Cultural Misunderstandings Darcy Lingg PSYC3540 – Culture‚ Ethnicity & Diversity Capella University March 2014 My example of a cultural misunderstanding is between a doctor and a Chinese patient. Are you drinking plenty of fluids? < Patient thoughts: I wonder why he is asking me that‚ what it is with these people and water > I don’t like the water here. It’s too cold. I don’t know what’s wrong with people here that they drink that. Really??? And what happens when you drink the
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is an essential part of life‚ money alone cannot buy happiness but instead creates distress‚ causing downfalls to one’s being. In Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case‚” Paul‚ the protagonist views money as the key to escape his poor life and live the fabulous life he deserves. As other factors shape Paul’s way of viewing money as the escape route‚ it only leads him to an undesirable path. Paul’s misunderstanding of the value of money leads to unrelenting disappointments‚ resulting in his tragic downfall.
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 1.1. Doctor-Patient Interactions 2 1.2. Verbal Versus Non-verbal Communication 3 2. Background 4 3. Healthcare Communication Outcomes 5 3.1. Diagnostic Accuracy 5 3.2. Adherence 5 3.3. Patient Satisfaction 6 3.4. Patient Safety 6 3.5. Access 7 3.6. Prevention 7 3.7. Team Satisfaction 8 3.8. Consent 8 3.9. Malpractice Risk 9 4. Summary 10 5. References 12 1. Introduction The quality of care (QoC) perceived by a patient during the medical encounter has implications
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Hotel Rwanda: Analysis of Non-Verbal Communication In Hotel Rwanda‚ Paul is an exceptional leader who is able to make important decisions under such crucial times. A part in which I would like to discuss his body language‚ facial expressions‚ eye contact‚ vocal expression‚ posture and gestures‚ as well as‚ personal space. At the point where Paul finds out that there will be no rescue for the people‚ he gives a “mini” speech to the people‚ saying that those who know influential people around the
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development of a child‚ both currently and in the longer term Some children may have speech‚ language and communication difficulties that may affect their development‚ including their ability to communicate and interact effectively with others. For example: Autistic spectrum disorders‚ behavioural and/or emotional difficulties affecting the ability to process language‚ hearing impairment‚ physical disabilities affecting articulation of sounds. The potential impact of the wide range of communication
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Define the main methods of non-verbal communication. Everest University Belinda Ross Nonverbal communication is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) between people. Messages can be communicated through gestures and touch‚ by body language or posture‚ by facial expression and eye contact. The first thing that I notice was that Alex could not give eye contact after Maria started to ask him questions. When
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Verbal Learning Paper Kay Brown PSYCH/550 Psychology of Learning January 31‚ 2012 Dr. Nyiema Carter Verbal Learning There are several types of learning styles every individual has his or her own learning style. Learning style is the way in which each learner begins to concentrate on‚ process‚ absorb‚ and retain new and difficult information (Bjork‚ McDaniel‚ Pashler‚ & Rohrer‚ 2008). Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus was one of the found father’s on the study of memory and learning in
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The Most Powerful Non-verbal Language－Eye Contact Language is more than just words. According to Albert Mehrabian’s 7%- 38%- 55% communication rule‚ 55% of communication is attributable to non-verbal behaviors‚ 38% of communication is attributable to voice‚ and only 7% of communication is attributable to the words used. The non-verbal behaviors include the body language‚ the eye contact‚ the facial expressions‚ and so on. Among all these kinds of communication signals‚ eye contact holds a quite
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Hofstede ‚ any four differences between your culture and that other person’s culture and provide an example for each dimension? Answer. Individualism vs collectivism. The xhosa people have tightly knitted social frame networks‚ their primary concern is the entire group compared to a single person. Members depend strongly on extended family groups and group decisions are valued and accepted for example if a person does not have money or food they can depend on extended family to help them in their
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English 101 20 June 2012 A Cultural Misunderstanding Dr. Barbara Ehrenreich better known as a myth buster is best known for her non-fiction reportage‚ book reviews and social commentary. Her reviews‚ essays‚ op-eds‚ and feature articles have been widely published and have appeared in Harper ’s Magazine‚ The New York Times‚ Time Magazine‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Life Magazine‚ The New Republic‚ and the New Statesman. Ms. Ehrenreich received her Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University in 1998
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