Therapeutic Relationships Flashcards
Transference
Patient displaces feelings for others onto the nurse
Counter-transference
Nurse displaces feelings for others onto the patient
Displacement
Expressing strong feelings generated by one person/situation to another who is less threatening.
Identification
Modeling behaviour or attitudes on those of another, such as entering the same profession as a mentor.
Sublimation
Substituting behaviour that is acceptable for one that is not, such as chewing gum instead of smoking, or participating in sports instead of violence.
Projection
Accusing someone else of having behaviours/feelings that oneself has but perceives as unacceptable. A form of denial.
Rationalization
Attempting to explain or make an unacceptable behaviour seem positive, or blaming it on another.
Defamation of character
May occur if nurse shares information about a client that negatively impacts their reputation.
Libel
False, negative accusations that are in written form.
Slander
False, negative accusations in verbal form.
What is included in limit setting?
- Informing patient of limits
- Explaining the consequences of noncompliance
- Stating expected behaviours
What is cultural relativism?
The belief that people’s behaviour should only be judged from the context of their own culture.
What is cultural awareness?
Recognizing and respecting cultural diversity.
What is cultural competence?
Recognizing one’s own culture and using that to avoid unduly influencing those of other cultures.
What is ethnocentrism?
The idea that one’s own cultural ideas are superior to those of others.
