Fundamentals of Nursing Q 575

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A nurse is caring for a client who has symptoms of chills, fever, no sweating, headache, nasal congestion, and stiffness and pain in the shoulders, upper back, neck, and back of the head that are common in Chinese culture and are called as syndromes of Wind. This is an example of which of the following?

  

     A. Culture shock

     B. Culture-bound syndrome

     C. Cultural awareness

     D. Culture biased

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Culture-bound syndrome

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Culture-bound syndrome is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are common in one culture group or not another. A culture-bound syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that is restricted to a limited number of cultures by reason of certain psychosocial features. Culture-bound syndromes are usually restricted to a specific setting, and they have a special relationship to that setting.

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Option A: Culture shock is a sense of anxiety, depression, or confusion that results from being cut off from a familiar culture, environment, and norms when living in a foreign country or society. Those experiencing culture shock go through distinct phases of euphoria, discomfort, adjustment, and acceptance.

Option C: Cultural awareness is sensitivity to the similarities and differences that exist between two different cultures and the use of this sensitivity in effective communication with members of another cultural group.

Option D: Cultural bias is the interpretation of situations, actions, or data based on the standards of one’s own culture. Cultural biases are grounded in the assumptions one might have due to the culture in which they are raised.

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