Spiritual Health chapter 42

Question 1

a quality that goes beyond religious affiliation that stoves for inspiration, reverence, awe, meaning, and purpose, even for those who do not believe in any God.

Answer 1

spiritual dimension

Question 2

the dynamic quality or essence that pervades, integrates, and transcends one’s biopsychosocial nature. It is integral to man’s existence, permeating all aspects of his being and giving meaning to life and life’s journeys.

Answer 2

Spirituality

Question 3

each human consists of several parts- mind, body, and soul.

Answer 3

Holism

Question 4

represents a normal expression of a person’s inner being that seeks meaning in all experience as well as in a dynamic relationship with self, others and with the supreme other as the person defines it.
-They include trust, forgiveness, love and relatedness, faith, creativity, hope, meaning, purpose, and grace.

Answer 4

spiritual need

Question 5

a condition marked by an affirmation of life, peace, harmony, and a sense of interconnectedness with God, self, community, and environment that nurtures and celebrates wholeness.

Answer 5

spiritual well-being

Question 6

denial of God’s existence

Answer 6

atheism

Question 7

belied that God’s reality is unknown and unknowable

Answer 7

agnosticism

Question 8

belief that God’s reality is personal, without a body, perfect in all things, and creator and sustainer of the universe

Answer 8

theism

Question 9

the way a person acts out beliefs in his or her life. It involves one’s dynamic way of making meaning.

Answer 9

faith

Question 10

Are able to kinesthetically sense trust in caregivers to incorporate the feeling of trust to their “innermost being”.

Answer 10

Newborn and infant

Question 11

respond well to routines such as grace before means, bedtime prayers. They are unable to rationalize but sense the deeper spiritual questions of existence.

Answer 11

toddler and preschooler

Question 12

They are primarily oriented to the parents authority, however they value belonging and acceptance in their own groups.

• Are able to think abstractly in adolescence
• synthetic and conventional

Answer 12

school age and adolescent

Question 13

individuative and reflective stage

- young adults move away from the conforming peer group and clarify boundaries of self-hood and commitment

Answer 13

young adult

Question 14

nurses and patients accepting a wide spectrum of beliefs and creeds

Answer 14

pluralism

Question 15

filled with productive activity or generatively. It is a time of growth and renewed questioning.

Answer 15

middle-aged adult

Question 16

They are in the stage of conductive faith. They notice the polarities or extremes in life.

Answer 16

older adults

Question 17

a change in behavior may be a manifestation of spiritual dysfunction.

Answer 17

altered behavior

Question 18

care to commitment to the nurse-patient relationship, good communication skills, trust, empathy, self-awareness, and acceptance of a broad definition of spirituality.

Answer 18

essentials to implementation

Question 19

the key roles are health educator, personal health counselor, referral agent, trainer of volunteers, developer of support groups, integrator of faith and health, and health advocate

Answer 19

parish nurse