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Stress, loss and grieving Flashcards

1
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Define health:

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A condition of feeling mentally and physically sound

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2
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What are humans basic needs?

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Air, food, water shelter

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What are needs?

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Requirements for being healthy

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4
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Define self concept in relation to patients:

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How a patient feels about and would decribe themselves

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5
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What are the factors that make up self concept?

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  1. Body image
  2. Self-esteem
  3. Role
  4. Identitity
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T/F

Ilness can changer or damage a person’s self concept

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True

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7
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In what population is body image extremely difficult for?

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Aldolescents and the elderly

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What is body image measured by?

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Ussually measured against what society ndeems ideal or acceptable

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9
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What is self-esteem?

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How one evaluates oneself based on feedback

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10
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What can over criticism lead to?

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Low esteem

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11
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What is role?

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The part you play in the world

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What is the difference between role and identity?

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Role-Temporary, can change
Identitiy-Rarely changes over time

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13
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What can challeges to identity lead to?

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Dissonance

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14
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What is identity?

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The way that you see yourself

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15
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T/F

Health and self concept are interdependent

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True

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16
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What is stress?

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The pressure or weight placed upon oneself that causes physical or mental strain

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17
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What are the 4 areas that stress can impact your life?

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  1. Physically
  2. Emotionally
  3. Cognitively
  4. Behaviourly
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18
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What are 3 physical symptoms of stress?

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  1. Headaches
  2. Body aches
  3. Fatigue
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19
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What are 3 emotional symptoms of stress?

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  1. Anxiety
  2. Irritability
  3. Sadness
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20
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What are 3 cognitive symptoms of stress?

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  1. Decreased concentration
  2. Decreased problem solving
  3. Decreased abilities in memory
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21
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What are 3 behavioural symptoms of stress?

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  1. Increased alcohol/substance abuse
  2. Changes in sleep patterns
  3. Changes in appetite
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22
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What are stressors?

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A perceived demand or threat

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Stressors are only perceived

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False; a stressor can be real or perceived

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24
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What is burnout?

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Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration

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25
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What are the results of burnout in the healthcare feild?

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  1. Not 100% focused on the task at hand
  2. Not communicating in a therapeutic manner
  3. Feeling rushed
  4. Less efective care
26
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What 3 feelings can burnout cause?

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  1. Helplessness
  2. Deteriorating self concept
  3. Negativity towards work and co-workers
27
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What are the 2 states that individuals choose to deal with threats?

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  1. Challenge state
  2. Threat state
28
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What is the challenge state?

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Perceived resources matching or outweighing perceived demands

29
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What is the threat state?

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Perceived demands outweighing perceived resources

30
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What is enviromentally coping?

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Comfortable surroundings may help you think calmly and positively

31
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Wha are the enviromental factors of enviromentally coping?

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  1. Visual
  2. Auditory
  3. Sensory
32
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What are the 2 different ways of coping with stress?

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  1. Destructive
  2. Constructive
33
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What type of loop does procrastination and stress exist in?

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A positive feedback loop

34
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What are the 4 steps that help with procrastination?

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  1. Prioritize tasks
  2. Allocate time for basic tasks
  3. Allocate down time
  4. Stick to a schedule
35
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What is greif?

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Emotional suffering caused by a loss

36
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What is anticipatory grieving?

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Mourning before a loss even occurs

37
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What are 3 common patient fears?

(more than 3, just name 3)

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  1. Fear of dying/being abandoned in the hospital
  2. Losing control of thier life
  3. Fear of the unknown
38
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T/F

Fear of death is universal

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True; there are different levels of acceptance

39
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T/F

The grieving process has to proceed in order

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False; the grieving processes does not have to proceed in order and different lengths of time may be spent in each phase

40
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What are the 4 phases of grieving?

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Barganing
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
41
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What are the 2 factors that inhibit greiving?

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  1. Attitudes
  2. Behaviours
42
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What are 3 attitudes that can cause inhibitions to grieving?

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  1. Trivializing
  2. Trying to hard to be strong
  3. In a rush to get through grieving
43
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What are 4 behaviours that may cause inhibitions to grieving?

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  1. Poor nutrition
  2. Lack of sleep
  3. Self medication
  4. Isolation
44
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What are 4 ways to deal with grieving patients?

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  1. Listen to them
  2. Offer assistance
  3. Provide ongoing support
  4. Be aware of and avoid compassion fatigue
45
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T/F

It can be hard for both doctors and patients to recognize when treatment has failed

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True

46
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What are the focuses of palliative care?

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  1. Make the patient comfortable
  2. Manage symptoms and pain of terminally ill patietns
  3. Maintaining highest quality of life possible
  4. Relieve any emotional stress
47
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What are the 2 ways to communicate with terminal patients?

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  1. Avoid false reassurances
  2. Validate thier feelings
48
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What is euthanasia?

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THe practice of killing or permitting the death of a sick or injured individual in a relatively painless way

49
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What are the 2 types of euthinasisa?

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  1. Active
  2. Passive
50
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When was MAID legalized?

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2016

51
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Who can qualify for MAID?

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  1. patients 18 and older capable of making healthcare decisions
  2. Eligible for health services in Canada
  3. Have a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability
  4. Must be voluntary and have informed consent
52
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What does it mean to have a serious and incurable illness, diseawse or disability?

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  1. Be in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability
  2. Have enduring and intolerable physical or psychological suffering that cannot be alleviated under conditions the person considers acceptable
53
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When must the written request be willingly made?

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90 days before the date of death if not reasonable foreseeable

54
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How many physicians/nurse practitioners must independently confirm that the illness warants MAID?

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2

55
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How many independent witnesses must sign that the request for MAID was free of coercion?

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1

56
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T/F

Eclicit consent must be given in the moment before administration

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True

57
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What are the restrictions to euthanasia in Canada?

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  1. Not allowed under the age of 18
  2. Not allowed in mental health cases
  3. No advance directives allowed
58
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What aer advanced directives?

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Legal documents for healthcare when the patient is no longer capable of making decisions

59
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What is one example of an advanced directive in healthcare?

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Do-not-resuscitate

60
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What is a coma?

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Specific parts of the brain have been damaged, but others that control breathing and circulation remain undamaged

61
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T/F

As an MRT, we are sometimes responsible for imaging patients for organ dontations

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True

62
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What are the 3 cases of death that warrant investigation?

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  1. Truama
  2. Abuse
  3. Suspicious death

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