final Flashcards
empathy
ability to understand a persons feelings and viewpoints
what are the phases of therapeutic communication
orientation phase, working phase, termination phase
what is the age from 20 to early 40’s
early adulthood
what is the ability to have insight into ones own personal feelings
self awareness
compensation
excelling at something in order to make up for a perceived inadequacy
intimacy
the psychosocial task of early adulthood
what should be performed by women every month, one week after menses
breast exam
what is the time when grown children are leaving the home
the major role change during middle age
begins after age 35 in women
what is loss of bone mass
what are signs of drug abuse
secretiveness, increased lethargy, change in appetite, lack of care for appearance
gerontology
the study of older aged adults or late adulthood
characteristics of demetia
gradual is onset, chronic, progressive over years, disorientation later in illness, psychomotor changes late in disease