Ch. 35 Spiritual health

Question 1

The concept of spirituality has five distinct but overlapping constructs:

Answer 1

connectedness, self transcendence, faith and hope, inner strength and peace, meaning and purpose in life

Question 2

what is self transcendence

Answer 2

a sense of authentically connecting to one’s inner self

Question 3

what is transcendence

Answer 3

the belief that a force outside of and greater than the person exists beyond the material world

Question 4

an example of a ? moment includes the feeling of awe when first holding a new baby or looking at a sunset

Answer 4

transcendent moments

Question 5

connectedness intrapersonally vs interpersonally vs transpersonally

Answer 5

intra- with oneself, inter- with others, trans- with God

Question 6

? allows ppl to have firm beliefs despite lack of physical evidence

Answer 6

faith, can occur without religion

Question 7

spirituality

Answer 7

complex, unique to the individual

Question 8

spiritual well being

Answer 8

an interconnectedness between God or a higher power and other people

Question 9

what gives an individual a motivation and the resources to achieve

Answer 9

hope

Question 10

one who does not believe in the existence of God

Answer 10

atheist

Question 11

one who believes that there is no known ultimate reality

Answer 11

agnostic

Question 12

a sense of authentically connecting to one’s inner self

Answer 12

self transcendence

Question 13

the belief that a force outside of and greater than the person exists beyond the material world

Answer 13

transcendence

Question 14

can an atheist or agnostic still be spiritual

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

religious or spiritual care

Answer 15

religious

Question 16

religious or spiritual care: helping people identify meaning and purpose in life, look beyond the present, and maintain personal relations as well as a relationship with a higher being or life force

Answer 16

spiritual

Question 17

what is spiritual distress

Answer 17

impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, and/or a power greater than oneself

Question 18

Psychological phenomenon close to clinical death or recovered after declared death

Answer 18

near death experience

Question 19

who requires health care organizations to assess patients’ denomination, beliefs, and spiritual practices and to acknowledge their rights to spiritual care.

Answer 19

TJC

Question 20

D. Achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-being.

Answer 20

A

Question 21

what is personalismo and what culture is it associated with

Answer 21

latinos, its a cultural value that indicates warmth, closeness, and empathy in relationships with other ppl and universal being

Question 22

what is familismo and what culture is it associated with

Answer 22

latinos, its a value that indicated committment and loyalty to immediate and extended family

Question 23

what are two sources of hope for a pt?

Answer 23

connectedness and fellowship

Question 24

D. Determine the patient’s perceptions and belief system.

Answer 24

D