UNIVERSIDADDEZAMBOANGA

SchoolofAl
li
edMedi
cine
DEPARTMENTOFNURSI NG

NCM 102

Name:Ani
sa A.Sahi
mar
ri Cour
se/
Sec:BSN1-
P

DO-ASSI
GNMENT

1.Whatar
etheFi
li
pinochar
act
eri
sti
cs,
bel
ief
sandpr
act
icesi
nheal
thcar
e?

Fi
li
pinoshav
eal
otofbel
iefandsuper
sti
ti
onsorpamahi
ini
nheal
thcar
ethatst
il
lexi
st
ev
eni
nthi
sgener
ati
on.Her
ear
esomeoft
hesuper
sti
ti
onst
hatcont
inuet
oexi
st:

1.Causi
ngt
hebabyt
ofeeluneasyaf
terext
remeaf
fect
ion(
na-
usog)-Fi
li
pinosbel
iev
e
t
hatshowi
ngt
oomuchaf
fect
ionorbei
ngt
ofondt
oababycancauseuneasi
ness
(
usog)
.Andt
oav
oidt
hepassi
ngt
henegat
iveener
gyort
ocur
ethebaby
,onemust
wi
pet
hei
rsal
ivat
othebaby
'sf
oreheadort
ummy
.Someal
sobel
iev
ethati
nor
dert
o
count
erusogy
oucansi
mpl
ygr
eett
hebaby"
pwer
ausog"orhav
ethebabyweara
br
acel
ett
hati
smadef
rom bl
ackandr
edbeads.Thoughpi
noybel
iev
esi
nthi
sscenar
io,
t
hemostl
ogi
calexpl
anat
ionoft
hisi
sthatt
hebabymi
ghthav
eencount
eredst
ress
af
terhav
ingcont
actwi
thunf
ami
li
arf
aces.

2.Sl
eepi
ngwi
thwethai
rscancausebl
indnessandi
nsani
ty-t
hissuper
sti
ti
onbel
iev
es
t
hatwhenaper
sonsl
eepwi
thwethai
rs,t
hatper
sonwi
llwakeupbl
indori
nsane.
Howev
er,t
her
eisnocor
rel
ati
onbet
weensl
eepi
ngwi
thwethai
rst
obl
indnessand
i
nsani
ty.Av
oidi
ngsl
eepi
ngwi
thwethai
rsi
smost
lyf
orcosmet
icpur
poses,because
sl
eepi
ngwi
thwethai
rscandamagey
ourhai
r.

3.Washi
ngwethandswi
llr
esul
ttospasmodi
chandsorpasmoi
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes,i
tis
notadv
isabl
etowashy
ourhandsi
fyou'
ref
rom wor
kthatgi
vesy
out
ir
ed,
sweat
yhands,
becausewashi
ngy
ourhandsaf
terwor
kwi
llgi
vey
oupasma.Butaccor
dingt
omedi
cal
r
esear
ches,t
hese hand condi
ti
ons ar
e usual
ly caused by i
ll
nesses l
ike di
abet
es
mel
li
tus,
thy
roi
ddy
sfunct
ion,
andner
voussy
stem dy
sfunct
ion.

4.Let
ti
ngy
ourbacksweatt
odr
ywi
thoutwi
pingwi
llgi
vey
oupneumoni
a-pneumoni
a
i
sact
ual
lyal
ungdi
sease,andt
her
eisnosci
ent
if
icexpl
anat
iont
hatt
hispamahi
ini
s
act
ual
lyt
rue.Fungi
,bact
eri
a,andv
irusesar
ethecausesoft
hei
nfl
ammat
ionoft
he
l
ungst
hatwi
llcausepneumoni
a.

5.St
eppi
ngov
eraper
sonwi
llst
untt
hei
rgr
owt
hthi
sjustoneoft
hebel
ief
sofFi
li
pinos.
Butt
het
rut
hist
hatst
untgr
owt
hiscausedbysev
eralf
act
orsl
ikegenes,nut
ri
ti
on,
hor
mones,
andsoci
oeconomi
cst
atus.

Ther
ear
est
il
lal
otofbel
ief
sandsuper
sti
ti
onst
hatar
est
il
lpr
act
icedbysomeFi
li
pinos.
Someoft
hebel
ief
swer
emadeev
ersi
ncet
hepr
e-col
oni
alper
iod.Thesebel
ief
swi
ll
act
ual
lyaf
fectt
hemedi
cat
ionpr
operbecausesomeFi
li
pinoswi
llst
il
lchooset
ohav
e
t
hesesuper
sti
ti
onst
hant
ohav
eact
ualmedi
cali
nter
vent
ions.

Ther
eewer
eal
so7t
heor
iesofi
ll
nessnamel
ynamamana,l
ihi
,sumpa,gaba,pasma,
namal
igno,andkal
oobngdi
yos.Namamana,al
soknownasi
nher
it
ance,bel
iev
est
hat
whenar
elat
ivet
hecondi
ti
on,he/
shemaypassont
het
rai
ttot
hey
oungergener
ati
on.
Si
mil
art
onamamana,l
ihii
saconceptusedt
oexpl
ainwhysomechi
ldr
enar
enot
edt
o
hav
ecer
tai
nspeci
fi
cchar
act
eri
sti
cs.Anexampl
eoft
hisi
swhenapr
egnantmot
heri
s
exper
ienci
ngcr
avi
ngsori
ntensel
iki
ngt
oaf
oodoranobj
ecti
nherf
ir
stt
ri
mest
er.I
t
hasbeensai
dthatt
hiscoul
dmani
festt
owar
dst
heunbor
nchi
ldwher
ehe/
shemi
ght
showchar
act
eri
sti
cssi
mil
art
owhatt
hemot
hercr
aved.Thei
nter
act
ionofhotandcol
d.
el
ement
sisat
tri
but
edt
otheconcept
ionofpasma.Pasmai
sloosel
ydef
inedasan
"
exposur
esi
ckness"t
hathappenswhena"
hot
"st
atei
star
get
edbya"
cool
"el
ement
andv
icev
ersa.Sumpaandgabaar
ecommonbel
ief
sint
heFi
li
pinocul
tur
ethatcanbe
compar
edt
oacur
se.My
thi
calcr
eat
uresandsuper
nat
uralbei
ngsar
eusual
lybel
iev
ed
i
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes.Namal
ignoi
saFi
li
pinobel
iefwher
ewhenev
eraper
soncont
ract
sa
di
sease,i
tisbel
iev
edt
ohav
ebeeni
nst
igat
edbyasuper
nat
uraloramy
sti
calbei
ng.
Last
ly,kal
oobngDi
yos,God'
swi
ll
,iswhenani
ndi
vidualexper
iencesanunexpect
ed
ev
enti
nthei
rli
fe,
mayi
tbeposi
ti
veornegat
iveandat
tri
but
esi
ttot
hegr
aceofGod.

2.Whatar
ethecommonbel
ief
sandpr
act
icesy
ouf
oll
ow i
nheal
theducat
ioni
fyou
basedi
tint
hedi
ff
erentet
hni
cit
ythaty
ouhav
easFi
li
pino(
e.g.
,ify
oubel
ongi
nTausug
t
ri
be,
..
.i
nChav
acanoori
nBi
say
a)?

Manyheal
thcar
echar
act
eri
sti
cst
hatourt
ri
bebel
iev
esi
nar
eimpor
tantt
omeasa
Fi
li
pinowhogr
ewupi
nat
ausogt
ri
be.Leav
es,accor
dingt
oust
ausogs,
canbeut
il
ized
f
ormedi
tat
ivemedi
cine.Idi
scov
eredt
hatt
heseki
ndsofchar
act
eri
sti
csdoexi
stwhen
Iusedt
hesequal
it
ies:wet
endt
ousel
eav
est
ohealour
sel
ves,butsi
ncemoder
n
medi
cinei
ssowi
despr
eadi
nourgener
ati
ont
heseday
s,weFi
li
pinosmustbel
iev
eor
embr
acei
t.

3.Expl
aini
tssi
gni
fi
cancebasedonquest
ion#2

Oneoft
hemai
nsr
easonswhyt
heseheal
th-
car
efeat
uresar
evi
talt
oembr
acei
sthat
t
heyhav
eahugei
mpactonourheal
th,
notonl
yint
ermsofadopt
ingmoder
nmedi
cine,
whi
chi
squi
tev
aluabl
enowaday
s,butal
soi
nter
msofbel
iev
ingi
ntheexi
stenceof
Fi
li
pinohomer
emedi
es.