Nursing 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ecker, Iceberg, Intercultural Competence
6 Jun 2016
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Value has meaning and worth to you (an idea, an object, a custom, an attitude) Belief is an idea, opinion, truth of an existence of something but you don"t have to have positive knowledge or rigorous proof. Values and beliefs come from: family, life experiences, peer groups/ friendships, society, culture. Values and belief emerge and grow over time. Beliefs that we act upon lead to behaviour. Important to know what they are and how they affect us personally. Beliefs feed into our values which in turn influence our behaviors. Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny. Values: a set of personal beliefs and attitudes about truth, beauty, and the worth of any thought, object or behaviour.
