1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and culture? a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups. b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and distinguishing physical characteristics. c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain identifiable physical characteristics. d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to identify cultural groups. ANS: B Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a difference between the two, and they are considered separately. Physical characteristics should not be used to identify members of cultural groups. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual does not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics, not cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups. DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation 2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as a(n) a. acculturation. b. norm. c. stereotype. d. ethnos. ANS: C A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is the definition ofstereotype. Acculturation isthe process of adopting another culture’s behaviors. A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or nationality. DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation