B. Education and Communication Flashcards
_____ and ______ income adults are goal oriented and consider activities they can’t relate to as a waste of time.
Middle and upper income
____ income adults interest focuses on costs and traditional food habits. They are oriented toward the PRESENT and solving CURRENT PROBLEMS.
Lower
______ adults are short term planners.
Very poor
For this age group, must relate to their interests, and consider peer pressures and attitudes towards authority.
Adolescents
This age group has a decreases attention span. Participation helps to maintain interest. Prefer written material to control rate of input.
Elderly
Cultural communication styles differ by . . .
Voice: Rate, pitch, volume of voice
Eye contact: Direct gaze or avert eyes as sign of respect
Expression: Restrained, emotional, focused
Speech: Slow, soft, loud, fast
Greeting: Hand or mild handshake
Spatial relationships vary among cultures and individuals . . .
Intimate: 12 ft
When working with clients with limited English skills, use _____ terms, avoid ______. Use short, simple sentences.
Use common terms, avoid slang
Develop goals and objectives based on ________ of client ______. Must be based on previous learning and characteristics of the group.
Assessment of client knowledge
Domains of learning: Acquisition of knowledge or subject matter
Cognitive learning
Domains of learning: Acquisition of attitudes and values
Affective learning
Domains of learning: Acquisition of muscular skills (ie. exercise, food prep)
Psychomotor learning
Behavior modification methods: Encourages repetition of a behavior
Positive reinforcement
Behavior modification methods: Learn to escape from unpleasant consequences (ie. avoid criticism by improving performance)
Avoidance learning
Behavior modification methods: Reduce undesired behavior; (absence of reinforcement ie. ignore)
Extinction