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Please, reply to this Discussion question. This is another student post to wish i have to react adding extra information related to what the student already post.
make sure your writing seems redirect specific to the Student. For example start with, Hello Martha, Do not generalize using the word student, because then i have to make the change, the reply is direct to one person, wish name is in the Begining. on the Title .
Question 1. Description of data
Cultural belief system refers to an interplay beliefs, values and ideas that of a society that that dominate and reproduce a culture. The beliefs and attitudes of a society about disability and disease are socially constituted and experienced by individuals (Ring, Nyquist & Mitchell, 2018). The cultural belief system affects the people’s understanding of disease and health and determine their response towards nursing care.
Worldview refers to a set of beliefs on basic aspects of reality that forms the basis of perception, knowledge, thinking and actions. The worldview of an individual is their personal view about what life is and how they should go about it.
A paradigm is a pattern of thought or action that includes standards and theories towards making contribution to a field. Transcultural nursing is a paradigm of nursing that was developed to improve nursing practices. This paradigm has concepts and theories that it contributes to the field of nursing.
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One major characteristic of magico-religious belief system is the attribution of illnesses to supernatural causes such as curses and bad omen. It is based on the belief that the world is an arena dominated by supernatural forces with its fate dependent on actions of gods, and other supernatural forces (Andres & Bolye, 2016). Under this belief system people seek supernatural remedies to healing such as exorcism, prayers and magic.
The scientific belief system is characterized by the use of western technology and medicine in assessment and treatment of disease. Medication is based on evidence from research which is based on assessment and diagnostic to treat the patients. In holistic paradigms, both scientific and magico-religion approaches are considered. The major characteristic of holistic paradigm is believed that forces of nature should be kept at balance. With human life being one aspect in the general order of the cosmos, order and health is maintained by ensuring that everything takes its rightful place (Andres & Bolye, 2016).
Healing involves the maintenance of a sense of balance or harmony between the universe and humans. This system explains disease and health based on external agents or disharmony among humans, metaphysical forces and the universe.
