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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

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According to Arthur Kleinman, patients have their own explanatory models, which can be elicited by how many questions?

6
10
4
8 (correct)

What do the Lee's call the problem in their explanatory model?

Soul loss
Spirit catches you and you fall down (correct)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dab peg

According to Dr. Hutchison, what caused Lia's seizures?

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacillus
Depakene medication
The Lee's noncompliance
Septic shock (correct)

What does Kleinman suggest as a way to achieve cultural competence?

Seek mediation (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is a clinical narrative?

A story about the patient's disease and treatment (B) Signup and view all the answers

How should the doctor encourage the patient to contribute to the clinical narrative?

By asking open-ended questions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a cultural broker?

To provide connections between different sense-making schemas (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main takeaway from the text about American medicine and Hmong culture?

Cultural differences should be respected (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the difference between disease and illness?

Disease refers to a biological condition, while illness refers to the social meanings of the condition. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lia's doctors report her parents to social services?

They misunderstood the cultural beliefs and practices of Lia's parents. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the cultural divide between Lia's doctors and her parents?

It led to a breakdown in communication and mutual mistrust. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why did Lia's doctors report her parents to social services?

Lia's parents were not following the doctors' instructions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between disease and illness, according to the text?

Disease refers to the biological condition, while illness refers to the social meanings of the condition (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lia's doctors not understand her illness, according to the text?

There were language and cultural barriers between the doctors and Lia's family (D) Signup and view all the answers

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