2. 外语
  3. Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviours, activities and medical treatment outcomes.【C1】______ the signific

Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviours, activities and medical treatment outcomes.【C1】______ the signific

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问题     Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviours, activities and medical treatment outcomes.【C1】______ the significant influence of culture upon health and related outcomes, health care【C2】______ should be culturally competent in order to provide【C3】______ health care to patients. Cultural competency means considering many options and being more careful about making judgements.【C4】______, scars and bruises that suggest abuse in western culture could【C5】______ be symbols of accepted healing methods or sacred rituals.【C6】______, different parts of the body are considered sacred in different cultures.
    Cultural competency in healthcare【C7】______ four major challenges for providers. The first is the straightforward challenge of recognizing clinical【C8】______ among people of different ethnic and racial groups, e.g., higher【C9】______ of hypertension in African Americans and【C10】______ diabetes in certain Native American groups.
    The second, and far more complicated, challenge is【C11】______. This deals with everything from the need for interpreters to nuances of words in various languages. Many patients, even in western cultures, are【C12】______ to talk with their doctors about【C13】______ personal matters as sexual activity or chemical use. How do we overcome this【C14】______ among more restricted cultures?
    The third challenge is ethics.【C15】______ western medicine is among the best in the world, we do not have all the【C16】______. Respect for the belief systems of【C17】______ and the effects of those beliefs on well-being are critically important to competent care.
    The final challenge involves【C18】______. For some patients, authority figures are immediately mistrusted,【C19】______ for good reason. Having seen or been victims of atrocities at the hands of authorities in their homelands, many people are as【C20】______ of caregivers themselves as they are of the care.
【C1】
选项 A、Because of
B、Due to
C、Thanks to
D、In regard to
答案A
解析 近义短语辨析题。从本句的主句部分可以判断，空格里需要填一个中性的表示原因的词，因此选because of。thanks to是“由于”的意思，一般表示的正面的、好的结果或状况的原因，相当于with the help of；due to的意义和用法与because of接近；in regard to是“关于、至于”的意思。
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