To Provide Guidance for Instituting Elements of Organizational Cultural Competence

question 6

Multiple Choice

To provide guidance for instituting elements of organizational cultural competence, the Office of Minority Health of the USDHHS has issued National Standards for ____.

• A)Foreign Language Learning
• B)Minority-only Health Services
• C) Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
• D) Doctors without Borders

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Definitions:

Rationalization

The process of justifying behaviors or attitudes with logical, plausible explanations, often ignoring the true reasons.

Unconscious Reasons

Motivations or reasons for actions that are not within the individual's conscious awareness.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Projection

A defense mechanism in which an individual ascribes their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or impulses onto someone else.