Ethnocentrism can be counteracted by the nurse's use of which of ...

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Ethnocentrism can be counteracted by the nurse's use of which of the following practices?
 
  A) Self-disclosure
  B) Self-discipline
  C) Self-esteem
  D) Self-analysis

Question 2

Mr. Sangha emigrated from India 20 years ago and sponsored his father and mother to come to the United States 14 years ago.
 
  One of Mr. Sangha's major stressors is liaising between his children, who have become Americanized, and his parents, who have been minimally influenced by American culture. What term best describes this process of cultural change and adaptation?
 
  A) Transculturalizatio n
  B) Cultural shift
  C) Acculturation
  D) Ethnodynamism

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Ethnocentrism, or the tendency to believe that one's own way of thinking, believing, and behaving is superior to that of others, is counteracted by the nurse's use of self-analysis. The other answers are not applicable as a counteraction to ethnocentrism.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Acculturation is described as the ways in which individuals and cultural groups adapt and change over time.