Author Question: Beliefs and practices vary greatly from culture to culture, as well as between and within ... (Read 41 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Beliefs and practices vary greatly from culture to culture, as well as between and within subcultures. Most cultures and subcultures share some of the following generalities.

The growth of global migration of populations results in continual interrelationships and mingling of races, subcultures, and cultures with others. What health belief most likely occurs for the Asian American subculture? A) Illness and misfortune occur as punishment from God, referred to as castigo de Dios, or by an imbalance of hot or cold forces within the body.
B) Illness is caused by infectious microorganisms, organ degeneration, and unhealthy lifestyles.
C) Health is the result of a balance between yin and yang energy; illness results when equilibrium is disturbed.
D) Supernatural forces can cause disease and influence recovery.

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing with a group of clients about the regulators of breathing and how they function. What is the best explanation by the nurse to the clients about the role of the medulla in the regulation of respirations?

A) Works to produce a normal breathing rhythm
B) Allows some voluntary control over breathing
C) Stimulates the muscles of respiration
D) Involuntary control of the depth and rate of respirations

chjcharjto14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
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Asian American health belief is that health is the result of a balance between yin and yang energy; illness results when equilibrium is disturbed. Anglo American health belief is that illness is caused by infectious microorganisms, organ degeneration, and unhealthy lifestyles. African American health belief is that supernatural forces can cause disease and influence recovery. Latino or Hispanic health belief is that illness and misfortune occur as punishment from God, referred to as castigo de Dios, or by an imbalance of hot or cold forces within the body.

Answer to Question 2

D
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The medulla's respiratory center automatically controls the depth and rate of respirations without requiring a person's conscious thought. The pons has centers that work with the medulla to produce a normal breathing rhythm. The cerebral cortex allows some voluntary control over breathing when talking, singing, eating, or changing the rate of breathing. You can even stop breathing for a minute or two by holding your breath. The medulla, however, will take over control eventually. Chemoreceptors in the medulla stimulate the muscles of respiration primarily in response to changes in carbon dioxide levels.