Filipino Culture and Health Care Practices
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What does 'associational solidarity' primarily refer to in intergenerational family relations?

  • The level of financial support exchanged
  • The frequency of social contact and shared activities (correct)
  • The emotional connection between family members
  • The geographical distance between family members

Which dimension of solidarity is characterized by exchanges of practical assistance among family members?

  • Functional Solidarity (correct)
  • Normative Solidarity
  • Affectual Solidarity
  • Structural Solidarity

What is the purpose of using the word 'po' in Filipino communication?

  • To express agreement
  • To indicate a casual tone
  • To show respect towards older or higher-status individuals (correct)
  • To enhance the emotional connection

What characteristic best describes the Filipino communication style?

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What does 'normative solidarity' refer to within the family context?

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How do Filipinos typically handle pauses during a conversation?

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Which dimension of intergenerational solidarity deals with the impact of geographical distance on family relations?

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What is a common characteristic of the Filipinos' pace of conversation?

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What is a key benefit of providing good quality service in healthcare?

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How does trust influence patient behavior in the healthcare context?

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What can severely impact the quality of care provided to patients?

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Why is the concept of trust particularly important in healthcare?

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What is the primary purpose of the Fertility Dance of Obando?

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Which cultural influences shape the traditions in the Philippines?

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Which dish is considered a staple in Filipino cuisine?

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What is one effect of trust on patient interactions in healthcare?

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What primarily influences social beliefs and customs in the Philippines?

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What is the traditional dress for Filipino women called?

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What symbolizes long life in Filipino culture during birthday celebrations?

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What role does accurate patient data play in healthcare?

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What traditional clothing is typically worn by Filipino men during special occasions?

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What is the purpose of the amulet known as 'kontra-usog' in Filipino culture?

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Which group is more likely to rely on traditional healing techniques according to studies of health practices?

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What is a significant feature of Barong Tagalog attire?

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What is usog believed to cause when a baby is met with fondness or affection?

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Which of the following is a recommended action to avoid passing negative energy related to usog?

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According to Filipino beliefs, what may happen if one sleeps shortly after taking a shower?

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Which illness is connected to not washing hands after completing labor-intensive chores?

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Which patron saint is recognized for healing cancer?

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What significant event is associated with the feast of the Black Nazarene?

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What is the purpose of ventosa in traditional Chinese medicine?

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What style of music heavily influences traditional folk songs in the Philippines?

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What aspect greatly influences the prestige of local healers in rural communities?

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What is the purpose of the Obando Fertility Dance?

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Which of the following best describes the primary focus of faith healers?

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In traditional Chinese medicine, which symptoms can be alleviated by certain ointments or oils?

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What technique involves inserting fingers into the body to remove tissues without leaving a scar?

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Why might individuals in rural areas switch doctors or avoid Western health centers?

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What distinguishes folk healers from faith healers?

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Which of the following herbal treatments is traditionally used in self-medication?

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What is the primary focus of the hilot practice in ancient Filipino healing traditions?

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What is the role of a manghihilot in the hilot practice?

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How is tuob/suob performed as a home treatment?

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Which healing approach incorporates the spiritual element and addresses energy imbalances?

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What is the significance of the concept of energy in hilot?

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What aspect of healing do the interventions in hilot commonly utilize?

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In what way have Indigenous healing methods remained relevant despite colonial influences?

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What is a common outcome of tuob/suob based on scientific studies?

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Flashcards

Intergenerational Solidarity

The degree of closeness and support between different generations in a family.

Structural Solidarity

The geographical distance that can either limit or increase interaction between family members.

Associational Solidarity

The frequency of contact and shared activities among family members.

Affectual Solidarity

Emotional closeness, affection, and intimacy between family members.

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Consensual Solidarity

The level of agreement in opinions, values, and lifestyle among family members.

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Functional Solidarity

Practical and financial support exchanged between family members.

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Normative Solidarity

The feeling of obligation towards other family members.

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Filipino Communication Style

The use of polite and respectful language, often with emphasis on politeness, humility, and indirect communication, to avoid causing offense.

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Usog

A Filipino belief that showing too much affection to a baby can cause them to cry uncontrollably.

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Pasma

A traditional Filipino belief that washing sweaty hands can cause numbness and pain in the hands.

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Taking a Bath After a Workout

A Filipino belief that taking a bath right after a workout can lead to illnesses.

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Patron Saints for Healing

A popular belief that the prayers and intercession of specific Saints can help heal illnesses.

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Traslacion

A grand procession in the Philippines where devotees believe touching the Black Nazarene statue can bring healing and miracles.

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Obando Fertility Dance

A traditional dance performed in the Philippines to seek blessings for fertility and children.

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Traditional Filipino Folk Songs

Folk songs that are inspired by indigenous customs and beliefs of the Philippines.

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Service in Healthcare

An act of helping or doing work for someone. It is assistance provided by professionals, especially in healthcare, to help patients achieve well-being.

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Importance of good quality service in healthcare - #1

Exceptional care leads to happier and more satisfied patients, increasing return visits and referrals.

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Importance of good quality service in healthcare - #2

Good service helps build a long-lasting relationship between healthcare professionals and patients, fostering trust and personalized care.

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Importance of good quality service in healthcare - #3

Accurate patient data is crucial for making correct diagnoses and treatment plans. Errors or incomplete information can lead to serious consequences.

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Trust in Healthcare

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. It is essential for healthcare professionals to act consistently for the good of the patient.

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Importance of trust in healthcare - #1

Patients who trust their healthcare professionals are more likely to follow treatment protocols and actively participate in their healing journey.

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Importance of trust in healthcare - #2

Trust reduces anxiety because patients feel secure knowing their healthcare professionals are competent and have their best interests at heart.

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Importance of trust in healthcare - #3

Trust promotes open communication and transparency, enabling patients to share sensitive information and actively engage in their healthcare decisions.

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Fertility Dance of Obando

A traditional Filipino festival and prayer for fertility, celebrated in May, where couples dance in front of idols or saint images to request children.

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Rice in Filipino Cuisine

A staple food in Filipino cuisine, typically cooked by steaming and served with other dishes.

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Pancit

A noodle dish crucial to Filipino feasts, especially at milestones like weddings and birthdays. It symbolizes long life, especially when not cut before eating.

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Maria Clara

The traditional dress of Filipino women, named after a character in the novel 'Noli Me Tangere' and consisting of four components: Saya (long dress), Tapis (knee-length skirt), Camisa (collarless chemise), and Panuelo (stiff scarf).

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Barong Tagalog

A formal long shirt traditionally worn by Filipino men on special occasions, known for its decorative embroidery.

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Filipino Amulets

Amulets or talismans used in the Philippines to protect the wearer from harm, believed to ward off bullets, knife wounds, and evil influences.

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Kontra-Usog

A specific type of Filipino amulet made from seeds and dried plant material, wrapped in red cloth and pinned to a child's shirt for protection.

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Health Practices in the Philippines

A blend of traditional home remedies and modern healthcare practices found in the Philippines, with urban areas relying more on Western medicine and rural areas retaining traditional practices.

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Hilot

The practice of using manipulations and massages to address physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual imbalances within a person, aiming to prevent disease and restore well-being.

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Manghihilot

The practitioner of Hilot, trained to identify and heal imbalances by reading areas of energy within the body.

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Bulong/Orasyon

Whispered or written prayers used in Hilot to address spiritual aspects of healing.

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Intergenerational knowledge transfer

The transmission of knowledge about Hilot from one generation to the next, ensuring the practice's continuity.

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Tuob/Suob (Steam Inhalation)

The use of steam inhalation to relieve cold symptoms, often utilized in Filipino primary health care.

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Pulse reading

A practitioner's assessment of the patient's pulse to determine their condition and guide the healing process.

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Massage for energy decongestion

The act of relaxing tense areas of the body by using massage to release trapped energy.

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Spirituality and healing

The belief that faith in healing plays a significant role in recovery, often seen as a positive factor in traditional healing practices.

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Self-Medication in the Philippines

The practice of using natural remedies and traditional techniques to address health concerns. Often utilizes herbs, roots, or specific procedures like ventosa, which involves suctioning out "bad air" from joints using heated glass.

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Ventosa (Cupping)

A traditional Filipino healing technique used to address joint pain. It involves applying a heated coin, covered in cotton soaked in alcohol, to the affected area, creating a vacuum that allegedly draws out "bad air."

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Hot/Cold Classification System

A classification system in traditional Filipino medicine where illnesses are categorized as either "hot" or "cold". This system informs treatment choices, with "hot" illnesses needing "cold" remedies and vice versa.

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Folk Healer

A type of healer in Filipino folk tradition known for their ability to address various ailments through herbs, roots, and other specific methods.

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Holistic Healing

The belief that a person's emotional well-being can significantly impact their physical health. This belief is often incorporated into Filipino healing practices.

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Faith Healer

A new and growing category of Filipino healers who focus on spiritual healing rather than diagnosing specific diseases. They prioritize holistic approaches and the interconnectedness of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

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Psychic Surgery

A technique practiced by some faith healers where the healer appears to remove tissues, tumors, or foreign objects from the body without any surgical tools or visible incisions.

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Healer's Interpersonal Relationships

An individual's perception and expectations of a healer influence their willingness to trust and follow their recommendations.

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Study Notes

Filipino Culture, Values, and Practices in Relation to Health Care

  • The presentation focuses on Filipino culture, values, and practices in relation to healthcare practices for individuals and families.
  • Ma. Elena O. Aguilar, MAN, MS Psychology is the presenter.

Dimensions of Solidarity in Intergenerational Family Relations

  • Structural Solidarity: Factors like geographical distance influence interaction among family members.
  • Associational Solidarity: Frequency of social contact and shared activities between family members.
  • Affectual Solidarity: Feelings of emotional closeness, affirmation, and intimacy between family members.
  • Consensual Solidarity: Variations in agreement among family members regarding opinions, values, and lifestyles.
  • Functional Solidarity: Exchange of practical and financial assistance and support is a key example.
  • Normative Solidarity: Strength of obligation and responsibility felt towards family members.

Filipino Family Values

  • Communication: Using therapeutic communication techniques, recognizing verbal and nonverbal cues to understand clients' needs; using formal and informal channels and appropriate technology.
  • Communication Style: Filipinos try to communicate diplomatically and humbly to avoid arrogance; use respectful language, including polite forms of speech ("po"), when communicating with those older or of higher status.
  • Pace of Conversation: Filipinos often communicate indirectly to avoid a loss of face (hiya); value attentive listening to posture, expression, and tone of voice to convey meaning. Brief periods of silence are considered okay for patient processing.
  • Physical Distance: Preferred distance is an arm's length when interacting with familiar people, and farther when interacting with strangers. A seated position is more appropriate at times.

Helping Others and Gratitude

  • Pakikisama: Connotates getting along with people generally; a desire for acceptance and friendship drives Filipinos to participate in activities to help others. Essentially, it is about helping and supporting other people.

Respect

  • Paggalang: The act of showing respect.
  • Filipinos routinely use "po," "opo," and "ho" when speaking to older people or high status people.
  • Showing respect towards the elders can involve kissing their hands upon arrival or leaving. Younger family members show respect towards their older siblings (kuya and ate).

Independence

  • The ability to make own choices and carry out daily tasks independently.
  • Importance involves self-confidence, financial freedom, the physical capacity to care for oneself and others.
  • It promotes joy, happiness, further progress, and self-sufficiency.

Service

  • Act of helping or doing work for someone (assistance).
  • Healthcare professionals provide assistance during vulnerable periods for people to attain well-being.

Trust

  • Firm belief in someone's reliability, truth or ability.
  • In healthcare being trustworthy means acting consistently for the good of the patient and exhibiting high levels of judgment, confidence and skill.

Filipino Family Culture and Tradition

  • The Philippines is a melting pot of Western and Eastern cultures, influenced by indigenous Austronesian, Spanish, American, Japanese, Arab, and Indonesian cultures.
  • Christianity and Islam are significant in shaping the Philippine culture.

Social Beliefs and Customs

  • Filipino values are primarily influenced by factors from religion and demographics in a region.
  • Belief systems are based on those of indigenous Austronesian inhabitants of the Philippines.

Examples of Filipino Folk Practices

  • Practices to avoid misfortunes like getting rid of hiccups by placing a thread with saliva on forehead.
  • Usog: showing affection when meeting a baby for the first time could make baby cry non-stop.
  • Superstitions related to bathing after exercise or washing hands right after labor.

Religion and Festivals

  • Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic) and Islam are prominent religions in the Philippines.
  • Many Filipinos believe in healing prayers through the saints in heaven.

Music and Dance

  • Traditional Filipino folk songs and dances are rooted in indigenous customs and beliefs.
  • Festivals like the Obando Fertility Dance initially involved requesting children through idols, but changed to images of saints after Spanish influence.

Cuisine

  • Rice is a staple meal.
  • Pancit is a significant part of Filipino meals, reflecting Chinese influenced symbolism.

Clothing and Accessories

  • Maria Clara is a traditional Filipino womens' dress.
  • Barong Tagalog is a formal Filipino mens' shirt.

Amulets & Talismans

  • Amulets or talismans are used to protect people from harm, commonly "kontra-usog" (protection from negative energy).

Health Practices

  • Filipino Americans, originating from rural areas in the Philippines, are typically well-versed in home remedies, traditional healing practices, and supernatural beliefs.
  • Urban Filipinos tend to rely more on Western medicine and over-the-counter drugs.

Self-Medication

  • Certain Chinese ointments serve as a remedy or cure for aching muscles and ailments.
  • The Chinese hot/cold classification system is used, for example, ventosa is used for bad air and joint pains

Use of Herbs and Roots; Faith Healers

  • Herbs and roots are utilized for healing more serious illnesses.
  • Local healers, also known as "albularyos," used prayer, incantations, herbalism and mysticism to address illness.

Psychic Surgery

  • Painless insertion of healer's fingers into the body to remove tissues, tumors, growths, foreign matter; believed to be performed without a scar.

Hilot

  • Art and science of the ancient Filipino healing traditions grounded in balance among physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects.
  • This approach includes manipulations and massages to prevent disease, promote health and maintain well being and uses medicinal plants.
  • A person called Manghihilot performs this, who is able to detect the source of illness.

Tuob/Suob

  • Steam inhalation ritual is a common primary healthcare practice in the Philippines for relieving cold symptoms and is used to improve nasal patency.

Tawas

  • An abstract form of communication where practitioners gather information from individuals to determine the illness.

Herbalism and Plant Medicine

  • The Philippines has a rich diversity of plant species with some demonstrated medicinal value.
  • Herbalists, also known as albularyos use various modalities (herbalism, prayers, incantations, and mysticism), for treatment.

DOH Approved Herbal Plants

  • A list of 10 medicinal plants approved by the Philippine Department of Health for use in various herbal preparations.

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This quiz explores the intricate relationship between Filipino culture, values, and healthcare practices, particularly in the context of families. Participants will gain insight into how cultural factors influence health-related decision-making and family interactions. The dimensions of solidarity within intergenerational family relations will also be examined.

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