Exam 2 Flashcards
What is geriatric now?
Older adults
Definition of psychosocial
Psychological and social/emotional needs
Older adult age
65+
Primary aging
Aging by internal changes
Secondary aging
Aging from extrinsic factors
Heroics measures
Measures taken to help people survive
Expressive aphasia
Difficulty communicating using language
Receptive aphasia
Difficulty receiving information
Word salad
Cannot vocalize what mind is thinking
Physical changes in older adults (5)
Low bone density, skin loses elasticity, balance (gait)) loss of sight, loss of hearing, diabetes, temperature regulation
Edentulos
Loss of teeth
Number one activity in older adults
Singing! (Songs from their you on usally)
Cognitive change in older adults (5)
Conceptual reasoning, completing complex tasks, attention, memory, language, Processing speed
Symptoms of dementia
Forgetfulness, agitation, confusion, emotional regulation, depression aphasia, personality changes, need help with ADL, hallucinations,delusions, motor functioning
Alzheimer’s definition
Most common form of demand
Delirium
Set of symptoms that is temporary, and has a very sudden onset
What falls under the Umbrella of developmental disabilities
Autism, cp, intellectual disabilities, learning
Disabilities
Definition of intellectual disabilities
Disability characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior
Intellectual functioning
General mental capacity
General number for iq of mental capacity
100
Number of iq fur person with developmental disability
70 or below
Definition of adaptive behavior
Conceptual, social, and practical skills that are learned and performed by people in their everyday tasks
Definition of conceptual
Interpreting concepts
Age for diagnosis of developmental disabilities
22
Do developmental disabilities resolve
No
Developmental disabilities have limitations in 3 or more of:
Self-care, receptive, expressive language, learning, capacity for independent living, mobility, self direction, economic independence
Definition of comorbidity
One or more illnesses present as the same time
2 examples of cormorbilities
Anxiety and depression, autism and ADHD
How to interact to those with developmental disabilities
Speak at neurotypical age, allow processing time, give auto nomy, always be mindful of your language
Units in pediatric hospitals
Oncology, cardiology, neonatal, pick, drama unit, “catch-an” units, orthopedics, nephrology, infectious diseases unit, psych hold
Hospitalities in children
Cancer, chronic illness, respiratory illness, gi disorders, viruses, surgeries, mood disorders, skin/tissue, dehydration, brain injuries
Psychosocial difficulties in children
Sear and anxiety, misunderstanding, depression, isolation, anger, “normalization”, pain, changes to routines
Surgical procedures in pediatrics
’ Appendectomy, intubations extubation, tonsillectomy, blood draws, iv lines, catheters
Endo
Through the mouth
Trachea
Windpipe
Picc
Peripherally inserted central catheter, hole made in skin for larger vein
Normative social roles
Roles given daily
Who’s working with children
Chaplain, close, social worker, counselor, nurses, massage therapists, physician, OT, PT, ST
Children’s interventions
Songwriting, music and movement,improvisation, call and response, games, music bused entrainment
Isoprinciple
Matching emotional state with patient to get to desired state
Children’s goals
Decrease pain and anxiety, decrease physical pain, not “shut down”, mask adverse stimuli
Hospice definition
Philosophy of care
Palliative cave definition
Minimizing impact ot curative treatment
Hospice interventions
Songwriting, legacy building, lyric analysis, songs for reminiscing, illicit laughter, singing, MT singing at bedside, family support with death
Person vs identity first language
The child with autism vs the autistic child
Savant
Someone who exceeds in a certain set of skills
3, challenges in autism spectrum disorder
Social interaction, communication, repetitive behavior
Characteristics of social interaction
Abstract language, eyecontact, flat affect, social cues
Characteristics of communication
Troubled relating, understanding sarcasm
Characteristics ofrepeditive behavior
Maintaining routines,thrive in predictability, difficulty with change, fixations
How does autism occur
Genetic code, antenatal and parental, mother and father age, thyroid disease in mother, birth complications, environmental
Is autism seen more in males or females
Males
Hypotonia
Low muscle tone
Gifted
Good on a spectrum of things
ABA
Applied behavior analysis
Two sides of ABA
“Best outcomes’ and the younger the child the better the outcome OR it takes away child’s individuality and the child gets punished
