Chapter 7 Flashcards
Chronic Illness
Health problem of long duration in which the disease condition shows little change or slowly gets progressively worse
Cognitive Developmenjt
The growth of intellectual processes of thought, awareness, and the ability to rationally comprehend the world and determine meaning
Development
The mental, emotional, and social growth of individuals as they progress through life stages
Erikson’s Stages of psychosocial development
A theory based on the psychosocial challenges that are presented to individuals as they progress through life stages
Gilligans stages of the ethic of care
A theory identifying the stages of development in women based on their caring effects on human relationsuips
Growth
Refers to the physical changes that noramlly take place as the body matures
Kohlbergs moral stages
A theory identifying the stages of moral development in humans
Life Review
Telling the events of ones life as a form of self-evaluation and closure as the end of life approaches
Physical Development
The growth of the body, including motor sensory adaptation
Piagets cognitive stages
A theory identifying the cognitive stages of development in children
Psychosocial developemtn
The maturation of emotions, attitudes, and other aspects of the mind, in addition to the individuals interactions and relationships with other members of society
Stages of Dying
Stages that dying people may experience as they face the fact of their own death. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Terminal Illness
An illness from which the patient is expected to die because there is no known cure
