Term 3: Life Transitions Flashcards
What is a HEEADSSS assessment? What does it stand for?
Home Education/employment Activities Drugs/alcohol Suicide/self harm Sexuality Safety
What are some psychosocial changes associated with mid adulthood?
- expected events (child moving out)
- career change
- sexuality
- being part of the sandwich generation
What are some health concerns associated with mid adulthood?
- stress related illness (heart trouble, cancer)
- anxiety, depression
- unhealthy habits
Large variation of wellness in age group
What ages does ‘young adult’ usually refer to?hjjb
About 18 - 25.
What are physical changes associated with young adults?
Generally quite active and healthy. Growth is usually completed by age 20.
What are cognitive changes associated with young adults?
Critical thinking habits increase, complex thinking increases, risky behavior peaks at about 20 - 24.
What are some psychosocial changes associated with young adults?
- lifestyle (smoking, drinking, exersize)
- career
- sexuality, relationships, intimacy, partners, marriage
- parenthood (deciding to have children or not)
- emotional health
What are some main health risks associated with young adults?
- sexual health (unplanned pregnancy, STI)
- mental wellbeing
- risky behavior
- occupational safety
- accommodation
- substance abuse
- family history
- violent death or injury (suicide, crash, assault)
- exercise
- infertility
What age range does ‘middle adult’ usually refer to?
Mid 30s to late 60s.
What are some physical changes associated with middle adulthood?
- grey and thinning of hair
- wrinkles
- may require glasses to read
Cognitive changes in mid adulthood are rare unless what takes place?
Trauma or illness.
When assessing an older adult, what factors should be considered?
- may need more time, may need rest periods
- consider sensory changes
- memory can affect accuracy
- can assess other areas such as family, intimate relationships, occupation, finances, housing, activities or social isolation, environment, death, spirituality.
What are some common health issues associated with older adulthood?
- impaired cognition (delirium, dementia, depression)
- falls
- incontinence
- constipation
- adverse drug events
What are the categories of loss?
- actual
- perceived
- maturational
- situational
According to Parkes, what are the phases of grief?
- numbness
- pining
- depression
- recovery
According to Kubler-Ross, what is the theory of grief?
People move through stages of grief.
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
What does DABDA stand for?
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
What theorist has a theory about ‘four tasks of mouring’? What are they?
Worden.
- to face the reality of the loss
- to express the pain of grief
- to adjust to a world without the deceased
- to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life in a new reality.
What factors can impact an emotional response to grief and loss?
- Personality
- Social roles
- Personal values
- Perception of the deceased importance
What is complicated or high risk grief?
Grief that is influenced by:
- the circumstances of the death
- the relationship with the deceased
- the internal resources of the bereaved
- the quality of social support and other external resources
What is disenfranchised grief?
This occurs when people experience a loss that is not or cannot be socially sanctioned, publicly mourned or openly acknowledged.
What is dysfunctional grief?
This is when grief exceeds normal time or intensity. When people get “stuck” in the grieving process.