Block 6: Basic Human Needs Flashcards
Belief
An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
Belonging
Be a member or part of (a particular group, organization, or class).
Clergy
The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
Culture
A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of people, that is considered to be the tradition of that people and is passed on from one generation to the next.
Customs
A group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another.
Dignity
The state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.
Diversity
The inevitable variety in customs, attitudes, practices, and behavior that exists among groups of people from different ethnic, racial, or national backgrounds who come into contact.
Faith
Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Holistic Care
A type of care that involves caring for the whole person—the mind as well as the body.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s pyramid reflects the belief that the more basic, lower-level needs must be met before the higher-level needs can be met. Needs in order of importance – Physiological, Safety and security, Love and belonging, self-esteem, Self-actualization.
Physical
Involving the body.
Psychosocial
Involving social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality.
Race
Refers to groups of people who have differences and similarities in biological traits deemed by society to be socially significant, meaning that people treat other people differently because of them.
Religion
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Safety
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
Security
The state of being free from danger or threat.
Self-care Deficit
Impaired ability to perform basic self-care (activities of daily living) in the areas of feeding, bathing/hygiene, dressing/grooming, and toileting.
Self Esteem
Confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect.
Sexuality
Capacity for sexual feelings.
Sexual Orientation
A person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
Spiritual
Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
Values
A person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life.
Advance Directive
Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
Cerebral Palsy
A condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities, typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth.
Cheyne-Stokes
Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
A type of advance directive that instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR if a person’s heartbeat or breathing stops.
Down Syndrome
A congenital disorder arising from a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile.
Empathy
Identifying with the feelings of others.
Expire
To die.
Hospice
Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families.
Intellectual Disability
A disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.
Life Support Systems
An artificial or natural system that provides all or some of the items (such as oxygen, food, water, control of temperature and pressure, disposition of carbon dioxide and body wastes) necessary for maintaining life or health.
Living Will
A document that outlines the medical care a person wants, or does not want, in case he or she becomes unable to make those decisions.
Mottling
An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color.
Palliative Care
Care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of the person, rather than on curing him or her.
POLST (Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment)
An approach to improving end-of-life care in the United States, encouraging providers to speak with patients and create specific medical orders to be honored by health care workers during a medical crisis.
Post Mortem
Relating to after death; also refers to an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
Rigor Mortis
Stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days.
Spiritual Needs
These needs include the accommodation of cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values as well as religious and other spiritual practices.
Sympathy
Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others.
Terminal Illness/ Terminally Ill
A disease or condition that will eventually lead to death.
