Chapter 6 Understanding The Person

Question 1

Body language

Answer 1

Messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and in body movements, gate, I contact, and appearance

Question 2

Comatose

Answer 2

Being able to respond to stimuli

Question 3

Culture

Answer 3

The characteristics of a group of people – language, values, beliefs, habits, likes, dislikes, customs – passed from one generation to the next

Question 4

Disability

Answer 4

Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function

Question 5

Holism

Answer 5

A concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated

Question 6

Need

Answer 6

Something necessary or desired for maintaining life and mental well-being

Question 7

Nonverbal communication

Answer 7

Communication that does not use words

Question 8

Religion

Answer 8

Spiritual believes, needs, and practices

Question 9

Verbal communication

Answer 9

Communication that uses written or spoken words