Chapter 2 Flashcards
0
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What are overt or active reactions?
A
- crying
- screaming
- whining
- clinging to parents
- resisting meds or treatment
- being self-destructive
- destructive of environment
- fighting
1
Q
What are the most common reactions?
A
- Overt or active
- Passive
- Regressive
2
Q
What are passive reactions?
A
- excessive sleeping
- decreased communication
- decreased activity
- decreased eating
3
Q
What are regressive reactions?
A
- changes in sleeping habits
- eating too much or too little
- being tense, anxious, restless
- manifesting fears (of hospitals, needles, death, etc.)
- being overly concerned with one’s body
- displaying compulsive behavior
4
Q
What age is considered to be the most vulnerable age for adverse effects of hospitalization? according to who and when?
A
6 months - 4 years
J.W.B. Douglas, 1975
5
Q
What are the factors contributing to the psychological upset in children?
A
- Unfamiliarity to hospital setting
- separation from parents
- Age of child
6
Q
What are the two types of unfamiliarity of hospitalization?
A
Physical unfamiliarity, Procedural unfamiliarity
7
Q
What physical unfamiliarity is there in the hospital?
A
- building
- people
- smells
- equipment
8
Q
What procedural unfamiliarity is in the hospial?
A
- Vital signs
- Blood test
- Dressing changes
