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7 year old characteristics

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primary teeth are lost, eye sight is at its best, they love school

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Anorexia nervosa

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a psychological disorder in which a person reduces for intake or refuses to eat at all

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Arthritis

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inflammation of the joints, causes the joints to become stiff, less flexible, and painful

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Behavior of older adults

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older adults can be active and happy…or not

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Bulimia

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a psychological disorder in which a person alternately binges

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Care of Alzheimer’s

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provide safe, secure, and calm environment, follow routine, stay calm, state name and correct if they call you the wrong name

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Cataracts

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eye condition where the lens become cloudy, or plaque causes blindness

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Causes of Alzheimer’s

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unknown, but there are theories- genetic, missing enzyme, toxic effect of aluminum, virus, faulty metabolism of glucose

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Causes of cognitive impairment

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depression, anxiety, suspicious, delusional, paranoia, schizophrenia, mental retardation, dementia, close head injury, trauma to the brain

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Causes of suicide among teens

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depression, grief over loss or love affair, failure in school, inability to meet expectations, influence of suicidal friends, or lack of self-esteem

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Causes of temporary confusion/disorientation

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stress, depression, use of alcohol or chemicals, kidney diseases, respiratory disease, liver disease

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Changes in cardio vascular system

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heart beat becomes less efficient at pushing blood into arteries, cardiac output decreases, blood vessels narrow and less elastic, blood flow to vital organs may decrease, blood pressure may increase or decrease

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Characteristics of nonverbal communication

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facial expression, body language, gestures, eye contact, touch

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Communication barriers

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deafness or hearing loss, blindness or impair vision, aphasia or speech impairments, prejudice, attitudes, personality, beliefs, language differences, eye contact, ways of dealing with bad news.

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Communication Feedback

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a method used to tell if communication was successful

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Compensation

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something given or received as an equivalent for a loss, service, or debt; defense mechanism involving substitution of one goal for another goal to achieve success

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Confidential care

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care that is not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence, or kept to ones self

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Growth and development

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measureable physical changes that occur throughout a person’s life/changes in the intellectual, mental, emotional, social, and functional skill that occurs over time

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Abuse

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any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish

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Alzheimer’s

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progressive, irreversible disease involving memory loss, disorientation of intellectual function, and speech and gait disturbances

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Communication

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process of transmission; exchange of thoughts and information

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Emotional Development

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refers to feelings and dealing with love, hate, joy, fear, etc.

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Designation of POA of health care surrogate

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a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions

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Developmental Characteristics of adolescence

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a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions

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Developmental Characteristics of adolescence
physical: occurs in spurts, girls done growing, boys still growing, muscle coordination, secondary sex characteristics develop; mental: increase cognitive skills, make big decision; emotional: self-conscience; social: more confident towards end, eating disorders
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Developmental characteristics of early childhood
physical: slow, don’t have fine motor skills; mental: verbal growth, don’t have reasoning ability, short attention spans; emotional: everything about them, enthusiastic, temper tantrums, know right from wrong, want independence; social: very social, love extracurricular activities, talk all the time
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Developmental characteristics of early adulthood
physical: almost completely done, prime childbearing; mental: career choices, independent, lifestyle, values, relationships; emotional: stable: children, marriage, not stable: jobs, debt; social: move away from social groups, relationship patterns, more open to different careers
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Developmental characteristics of infancy
physical: Moro reflex, sucking reflex, grasp reflex, mussel coordination, don’t have close vision; mental: respond to discomfort, start to be aware of what’s going on around them, speech starts; emotional: have a fear of separation; social: it’s all about them, don’t know there are other babies around.
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Developmental characteristics of late adult hood
physical: wrinkles, gray hair, shorter; mental: dependent on how active they are; emotional/social: lost loved ones, retirement
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Developmental characteristics of late childhood
physical: slows way down, fine motor skills, eyes are the best they will ever be; mental: life is all about school, good memory; emotional: focused on pleasing friends and adults, sexual identity; social: separation of boys and girls, girls want to impress the boys, boys don’t care about girls
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Developmental characteristics of middle adulthood
physical: gray hair, sagging skin, weight gain, bad eye sight; mental: increase their education, critical thinking; emotional: job stable, finances stable, no longer have children at home; social: stable relationships
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Diagnoses of Alzheimer’s
sometimes people think its depression first, take tests about memory, spelling things backwards,
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Diseases
any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body
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Displacement
transferring feelings about one person to another to someone else. Usually occurs because individuals cannot direct the feelings toward the person who is responsible
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DNR
Department of natural resources
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Domestic violence
violence within the house, have to be in the same living quarters
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Dysphasia
Difficulty in swallowing
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Dysuria
Difficultly with painful urination
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Factors influencing communication
perceptions, values, social/cultural, knowledge base
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Factors interfering with communication
Communication barrier
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Forms of dementia
Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment t
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Glaucoma
Eye disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure
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Grasp reflex
An infants hand clamp down when something is put in their hand
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Hoarding
Keep stuff and hide it so no one knows where it is, they will take anything
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Hospices care (function/purpose)
function- provides care for the terminally ill/purpose- lets them die with dignity
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Incontinence
unable to voluntarily control urination or defecation
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Independence/dependence
you don’t need someone else to help you/you depend on others for care
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Levels of communication
interpersonal- self talk, interpersonal- between people, public- in front of others
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Living will
documents that allow individuals to state what measures should or shouldn't be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal
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Loneliness among elderly-
death of a spouse, retirement, cause the elderly ti be lonely, many get involved with church groups and other organizations to keep busy
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Memory changes in elderly
short term memory is usually the first to decline, Alzheimer's disease leads to irreversible loss of memory(Arteriosclerosis- hardening of the arteries which can limit the amount of blood to the brain, can decrease mental ability)
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Moro reflex
When an infant hears something they jump
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Need for safety and security
Are essential for emotional and social growth in kids
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Needs of humans
psychological, safety, love and affection, esteem, self actualization- all need to be met or theyre major consequences
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Nonverbal behavior
85% of all communication, smiling, hand gestures
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Ombudsman
specially trained individual who acts as an advocate for others to improve care or conditions
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Osteromyelitis
bone inflammation usually caused by a pathogenic organism
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Osteoporosis
metabolic disorder caused by a hormone deficiency, softening of bones
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Pacing
To keep walking back and forth
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Patient advocate
The person who talks to the health care worker for the patient
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Patients rights
Rights to control, choices, privacy, possessions
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Pillaging
Going looking for things
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Projection
defense mechanism in which an individual places the blame for his or her actions on someone else or circumstances
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Psychological care of dying
60% of time is spent with family, respect the patients wishes, be a good listener
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Psychological barriers of communication
Perceptions, environments
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Puberty
secretion of sex hormones which lead to periods and semen
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Rationalization
defense mechanism involving the use of a reasonable or acceptable excuse as an explanation for behavior
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Reality orientation
activities to help promote awareness of time, place, and person
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Retirement
Quit working, can lead to low self esteem and depression
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Right to die
when patient with a terminal illness that cant be cured denies measures that would promote life
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Rooting reflex
When you rub a babies cheek and they open their mouths and turn their heads towards you
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Self-actualization
Achieving ones full potential
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Sexual needs
sex needs don't cease when you're old, long term facilities are beginning to let marries couples stay in the same room for sex
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Sexuality needs
include a person's feelings and attitudes not just the sex, a person needs to fulfill their need for love and affection
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Signs of abuse
chemical abuse, drop of grades, fights, withdraw from activities and friends
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Signs of suicide
giving away prized possessions, change in behavior and sleep patters, use of drugs and alcohol
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Social Development of a 2 year old
needs are still met by parents, play with other children, fear of separation from parents
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Social skills of children-
can communicate to a certain point but not fully mentally developed which causes problems
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Socialization
a continuing process where by an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her socail position
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Stages of dying
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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Sucking reflex-
Triggered by something touching the babies lips
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Sundowing
Symptoms get worse in the evening or when the sun goes down
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Suppression
an individual is aware of the unacceptable feeling or thoughts and refuses to deal with them
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Thrombus
Blood clot
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Trust vs. mistrust
Make patients trust you
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Vascular degeneration
when the vascular system begins to fail
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Perceptions
How we see things
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Basic needs
Food, cloths, protection, oxygen,
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Mental develment
Development of the mind
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Withdraw
People cease to communicate, remove themselves physically from situation

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