Unit 33 vocab Flashcards

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neurological condition in which there is a gradual loss of cerebral functioning.

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Animal-assisted therapy pet therapy; pets visiting a health care facility for a therapeutic purpose.

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Animal-Assisted therapy

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Developmental disorder that appears during the first three years of life, affects the person’s ability to communicate and interact with others.

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Autism

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severe and unpredictable violent behavior of a person with dementia

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Catastrophic reaction

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motor control developmental disability caused by an injury or abnormally affecting the immature brain

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Cerebral Palsy (CP)

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movement that promotes the transformation of long-term care facilities to treat residents with respect and provide person-directed care.

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Culture change

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Weakening

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Debilitating

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acute, reversible mental confusion due to illness and medical problems.

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Delirium

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false belief

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Delusion

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progressive mental deterioration due to organic brain disease

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Dementia

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permanent condition that occurs before age 22 that changes, delays, or interferes with physical or mental development

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Developmental Disability (DD)

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loss of recognition of time, place, or people

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Disorientation

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a congenital condition in which persons are born with 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46

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Down Syndrome

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wandering away from a healthcare facility

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Eloping

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developmental disability that affects 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. population; persons with this condition have lower-than-average intelligence, limited ability to learn, social immaturity, and a limited ability to adapt to their environment. Formerly called mental retardation (MR).

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Intellectual Disability (ID)

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place where health care is provided to persons with medically stable conditions

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Intermediate care facility (ICF)

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same as intellectual disability (ID)

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Mental Retardation

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incidence or rate at which an illness or abnormality occurs in a given population.

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Morbidity

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being subject to death; the death rate or frequency of deaths in a given population

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Morality

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therapeutic use of music to address physical, psychological, or cognitive needs and/or social functioning

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Music therapy

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condition in which the person eats nonfood items

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Pica

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techniques used to help a person remain oriented to environment, time, and self.

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Reality Orientation

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thinking and talking about the past.

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Reminiscing

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short-term, time-limited temporary care that enables an unpaid family caregiver to take a break.

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Respite Care

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long-term care facility, skilled nursing facilities provide the most intensive level of care on the residential care continuum. Residents of these facilities have complex medical chronically ill and can no longer live independently.

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Skilled nursing facility (SNF)

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behavior in which a person becomes more agitated and disorientated during the evening hours.

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Sundowning

27
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techniques used to help individuals feel good about themselves.

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Validation Therapy