Regarding culture and the Health Belief Model, what are some specific beliefs held by cultural groups that can be seen as barriers in receiving health care?
What will be an ideal response?
Latina women are less likely than others to see themselves as susceptible to breast cancer, but are less likely to see breast cancer as treatable. Latina women are more likely to have barriers in receiving healthcare in the later stages of pregnancy due to embarrassment with the physical examination, long waiting times for the doctor and poor patient-practitioner interactions. Korean American women seeking cervical cancer screenings report embarrassment as a barrier. Native American women were found to be reluctant to talk openly about their personal health.
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a. grand b. mid-level c. mini d. parsimonious
A girl learns that whenever her brother shares his cookie with her, her mother gives him a piece of candy. The girl starts sharing her treats with her friends when they come over in the hopes of getting a similar reward
The girl's learning to share is an example of a. classical conditioning b. operant conditioning c. contingency theory d. observational learning e. insight learning
Which of the following is an example of a group with low entitativity?
a) A group of concertgoers b) A work team c) A family d) A group of friends
The cooperativeness, responsiveness, and empathetic understanding within high-quality friendships play an important role in facilitating children’s moral sensibilities, in part by ________
A) strengthening the idea that certain choices such as hairstyle or leisure activities are not up to the individual B) highlighting the circumstances in which some transgressions may be forgiven C) narrowing the group of individuals whose rights and welfare are of personal concern D) negating the role of adult authority