Chapter 6 (Patient Education and Drug Therapy) Vocab

Question 1

Affective Domain

Answer 1

The most intangible domain of the learning process. It involves affective behavior, which is conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions; the feeling domain

Question 2

Cognitive Domain

Answer 2

The domain involved in the learning and storage of basic knowledge. It is the thinking portion of the learning process and incorporates an individual’s previous experiences and perceptions

The learning/thinking domain

Question 3

Health Literacy

Answer 3

The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain and then process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions

Question 4

Learning

Answer 4

The acquisition of knowledge or skill; a change in behavior

The result of effective patient education

Question 5

Psychomotor Domain

Answer 5

The domain involved in the learning of a new procedure or skill; often called the doing domain

Question 6

Teaching

Answer 6

A system of directed and deliberate actions intended to induce learning; the sharing of knowledge