Name: Date: Period:
Medical Foundations
____ 1. Culture can be compared to what plant?
a. flower
b. bush
c. vegetable
d. tree
____ 2. Why is touching the head often considered an insult in some Southeast Asian cultures?
a. They believe the person will contract disease.
b. They believe that a person’s spirit is on the head.
c. They believe evil spirits live there.
d. They believe it is bad luck.
____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a culture where eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect?
a. Japanese
b. Southeast Persians
c. Anglo-American
d. Mexican-Americans
4. Write each culture listed below in the space next to the relevant statement. use only those that apply. Some cultures may be used more than once.
Cambodian Anglo-American Vietnamese
African-American Navajo Japanese
Southeast Persian Mexican-American Laotian
________________________ a. This culture only allows a parent to touch the head of a child.
________________________ b. This culture only allows the elderly to touch the head of a child.
________________________ c. The people in this culture avoid eye contact as a form of
respect.
________________________ d. The people of this culture use peripheral vision instead of direct
eye contact.
________________________ e. In this culture, people do not shake hands in greeting.
________________________ f. In this culture, people greet one another with a salute.
5. Mark each of the following cultures with an X if it is a close-contact culture or an O if it is a more-distant culture.
_____ Latin American
_____ American
_____ Canadian
_____ Mediterranean
_____ Northern European
_____ African
_____ Southern European
_____ English
_____ Indonesian
6. Write each culture listed below in the space next to the relevant statement about folk medicine. Some cultures may be used more than once.
Armenian Koreans Iranian
Chinese Hmong and Mien Tribes Vietnamese
Cambodian Native American Indian Central and South America
________________________ a. Cupping is used to relieve head pain.
________________________ b. One week after a baby is born, the mother is given a party.
________________________ c. Acupuncture is practiced.
________________________ d. The color white is a sign of bad luck.
________________________ e. Spiritual ceremonies are performed to please the spirits that
cause illness.
________________________ f. The “evil eye” is believed to cause sudden illness.
________________________ g. Menstruating women are afraid to get their heads wet.
________________________ h. Poor health is accepted in a spirit of fatalism.
________________________ i. Shamen are sometimes called to remove pain.
________________________ j. Coining is used to relieve pain.
CREATE A TRAVEL BROCHURE
Choose one of the ethnic groups that practice some form of Folk Medicine. Create a travel brochure for someone who will be visiting that country or region and may need to seek medical treatment. What type of Folk Medicine may be used? What else can they expect regarding:
culture and behavior gestures and body language physical closeness
greetings eye contact communication
Name: KEY Date: Period:
Medical Foundations: Brown
__d__ 1. Culture can be compared to what plant?
a. flower
b. bush
c. vegetable
d. tree
__b__ 2. Why is touching the head often considered an insult in some Southeast Asian cultures?
a. They believe the person will contract disease.
b. They believe that a person’s spirit is on the head.
c. They believe evil spirits live there.
d. They believe it is bad luck.
__c__ 3. Which of the following is NOT a culture where eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect?
a. Japanese
b. Southeast Persians
c. Anglo-American
d. Mexican-Americans
4. Write each culture listed below in the space next to the relevant statement. use only those that apply. Some cultures may be used more than once.
Cambodian Anglo-American Vietnamese
African-American Navajo Japanese
Southeast Persian Mexican-American Laotian
_____Cambodian________ a. This culture only allows a parent to touch the head of a child.
_____Vietnamese_______ b. This culture only allows the elderly to touch the head of a child.
_Mexican-American, Japanese, Southeast Persian _ c. The people in this culture avoid eye contact as a form of respect.
______Navajo___________ d. The people of this culture use peripheral vision instead of direct
eye contact.
__Cambodian, Laotian__ e. In this culture, people do not shake hands in greeting.
______Vietnamese_______ f. In this culture, people greet one another with a salute.
5. Mark each of the following cultures with an X if it is a close-contact culture or an O if it is a more-distant culture.
__X___ Latin American
__O___ American
__O___ Canadian
__X___ Mediterranean
__O___ Northern European
__X___ African
__X___ Southern European
__O___ English
__X___ Indonesian
6. Write each culture listed below in the space next to the relevant statement about folk medicine. Some cultures may be used more than once.
Armenian Koreans Iranian
Chinese Hmong and Mien Tribes Vietnamese
Cambodian Native American Indian Central and South America
_Cambodian, Chinese, Vietnamese_ a. Cupping is used to relieve head pain.
_____Armenian__________ b. One week after a baby is born, the mother is given a party.
_Chinese, Korean _______ c. Acupuncture is practiced.
_____Cambodian________ d. The color white is a sign of bad luck.
_Hmong and Mien Tribes_ e. Spiritual ceremonies are performed to please the spirits that
cause illness.
_____Iranian_____________ f. The “evil eye” is believed to cause sudden illness.
_Central and South American_ g. Menstruating women are afraid to get their heads wet.
_____Iranian_____________ h. Poor health is accepted in a spirit of fatalism.
_Native American Indian_ i. Shamen are sometimes called to remove pain.
_____Cambodian_________ j. Coining is used to relieve pain.
CREATE A TRAVEL BROCHURE
Choose one of the ethnic groups that practice some form of Folk Medicine. Create a travel brochure for someone who will be visiting that country or region and may need to seek medical treatment. What type of Folk Medicine may be used? What else can they expect regarding:
culture and behavior gestures and body language physical closeness
greetings eye contact communication