Block 6: Basic Human Needs

Question 1

Belief

Answer 1

An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.

Question 2

Belonging

Answer 2

Be a member or part of (a particular group, organization, or class).

Question 3

Clergy

Answer 3

The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Customs

Answer 5

A group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another.

Question 6

Dignity

Answer 6

The state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.

Question 7

Diversity

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Faith

Answer 8

Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

Question 9

Holistic Care

Answer 9

A type of care that involves caring for the whole person—the mind as well as the body.

Question 10

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Physical

Answer 11

Involving the body.

Question 12

Psychosocial

Answer 12

Involving social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality.

Question 13

Race

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

Religion

Answer 14

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

Question 15

Safety

Answer 15

The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.

Question 16

Security

Answer 16

The state of being free from danger or threat.

Question 17

Self-care Deficit

Answer 17

Impaired ability to perform basic self-care (activities of daily living) in the areas of feeding, bathing/hygiene, dressing/grooming, and toileting.

Question 18

Self Esteem

Answer 18

Confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect.

Question 19

Sexuality

Answer 19

Capacity for sexual feelings.

Question 20

Sexual Orientation

Answer 20

A person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.

Question 21

Spiritual

Answer 21

Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

Question 22

Values

Answer 22

A person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life.

Question 23

Advance Directive

Answer 23

Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves.

Question 24

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 24

A condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities, typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth.

Question 25

Cheyne-Stokes

Answer 25

Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing.

Question 26

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)

Answer 26

A type of advance directive that instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR if a person’s heartbeat or breathing stops.

Question 27

Down Syndrome

Answer 27

A congenital disorder arising from a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile.

Question 28

Empathy

Answer 28

Identifying with the feelings of others.

Question 29

Expire

Answer 29

To die.

Question 30

Hospice

Answer 30

Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families.

Question 31

Intellectual Disability

Answer 31

A disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.

Question 32

Life Support Systems

Answer 32

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.

Question 33

Living Will

Answer 33

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.

Question 34

Mottling

Answer 34

An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color.

Question 35

Palliative Care

Answer 35

Care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of the person, rather than on curing him or her.

Question 36

POLST (Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment)

Answer 36

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.

Question 37

Post Mortem

Answer 37

Relating to after death; also refers to an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.

Question 38

Rigor Mortis

Answer 38

Stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days.

Question 39

Spiritual Needs

Answer 39

These needs include the accommodation of cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values as well as religious and other spiritual practices.

Question 40

Sympathy

Answer 40

Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others.

Question 41

Terminal Illness/ Terminally Ill

Answer 41

A disease or condition that will eventually lead to death.