Chapter 2 Flashcards
Cognitive
Intellectual process that includes thought awareness and the ability to understand
Coping mechanism
Response to stress one uses to protect his/her feelings of self esteem
Culture
Lifestyle or pattern of living of a group of people and how the group of people views the world with their established values and beliefs
Development
The increase in mental emotional and social capabilities
Developmental tasks
A wide range of individually varied social psychological and emotional behaviors that are part of the life experience and become evident in interpersonal skills and interactions
Dignity
While interacting with residents and staff carry out activities assistant resident to maintain and enhance his/her self-esteem and self-worth
Diversity
Differences among people to include race culture gender age and abilities
Ethnicity
Special groups with in a race sure and social customs language national origin and or heritage
Growth
Physical changes that occur in the body increase in size value and strength
Intervention
Actions and discussions to discover possible solutions to a problem
Mental health
Adjustments to life events that allow feelings or self-worth and comfort with situations in life
Race
Classifications of people according to shared physical Characteristics such as skin color facial features blood type or hair texture
Self actualization
Achievement of one’s greatest potential abilities
Self-esteem
An individual’s opinion of him/her self
Stereotyping
Play some members of a group or people with into a category within asSumption that they’re all the same
