Homework A: Cultural Diversity
Instructions
Cultural Self-Assessment Homework (200 points)
For this homework, you will perform a cultural assessment of yourself. Your cultural self-assessment should include:
I. Worldview
i. Brief, Simple
ii. How do you see your place in the world?
II. Ethnohistory
i. What makes you a "culturally unique individual?"
ii. Family and Social History
iii. Follow ancestry back as far as you can, but be brief, this is not a family tree
III. Giger and Davidhizar's 6 Cultural Phenomena:
i. Communication
ii. Space
iii. Social Organization
iv. Time
v. Environmental Control
vi. Biological Variations.
IV. Professional and Generic Care Beliefs and Practices
i. What does it mean to be in good health?
ii. Do you use home remedies, folk medicine?
iii. Any foods that are taboo?
V. Generic and Specific Nursing Care Factors
i. How would you like to be treated by nurses?
ii. What does it mean to you to be "in good health"?
iii. What would be stressful to you about hospitalization, how could this be improved?
iv. What is good nursing care?
Homework B
Instructions
Choose one of the psychological disorders discussed this week and answer the following questions:
i. Briefly describe the criteria that qualify it as a disorder.
ii. What kinds of medical treatment(s) are recommended for this disorder?
iii. Discuss the cultural views of this disorder (any stigma or societal views?).
iv. Now that you have an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives, compare and contrast two different perspectives (such as psychodynamic and behaviorism) on how this disorder is viewed and how it would be best treated.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.