Chapter 8 Flashcards
Basic Human Needs
Prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping based on age.
Ageism
A neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact, communicate, learn, and behave.
Autism
Feeling sure that someone or something exists or is true or trustworthy.
Belief
The human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group.
Belonging
Abnormal brain development affecting muscle tone, movement and/or posture.
Cerebral Palsy
People who are ordained for religious duties.
Clergy
The existence of a variety of differences in beliefs, traditions, languages, and customs in a society.
Cultural Diversity
Providing high-quality care to all patients, regardless of ethnicity, culture or language proficiency.
Culturally Sensitive Care
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation and/or people.
Culture
An action or way of behaving that is usual among the people in a particular group or place.
Customs
A chronic disorder that affects a person’s physical, learning, language, or behavior.
Developmental Disability
A person’s value and/or importance.
Dignity
Impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition.
Disabled/Disability
The practice of involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds.
Diversity
A genetic condition that occurs when a person has an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Down’s Syndrome
Belonging to a population group of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
Ethnicity
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Faith
Biological characteristics of males and females.
Gender
Social, cultural, and psychological aspects of being male, female, or non-binary.
Gender Identity
Words that people use to refer to others without using their names.
Gender Pronouns
Medical specialty that focuses on the health of older people.
Geriatrics
Approach to healthcare that considers the whole person, rather than just the symptoms of a disease.
Holistic Care
A neuro/developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to learn and adapt.
Intellectual Disability
Medical care specializing in children ages birth to 18 years of age.
Pediatrics
A psychological theory that proposes humans are motivated by a hierarchy of needs.
Maslow’s Theory
Pertaining to the body and how the body functions.
Physical/Physiological
How social factors affect thought and behavior.
Psychosocial
Human population groups based on physical appearance, social factors and cultural backgrounds.
Race
A unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things.
Religion
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
Safety
Being free from danger or threat.
Security
Inability to perform basic activities of daily living (ADLs) necessary for maintaining health and well-being.
Self-Care Deficit
How you feel about yourself, including your confidence, satisfaction, and self-respect.
Self Esteem
The biological characteristics that define a person as male or female
Sex
A person’s enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction towards other people.
Sexuality/Sexual Orientation
Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
Spiritual
The regard that something has importance, worth or usefulness.
Values
