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PSYCHOSOCIAL FINALS Flashcards

1
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The sensory process involves two components

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reception and perception

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the process of receiving stimuli or data.

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Sensory reception

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3
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what stimuli can be both internal and external

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Gustatory stimuli

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refers to awareness of the position and movement of body parts.

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Kinesthetic

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the ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape, and texture.

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stereognosis

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6
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involves the conscious
organization and translation of the data or stimuli into meaningful information

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Sensory perception

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7
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four aspects
of the sensory process

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Stimulus
Receptor
Impulse conduction
Perception

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an agent or act that stimulates a nerve receptor.

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Stimulus

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A nerve cell converting the stimulus to a nerve impulse

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Receptor

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travels along nerve pathways either to the spinal cord or directly to the brain

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Impulse conduction

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this is the awareness and interpretation of stimuli and takes place in the brain, where specialized brain cells interpret the nature and quality of the sensory stimuli

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Perception

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For the person to receive and interpret stimuli, the brain must be alert, also referred to as

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arousal

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13
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is responsible for arousal and wakefulness.

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reticular excitatory area (REA)

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the term used to describe the state in which a person is in optimal arousal.

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Sensoristasis

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15
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the ability to perceive internal and external stimuli, and to respond appropriately through thought and action

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Awareness

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16
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occurs when a person is unable to process or manage the amount or intensity of sensory stimuli.

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Sensory Overload

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17
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is impaired reception, perception, or both, of
one or more of the senses. Blindness and deafness are examples

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Sensory Deficits

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18
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is critical to any evaluation of the sensory-perceptual
process.

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Mental status

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19
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inability to remember or recall bits of infor
mation or behavior skills

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Impaired Memory:

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20
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Appropriate nursing activities for sensory functioning

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Cognitive Stimulation

Communication: Enhancement: Hearing
Enhancement: Speech
Enhancement: Visual

  • Nutrition Management
  • Environmental Management:
    Safety
  • Fall Prevention
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21
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Preventing Sensory Overload include

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Dark glasses with UV protection

Earplugs reduce auditory stimuli,

keeping the dressing dry and clean

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Preventing Sensory Deprivation interventions

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newspapers, books, music, and television can stimulate the visual and
auditory senses

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23
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acute confusion

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delirium

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24
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chronic confusion

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dementia

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25
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one’s mental image of oneself.

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Self-concept

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26
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four dimensions of self-concept:

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Self-knowledge
Self-expectation

Social self
Social evaluation:

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27
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refers to the relationship between one’s perception of himself or herself and others’ perceptions of him or her.

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Self-awareness

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28
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refers to the collective beliefs and images one
holds about oneself.

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global self

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29
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how a person perceives
the size, appearance, and functioning of the body and its parts

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body image

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30
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the individual’s perception of how one should behave based on certain personal standards, aspirations, goals, and values.

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ideal self

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31
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four components of self-concept are

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personal identity,
body image,
role performance
self-esteem

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32
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the conscious sense of individuality and unique
ness that is continually evolving throughout life

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Personal identity

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33
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are made to feel unsuited to a role.

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role strain

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34
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arise from opposing or incompatible expectations.

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Role conflicts

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35
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one’s judgment of one’s own worth, that is, how that person’s standards and performances compare to others’

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Self-esteem

36
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how a person in a particular role behaves in comparison to the behaviors expected of that role

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Role performance

37
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means that the person’s behaviors meet role expectations.

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Role mastery

38
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involves socialization into a particular role.

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Role development

39
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occurs when expectations are unclear, and people
do not know what to do or how to do it

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Role ambiguity

40
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When assessing self-concept, the information the nurse first needs is about the

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client’s personal identity

41
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questions to determine a client’s self-esteem

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  • Are you satisfied with your life?
  • How do you feel about yourself?
  • Are you accomplishing what you want?
  • What goals in life are important to you
42
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Three of the NANDA nursing diagnostic labels relating
specifically to SELF CONCEPT

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Disturbed Body Image

Ineffective Role Performance

Chronic Low Self-Esteem (and Risk for)

43
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Nursing interventions to promote or enhance a positive self-concept
include

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Identifying Areas of Strength

44
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is one’s self-image as a female or male.

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Gender identity

45
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the outward expression of a person’s sense of maleness or femaleness as well as the expression of what is
perceived as gender-appropriate behavior

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Gender-role behavior

46
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the belief that most
characteristics and behaviors are human qualities that should not be limited to one gender

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Androgyny

47
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One’s attraction to people of the same sex, other sex, or both sexes is referred to as

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sexual orientation

48
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The response cycle starts in the brain, with conscious sexual desires called the

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desire phase

49
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the thought of sexual activity, which then leads to a phobic avoidance of sex.

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Sexual aversion disorder

50
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pain during or
immediately after intercourse.

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dyspareunia

51
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Nurses require six basic skills to help clients in the area of sexuality

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  • Self-knowledge and comfort with sexuality
  • Acceptance of sexuality
  • Knowledge of sexual growth
  • Knowledge of basic sexuality
  • Therapeutic communication skills
  • Ability to recognize the need for all clients and family members to
    have the topic of sexuality
52
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refer to the human tendency to seek meaning and purpose in life, inner peace and acceptance

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spirituality

53
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applied to ritualistic practices and organized beliefs

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religion

54
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a person who doubts the existence of God

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agnostic

55
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one without
belief in a deity

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atheist

56
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“a disturbance in the belief or value system that provides strength,

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Spiritual distress

57
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refers to the spiritual beliefs or ways of thinking that help people cope with their challenges.

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religious coping,

58
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act of focusing one’s thoughts or engaging in
self-reflection or contemplation.

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Meditation

59
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acronym to ask ab spirituality

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FICA

60
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meaning of FICA

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Faith
Implications
Community
Address

61
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term describing the art of being present, or just being with a client during an “existential moment”

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Presencing

62
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a condition in which an individual experiences changes in the normal balanced state

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Stress

63
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any event or stimulus that
causes an individual to experience stress

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stressor

64
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Sources of Stress

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Internal stressors
External stressors
Developmental stressors
Situational stressors

65
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Three
main models of stress

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stimulus based,
response based,
transaction based

66
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a stimulus, a life event, or a set of circumstances that arouses physiological and/or psychological reactions

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stimulus-based stress models

67
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a chain or pattern of
physiological events

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general adaptation syndrome
(GAS) or stress syndrome.

68
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The initial reaction of the body is the

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alarm reaction,

69
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third stage,_____, the adaptation
that the body made during the second stage cannot be maintained.

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the stage of exhaustion

70
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second stage in the GAS and LAS syndromes

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stage of
resistance

71
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a state of mental uneasiness, apprehension, dread, or a feeling of helplessness

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anxiety

72
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an emotion or feeling of apprehension aroused by impending or seeming danger, pain, or another perceived threat.

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Fear

73
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unconscious psychological adaptive mechanisms or,
that develop as the personality attempts to defend itself,

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Ego defense mechanisms

74
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arrangement or manipulation of a situation so
threatening events do not occur

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Structuring

75
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may be described as dealing with change

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COPING

76
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an acute, time-limited state of disequilibrium resulting from
situational, developmental, or societal sources of stress

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crisis

77
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a short-term helping process of assisting clients to (a) work through a crisis to its resolution and
(b) restore their precrisis level of functioning

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Crisis intervention

78
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is experienced
by one person but cannot be verified by others.

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perceived loss

79
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is experienced before the loss actually occurs

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anticipatory loss

80
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total response to the emotional experience related to loss

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Grief

81
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the subjective response experienced by the surviving loved ones

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Bereavement

82
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is the behavioral process through which grief is eventually resolved or
altered

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Mourning

83
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Stages of Grieving

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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

84
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the client is not made aware of impending death

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closed awareness,

85
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the client, family, and health care personnel do not talk about it
and make an effort not to raise the subject

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mutual pretense

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