on detecting a cure for the disease.

Tertiary prevention strategies focus on detecting diseases in the earliest stages while secondary prevention strategies focus on limiting the disease's progression.

What other areas of cultural diversity besides religion, interpersonal behavior, and family organization influence the way healthcare providers interact with patients?

festivals

language

social experiences

artistic expression

Which belief about interpersonal behavior should healthcare providers be aware of when treating patients?

personal space

language

family organization

diet and nutrition

What is the difference between complementary therapies and alternative therapies?

Complementary therapies are methods of treatment that are used alongside biomedical therapies, and alternative therapies are methods of treatment that take the place of biomedical therapies.

Complementary therapies are methods of treatment that treat the whole person, and alternative therapies are methods of treatment that treat only the symptoms of disease.

Complementary therapies are methods of treatment that are used for chronic pain, and alternative therapies are methods of treatment that are used for stress reduction.

Complementary therapies are methods of treatment that take the place of biomedical therapies, and alternative therapies are methods of treatment are used alongside biomedical therapies.

Acupuncture, homeopathy, reflexology, naturopathy, yoga, and biofeedback are what forms of therapies?

complementary and matriarchal

alternative and medical

biomedical and natural

complementary and alternative

What is holistic care?

Health care that focuses on promoting patients to consume whole foods, get plenty of physical exercise, and be aware of their spiritual needs.

Health care that focuses on treating the whole person through meeting a patient’s physical, mental, emotional, and social needs.

Health care that recognizes the cultural diversity in society and focuses on treating people according to their different cultural backgrounds.

Health care that focuses solely on patients’ physical symptoms and usually advises treating those symptoms with medication.

Which sentence provides the correct definitions of culture, race, and ethnicity?

Culture is based on a common cultural heritage, race is a category based on people’s physical characteristics, and ethnicity is a set of beliefs and customs unique to a specific group of people.

Culture is a set of beliefs and customs unique to a specific group of people, race is a category based on people’s physical characteristics, and ethnicity is based on a group’s spiritual characteristics.

Culture is a set of beliefs and customs unique to a specific group of people, race is based on a common cultural heritage, and ethnicity is a category based on people’s physical characteristics.

Culture is a set of beliefs and customs unique to a specific group of people, race is a category based on people’s physical characteristics, and ethnicity is based on a common cultural heritage.

What is a wellness and stress control plan?

A schedule of health screenings and immunization appointments

A wellness strategy that involves reducing control over your life

A wellness plan that promotes good health and stress reduction

A wellness strategy that involves controlling diet only

What is the difference between a communicable disease and a noncommunicable disease?

A communicable disease can only be controlled through by vaccination and a noncommunicable disease cannot be controlled by vaccination.

A communicable disease can be spread from one person to another and a noncommunicable disease cannot be spread to others.

A noncommunicable disease can be controlled through by vaccination and a communicable disease cannot be controlled by vaccination.

A noncommunicable disease can be spread from one person to another and a communicable disease cannot be spread to others.

What is the difference between spiritual health and emotional health?

Emotional health is a person's connectedness with self and sense of purpose and spiritual health is a person's ability to express feeling in appropriate ways.

Emotional health is the quality of a person's relationship with others and spiritual health is a person's ability to cope with demands of daily life.

Emotional health is how well a person's body functions and spiritual health is the quality of a person's relationship with others.

Emotional health is a person's ability to express feeling in appropriate ways and spiritual health is a person's connectedness with self and sense of purpose.

Read the scenario and answer the question that follows. Sheila is experiencing a great deal of stress and anxiety at her job each day. She often has trouble falling asleep at night or making time for balanced meals.Based on this information, which statement best describes Sheila?

Sheila’s health will gradually improve as she continues these behaviors.

Sheila is unable to control her behavior because it is based on her age.

Sheila is practicing unhealthy behaviors that could lead to health problems.

Sheila’s behavior is unlikely to influence her spiritual or physical health.

Which of the following best summarizes the impact aging has on the body?

Physical changes are unique to each individual and occur at different times for each person.

Physical changes occur at the same time for everyone.

Physical changes occur at a predictable pattern.

Physical changes occur at the same rate for each person.

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