Class #1 Flashcards

1
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Define Self Concept

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The sum of one’s belief about oneself, which develops over time

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2
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Does self concept fluctuate over time?

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yes

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2
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What is self concept challenged by?

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Challenged by new situations/experiences

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2
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What are some components that influence self concept? (5)

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1) Body Image

2) Cognitive Beliefs

3) Emotional Development

4) Early Attachment

5) Seld Awareness

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2
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What can self concept influence?

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Can influence the therapeutic relationship

Can influence the healing process

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2
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Define Self Awareness

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Being cognizant of one’s own beliefs, thoughts, motivations, biases, and physical and emotional limitations and the impact that these components may have on others

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3
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What influences a person’s sense of self concept?

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Self awareness

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4
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What is one way to develop self awareness?

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One way to develop self awareness is through regular and/or on going self reflection

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5
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Define Self Esteem

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Attitudes about oneself; emotional appraisal of one’s worth

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6
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What factors influence self-concept and/or self-esteem?

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  • Discouragement and failure
  • Encouragement and Success
  • Sense of Control
  • Confidence
  • Sense of Belonging
  • Poverty
  • Religion
  • Culture
  • Media
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What are the 8 stages of personality development and their ego strength?

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Trust vs. Mistrust (infant) –> Hope

Autonomy vs. Self Doubt (toddler) –> will power

Initiative vs. Guilt (early childhood) –> Purpose

Industry vs. Inferiority (school age) –> competence

Identity vs. Identity Diffusion (teen age) –> Fidelity

Intimacy vs. Isolation (young adult) –> Love

Generatively vs. Stagnation (mature adult) –> Caring

Ego Integrity vs. Ego Despair (late adult) –> Wisdom

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What are the base layers of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Approach?

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1) Lifespan (on the bottom)

2) Chronosystem
- Historical time
- Changes (personal, social)

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What are the 4 components of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Approach?

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1) Microsystem

2) Mesosystem

3) Exosystem

4) Macrosystem

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What is the microsystem in regard to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems?

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  • Family
  • School
  • Neighbourhood
  • Peers
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What is the mesosystem in regard to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems?

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Interaction of systems

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What is the exosystem in regard to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems?

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  • Religion
  • Media
  • Education
  • Medicine
  • Community
13
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What is the macrosystem in regard to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems?

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  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Social Conditions
14
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What is the difference between Eriksons and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems?

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Erickson has a more internal philosophy regarding self concept compared to the other where Bronfenbrenner’s is an external environmental approach to self concept

15
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What is self identity?

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The integration of social and occupational roles and affiliations and self-attributed personality traits, attitudes, and beliefs about political ideology, religion, gender and sexuality

16
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What does self identity influence?

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Influence goal-directed behavior and interpersonal relationships

Develops and changes over the lifespan

17
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What is worldview?

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  • The way a group of people see their world, their physical symbolic space, and their place in the world
  • Worldviews are influences by culture, self-concept, and context
  • Can differ widely between individuals, or societal groups
18
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Why do you need to understand worldview?

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To understand worldview you need to understand who you are first

19
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Is healthcare a collective or individual approach?

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Collective approach

20
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What are the priorities in the North American (Western) worldview?

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  • Prizes Individualism
  • Individuals are expected to leave home at adulthood and establish their own nuclear family
  • Individuals are expected to advance themselves financially, academically, and socially
21
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What are the priorities in Collective Societies worldviews?

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  • Prize familial, community, and/or land-based connections
  • Expect to live together in multi-generational households
  • Seek to promote the advancement of the whole family or community, even at the expense of the self
22
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Application in Nursing: Diverse Clientele

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Differences in self-concepts, worldviews, and health related perspectives or actions

Lead to different health care choices/actions

23
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Application in Nursing: Response to Illness

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Changes or challenges previous self-concept and self-identity

Alterations to body or appearance

Loss of Function or ability

Dependence on others

24
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Application in Nursing: Therapeutic Relationships

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1) Therapeutic use of self

2) Need to know your “self”

3) Need to understand how you relate to “others”

25
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What is therapeutic use of self?

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How you use your unique personality and way of being in relationship with your client and their family

26
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What does it mean to “need to know your self”?

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Be yourself (self-awareness)

Be authentic/genuine

27
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What does it mean to “need to understand how you relate to others?”

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Seek to Understand

Cultural Humility

28
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What is reflective practice?

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Thinking about and learning from past experience

Have been doing this your whole life, whether consciously or not
- Avoid things that did not work
- Repeat things that did

29
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When self reflecting, what are some things you should reflect about that went wrong?

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Mistakes

Missed actions/omissions

Negative interaction

Negative Feedback

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31
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When self reflecting, what are some things you should reflect about that went well?

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Successes

Education or New

Learning/Information

Positive Feedback

Personal Progress

31
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What are the 6 components of Gibbs Reflective Cycle?

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1) Description (What happened?)

2) Feelings (What were you thinking and feeling?)

3) Evaluation (What was good and bad about the experience?)

4) Analysis (What else can you make of the situation?)

5) Conclusion (What else could you have done?)

6) Action Plan (If it rose again what would you do?)

31
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What 3 things should the nursing student do during their practice encounter?

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1) I Notice
2) I Respond
3) I Interpret

31
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What are the 3 stages of reflection?

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1) What Happened? (What emotions did you experience during the event?)

2) Why does it matter? (Why did it happen? Could you have done things differently?)

3) What next? (Most important stage of the process!)
- How will you change your practice as a result?

31
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What is the value of self reflection?

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You are consciously aware of your experiences

You can direct/decide your growth from your experiences

You create new patterns of thought

You practice will continually improve

You can reflect on other people’s experiences as well – learn from others