When Teaching a Culturally Diverse Group of Childbearing Families About

question 9

Multiple Choice

When teaching a culturally diverse group of childbearing families about hospital birthing options, the culturally competent nurse does which of the following?

• A) Understands that the families have the same values as the nurse
• B) Teaches the families how childbearing takes place in the United States
• C) Insists that the clients answer questions instead of their husbands
• D) Incorporates the specific beliefs of the cultural groups that are attending the class

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Definitions:

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept the reality of facts or feelings, to avoid dealing with uncomfortable emotions.

Projection

The psychological process of attributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person or object.

Suppression

A form of emotion regulation that involves inhibiting emotion-expressive behavior.

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Is a theory and therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.