The Ability to Understand and Respond Appropriately to Differences in Languages

question 58

Multiple Choice

The ability to understand and respond appropriately to differences in languages, traditions, lifestyles, and patterns of communications of different racial or ethnic is called

• A)language knowledge.
• B)cultural awareness.
• C)cultural competence.
• D)cultural barrier removal.

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Definitions:

Humanistic

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person, looking at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer but also through the eyes of the person doing the behaving.

Adler

Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist who founded the school of individual psychology, emphasizing the importance of social context in personality development.

Social Strivings

Efforts made by individuals to achieve status, acceptance, or fulfillment within their social communities.

Sensing

The process of receiving information through sensory organs and translating it into neural signals for the brain to interpret.