Indigenous and Intercultural Health/Quick Quiz 1

Quick Quiz 1

{The first step towards intercultural competence is self-awareness. + True. - False.
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 * This is the correct answer. If we don't appreciate the effect our own cultural backgrounds have on us, we tend towards ethnocentrism and automatically judge other cultures in a negative light
 * Incorrect, please see above.

{Culture is mostly learned and expressed consciously. - True. + False.
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 * Not really. Cultural values tend to lie beneath our conscious awareness levels.
 * This is the correct answer. Many of our cultural values are learned when we are very young: like walking and talking, we often forget we have learned them.

{Case examples in this course are drawn from three cultural groups. - True. + False.
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 * Incorrect. Please see above.
 * This is the correct answer. There are four: Australians of Indigenous, Confucian heritage (e.g. China or Vietnam), Indian and East African backgrounds.

{This course is mostly about learning intercultural theory. - True. + False.
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 * Incorrect. While theory underpins the key ideas, and this knowledge is important in understanding why certain skills are needed, the primary aim is to develop and apply intercultural health competence.
 * This is the correct answer. The major emphasis is on developing practical (but mindful) skills to provide effective health and social care.

{Intercultural health competence is only about 'drilling and skilling'. - True. + False.
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 * Incorrect. To transfer skills from one context to the next, we need to also have the right attitudes, motivation and understandings to know how to adjust skills appropriately.
 * This is the correct answer. Intercultural competence requires us to integrate awareness, motivation, knowledge and skills to deal with different cultural contexts.