The Nursing Student Learns That Which Are Correct Regarding Acculturation

question 25

Multiple Choice

The nursing student learns that which are correct regarding acculturation and assimilation? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Assimilation is forced entry into a different culture.
• B) Acculturation depends on first-hand contact between groups.
• C) Acculturation results in changes to the minority culture only.
• D) Assimilation can occur at the group or individual level.
• E) Assimilation causes a minority group member to blend into the majority group.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Identification

Defense mechanism in which a person tries to become like someone else to deal with anxiety.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory in which a child has an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and hostility toward the same-sex parent.

Freudian Concept

Refers to the theories and ideas proposed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind, childhood experiences, and sexuality on personality and behavior.