18 Questions
What does a paradigm encompass?
Assumptions, premises, and linkages
Why do paradigms change according to the text?
When their explanatory power is exhausted
How do nurses often perceive the cultural symbols they use?
As universally understood
What constitutes a worldview in a group of people?
Total configuration of beliefs and practices
In what way do members of a culture share a worldview according to the text?
Without necessarily recognizing it
Where do theories of health and disease causation typically originate from?
Prevailing worldview of a group
What does the magico-religious paradigm involve?
Controlling natural forces for and against others
According to Ackernecht (1971), why do magic and religion satisfy mankind's needs?
They integrate and harmonize individuals
How is disease viewed in the magico-religious paradigm?
As caused by supernatural forces
According to Clements (1932), what are the categories believed to be responsible for illness in the magico-religious paradigm?
Sorcery, breach of taboo, intrusion of a disease object, intrusion of a disease-causing spirit, and loss of soul
Which belief category is often associated with soul loss and breaking social norms like adultery?
Loss of soul
What do West Indians, Africans, and African Americans believe causes many conditions according to the text?
Malevolence of sorcerers
What is a common way that people express cultural meanings and belief systems?
Through metaphors
Which characteristic is highlighted as one of the basic features of humanity in the text?
The use of symbols
What emerges from the explanations that people have developed to understand natural phenomena?
A common belief system
Which type of imagery is NOT mentioned as part of the explanations that groups of people develop about nature?
Mathematical imagery
Which phrase expresses a metaphor connecting human deception with a spider's web?
'What a tangled web we weave'
What is a common way people think about and explain life's events according to the text?
Through metaphors
Explore the influence of cultural belief systems on health care practices, comparing professional and folk healing systems, and identifying complementary and alternative therapies. Learn how culture impacts symptoms and illness behaviors, as well as critically analyzing the efficacy of herbal remedies.
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