ch5: psychology vocab

Question 1

psychology

Answer 1

the study of behavior and the functions and processes of the mind

Question 2

psychologist

Answer 2

a person who specializes in the study of the function of the brain and mental processes

Question 3

psychiatrist

Answer 3

a physician with extra training in mental disorders

Question 4

physiological

Answer 4

referring to the body and it’s functions

Question 5

psychosocial

Answer 5

the relationship between mental health and interpersonal relationships

Question 6

ego

Answer 6

a part of the mind that senses and adapts to reality

Question 7

autonomy

Answer 7

the right to make one’s own personal decisions even when those decisions might not be the best choice

Question 8

initiative

Answer 8

the ability and tendency to start an action

Question 9

guilt

Answer 9

a remorseful awareness of having done something wrong

Question 10

industry

Answer 10

competence in performing tasks

Question 11

inferiority

Answer 11

a personal feeling of being inadequate

Question 12

self-conscious

Answer 12

a feeling of anxiety about others perception of them

Question 13

generativity

Answer 13

the concern for establishing and guiding the next gen that stems from optimism about humanity

Question 14

stagnation

Answer 14

the result of stopping progression or forward movement

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integrity

Answer 15

the state of being whole, honest, and fair

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dementia

Answer 16

a progressive mental disorder characterized by decline of mental causing impairment of memory, judgment, and impulse control

Question 17

advance directives
(a will)

Answer 17

a document that communicates a patients specific wishes for end of life care

Question 18

durable power of attorney for health care

Answer 18

a document in which patients designate someone to make health care decision if they are unable to do it themselves

Question 19

therapeutic communication

Answer 19

the use of verbal and nonverbal actions to build and maintain a helping relationship with patients and their families

Question 20

braille

Answer 20

a system of writing for blind people that uses raised dots to represent the letters of the alphabet

Question 21

empathy

Answer 21

awareness and understanding of feelings, emotions, and behavior of others

Question 22

hospice

Answer 22

care in settings where patients have a terminal illness and are not expected to live longer than 6 more months

Question 23

objective

Answer 23

data or information that the observer can see, measure, or detect

Question 24

ultraviolet

Answer 24

a type of radiation the sun produces