Chapter 5 Vocab

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

Willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, or punishment that results in physical pain/harm or mental anguish; depriving the person (or caregiver) the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

Intentionally attempting to touch someone without consent

If you think about it… that could be taken radically..

Question 3

Boundary crossing

Answer 3

Brief act/behavior of being over-involved with a person; The intent of the act/behavior is to meet the person’s needs
(Going too far to “help out”)

Question 4

Boundary sign

Answer 4

Acts, behaviors, or thoughts that warn of a boundary crossing/violation

Question 5

Boundary violation

Answer 5

An act/behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s

Question 6

Child abuse/neglect

Answer 6

Intentional harm of a child under 18; involves any recent failure to act on part of parent/caregiver; results in death, serious harm, sex abuse or exploitation; and presents a likely or immediate risk for harm

Question 7

Civil law

Answer 7

Laws concerned about relationships between people

Question 8

Code of ethics

Answer 8

Rules/standards of conduct for people to follow

Question 9

Crime

Answer 9

An act that violates a criminal law

Question 10

Criminal law

Answer 10

Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general

Question 11

Defamation

Answer 11

Injuring a person’s name/reputation by making false statements to third person

Question 12

Elder abuse

Answer 12

Any knowing, intentional, negligent act by caregiver to elderly that can cause harm/injury

Question 13

Ethics

Answer 13

Knowledge of right/wrong conduct

Question 14

False imprisonment

Answer 14

Unlawful restraint/restriction of a person’s freedom of movement

Question 15

Fraud

Answer 15

Saying/doing something to deceive someone

Question 16

Intimate partner violence (IPV)

Answer 16

Physical, sexual, psychological harm by current/former partner/spouse

Question 17

Invasion of privacy

Answer 17

Violating a person’s right not to have personal info exposed to public without consent

Question 18

Law

Answer 18

A rule of conduct made by government body

Question 19

Libel

Answer 19

Making false statements in print, writing, pictures, broadcast, or social medias

Question 20

Malpractice

Answer 20

Negligence by a professional person

Question 21

Neglect

Answer 21

Failure of responsible persons to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder

Question 22

Negligence

Answer 22

Unintentional wrong where someone acted unreasonable and a person/their property was harmed

Question 23

Professional boundary

Answer 23

Separates helpful from not helpful behaviors

Question 24

Professional sexual misconduct

Answer 24

Act, behavior, comment that’s sexual in nature

Question 25

Protected health information

Answer 25

Identifying info about the person’s health care that sent in any form (paper, electronic, ect)

Question 26

Self-neglect

Answer 26

Person’s behaviors or way of living that threaten their own health, safety, well-being

Question 27

Slander

Answer 27

Making false statements through spoken word, sounds, sign language or gestures

Question 28

Standard of care

Answer 28

Skills, care, and judgements required by health team member

Question 29

Tort

Answer 29

Wrong committed against a person or their property

Question 30

Vulnerable adult

Answer 30

18yrs> with disability/condition that makes them at risk of wounds, attacks, or damages

Question 31

Will

Answer 31

Legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death

Question 32

CDC (abbreviation)

Answer 32

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 33

HIPPA (Abbreviation)

Answer 33

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 34

IPV (Abbreviation)

Answer 34

Intimate Partner Violence

Question 35

OBRA (Abbreviation)

Answer 35

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987