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Term 3: Life Transitions Flashcards

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What is a HEEADSSS assessment? What does it stand for?

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Home 
Education/employment
Activities 
Drugs/alcohol 
Suicide/self harm
Sexuality 
Safety
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What are some psychosocial changes associated with mid adulthood?

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  • expected events (child moving out)
  • career change
  • sexuality
  • being part of the sandwich generation
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What are some health concerns associated with mid adulthood?

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  • stress related illness (heart trouble, cancer)
  • anxiety, depression
  • unhealthy habits
    Large variation of wellness in age group
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What ages does ‘young adult’ usually refer to?hjjb

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About 18 - 25.

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What are physical changes associated with young adults?

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Generally quite active and healthy. Growth is usually completed by age 20.

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What are cognitive changes associated with young adults?

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Critical thinking habits increase, complex thinking increases, risky behavior peaks at about 20 - 24.

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What are some psychosocial changes associated with young adults?

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  • lifestyle (smoking, drinking, exersize)
  • career
  • sexuality, relationships, intimacy, partners, marriage
  • parenthood (deciding to have children or not)
  • emotional health
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What are some main health risks associated with young adults?

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  • sexual health (unplanned pregnancy, STI)
  • mental wellbeing
  • risky behavior
  • occupational safety
  • accommodation
  • substance abuse
  • family history
  • violent death or injury (suicide, crash, assault)
  • exercise
  • infertility
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What age range does ‘middle adult’ usually refer to?

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Mid 30s to late 60s.

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What are some physical changes associated with middle adulthood?

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  • grey and thinning of hair
  • wrinkles
  • may require glasses to read
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Cognitive changes in mid adulthood are rare unless what takes place?

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Trauma or illness.

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When assessing an older adult, what factors should be considered?

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  • may need more time, may need rest periods
  • consider sensory changes
  • memory can affect accuracy
  • can assess other areas such as family, intimate relationships, occupation, finances, housing, activities or social isolation, environment, death, spirituality.
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What are some common health issues associated with older adulthood?

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  • impaired cognition (delirium, dementia, depression)
  • falls
  • incontinence
  • constipation
  • adverse drug events
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What are the categories of loss?

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  • actual
  • perceived
  • maturational
  • situational
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According to Parkes, what are the phases of grief?

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  • numbness
  • pining
  • depression
  • recovery
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According to Kubler-Ross, what is the theory of grief?

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People move through stages of grief.

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
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What does DABDA stand for?

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Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
18
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What theorist has a theory about ‘four tasks of mouring’? What are they?

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Worden.

  1. to face the reality of the loss
  2. to express the pain of grief
  3. to adjust to a world without the deceased
  4. to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life in a new reality.
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What factors can impact an emotional response to grief and loss?

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  • Personality
  • Social roles
  • Personal values
  • Perception of the deceased importance
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What is complicated or high risk grief?

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Grief that is influenced by:

  • the circumstances of the death
  • the relationship with the deceased
  • the internal resources of the bereaved
  • the quality of social support and other external resources
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What is disenfranchised grief?

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This occurs when people experience a loss that is not or cannot be socially sanctioned, publicly mourned or openly acknowledged.

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What is dysfunctional grief?

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This is when grief exceeds normal time or intensity. When people get “stuck” in the grieving process.

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