Cultural Competency and Health Assessment Examination: Cultural Diversity,
Self-Awareness, Ethnicity, Race, Acculturation, Assimilation, Biculturalism,
Spirituality, Religion, Religious Coping, Positive Coping, Negative Coping, Folk
Healers, Complementary Therapies, Health Beliefs, Illness Perception,
Biomedical Theory, Naturalistic Theory, Magicoreligious Perspective, Yin/Yang
Theory, Hot/Cold Theory, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Appropriateness, Cultural
Competence, Cultural Care, Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities,
Health Equity, Language Barriers, Immigration, Poverty, Patient-Centered Care,
and Spiritual Assessment Tools Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
What is a key to understanding cultural diversity and why?
A key to understanding cultural diversity is understanding self-awareness and knowledge of
one's own culture because these multiple and often changing cultural and subcultural
identifications help define an individual and influence one's beliefs about health and illness,
coping mechanisms, and wellness behaviors
What is health?
The balance of the person, both within one's being (i.e. physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in
the outside world (i.e. natural, communal, and/or metaphysical), is a complex, interrelated
phenomenon
What is illness?
The loss of the person's balance, both within one's being and in the outside world
,What is one factor that contributes to high rates of poverty in ethnic minority groups?
Low educational attainment
Who is considered an immigrant?
People who are not U.S. citizens at birth
What did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 do?
It abolished quota systems that denied entrance into the United States to Latin Americans,
Asians, and Africans, thus opening the way for the current wave of immigration
What is the purpose of the Immigration Reform Bill?
It created a mechanism for the 11 million undocumented immigrants to achieve legal citizenship
after proving that they can speak English, pass background checks, and pay taxes and a penalty
What are social determinants of health?
The social determinants of health include economic stability, education, social and community
context, neighborhood and built environment, and health and health care. The 5 social
determinants of health are interconnected and affect a person's health from preconception to
death
What has the greatest influence on health status?
, Poverty
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
To eliminate health disparities
What is a health disparity?
A health disparity is a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social,
economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
Who is affected by health disparities?
Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced
greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status;
gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or
gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination
or exclusion
What may contribute to health disparities?
Lack of health insurance
What factor limits the opportunities for people to gain equal access to health care services?
Discrimination based on race or national origin
Self-Awareness, Ethnicity, Race, Acculturation, Assimilation, Biculturalism,
Spirituality, Religion, Religious Coping, Positive Coping, Negative Coping, Folk
Healers, Complementary Therapies, Health Beliefs, Illness Perception,
Biomedical Theory, Naturalistic Theory, Magicoreligious Perspective, Yin/Yang
Theory, Hot/Cold Theory, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Appropriateness, Cultural
Competence, Cultural Care, Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities,
Health Equity, Language Barriers, Immigration, Poverty, Patient-Centered Care,
and Spiritual Assessment Tools Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
What is a key to understanding cultural diversity and why?
A key to understanding cultural diversity is understanding self-awareness and knowledge of
one's own culture because these multiple and often changing cultural and subcultural
identifications help define an individual and influence one's beliefs about health and illness,
coping mechanisms, and wellness behaviors
What is health?
The balance of the person, both within one's being (i.e. physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in
the outside world (i.e. natural, communal, and/or metaphysical), is a complex, interrelated
phenomenon
What is illness?
The loss of the person's balance, both within one's being and in the outside world
,What is one factor that contributes to high rates of poverty in ethnic minority groups?
Low educational attainment
Who is considered an immigrant?
People who are not U.S. citizens at birth
What did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 do?
It abolished quota systems that denied entrance into the United States to Latin Americans,
Asians, and Africans, thus opening the way for the current wave of immigration
What is the purpose of the Immigration Reform Bill?
It created a mechanism for the 11 million undocumented immigrants to achieve legal citizenship
after proving that they can speak English, pass background checks, and pay taxes and a penalty
What are social determinants of health?
The social determinants of health include economic stability, education, social and community
context, neighborhood and built environment, and health and health care. The 5 social
determinants of health are interconnected and affect a person's health from preconception to
death
What has the greatest influence on health status?
, Poverty
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
To eliminate health disparities
What is a health disparity?
A health disparity is a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social,
economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
Who is affected by health disparities?
Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced
greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status;
gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or
gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination
or exclusion
What may contribute to health disparities?
Lack of health insurance
What factor limits the opportunities for people to gain equal access to health care services?
Discrimination based on race or national origin
