FILIPINO CULTURE AND BELIEFS

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Discover Filipino Culture and Health Beliefs

Test your knowledge about Filipino culture, particularly focusing on health beliefs and practices. This quiz will challenge your understanding of how cultural factors influence health decisions, coping mechanisms, and traditional beliefs in the Filipino community.

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Learn about cultural influences in healthcare

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Which of the following is not a descrip#on of a Culture?

The totality of socially transmi"ed behavioral pa"erns of specific group.

These are inherited arts, beliefs, values and lifeways

Their beliefs and lifeways are influenced by other culture.

It describes the characteris#cs of popula#on of people.

Filipino cultures and health beliefs are unique, and we have to value our Filipino heritage. Which of the following does not belong to our culture in terms of health?

Filipino always rely on their friends and will do their best for the well-being of their children.

Filipino children tend to cope with illness with the help of their parents.

Filipino families greatly influence pa#ents’ decisions about health care.

Complete cure or even the slightest improvement in a malady or illness is viewed as a miracle

Some coping styles common among elderly Filipino in #mes of illness or crisis that includes, except:

Humor (Tatawanan ang problema

Pa#ence and endurance (Tiyaga)

Flexibility (Lakas ng Loob)

Independent (Relying on self-healing)

Among the foreigners, to whom did we learn the “BAHALA NA” syndrome?

Spanish

Indian

Americans

Chinese

Bahala na is one of the most widely used phrases in the Philippines. For Filipinos they have several meanings. Which one is not true about BAHALA NA syndrome?

It means BATHALA which refers to the ancient Supreme Being worshiped by Filipinos

�Bahala na” can be the equivalent of the Islamic term Inshallah, which means “God willing” or “if Allah wills.”

Filipinos tend to rely on come what may.

Filipinos to humbly submit everything to the Higher Being during tough #mes.

During Health educa#on about How to prevent Cancer? One of the clients raise his hand and stated. “This is all in God’s hands now, there’s not much more I can do if I have a terminal cancer”. The nurse interprets this statement as?

Express a cultural belief about God, health and Illness.

Express feelings of loss of control.

The client accepts his diagnosis.

Gives up on possible cure.

Doctor Anna had a case conference with the family to discuss the prognosis of terminally ill client. The family members insist not to be told the client’s diagnosis. We interpret this behavior us?

Unacceptable because the client has a right to personal medical informa#on.

An ethical viola#on on the part of family.

A dishonest way of communica#ng.

A typical response on cultural tradi#on dealing with terminal illness.

Health beliefs of Filipinos which are oriented towards protec#on of the body by which the body eliminates impuri#es through physiological processes such as swea#ng is termed as?

Sauna

Steaming

Flushing

hot and cold compress

Concept of Balance (Timbang) According to this principle, health is thought to be a result of balance, while illness is due to the result of some imbalance. Which of the following is not included in this belief?

Rapid shi!s from “hot” to “cold” lead to illness

Imbalance from worry and overwork create stress and illness

Cold drinks or cooling foods should be avoided in the morning.

Sunbathing to increase blood circula#on

Nurse Angela is applying the theory of transcultural nursing. Which of the following ques#ons nurse Angela avoid asking during the ini#al assessment?

� Do you typically experienced headaches daily?”

"Do you experience shortness of breath?”

� Do you have a close rela#onship with your family?”

�Do you experience vision changes?”

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