Unit 10 Flashcards
Anxiety
Feeling uneasy, apprehensive, worried
Agitation
Change in physical activity, usually increased activity such as wondering or pacing
Autism
Disorder of unknown cause which results in difficulty communicating and relating to people and surroundings
Cerebral palsy
Brain abnormally which may be congenital or due to lack of oxygen before, during or after birth
Cognition
The ability to think, reason, make decisions and remember
Cognitive impairment
Changes in an individuals ability to function intellectually
Confusion
Inability to distinguish or separate difference between things
Delusion
False belief
Dementia
Progressive deterioration of mental function
Developmentally disabled
Person who has mental and/or physical impairment
Depression
Altered mood, loss of interest, feeling of hopelessness, sad
Disorientation
Decreased awareness to time, place and people
Fear
Sense of dread from feelings of danger
Hospice
Special facility or services to provide care to a terminally ill individual
Hallucination
Seeing or hearing something that is not really there
Mental illness
Chemical imbalance in the brain that significantly interferes with ones ability to live and work
Mental retardation
Lower then average intellectual development
Reality orientation
Assisting residents to be aware of time, place and person
Stress or stressor
An event or situation that causes the body to feel nervous, anxious, fearful or confused
Shroud
A paper or cloth covering to place on the body after death
Validation therapy
Caregiver accepts values and beliefs of the resident with dementia, even though they may differ from reality
