Unit 33 vocab Flashcards
neurological condition in which there is a gradual loss of cerebral function.
Alzheimer’s Disease
pet therapy; pets visiting in a health care facility for a therapeutic purpose.
Animal-Assisted Therapy
a developmental disorder that appears during the first three years of life, affecting the person’s ability to communicate and interact with others.
Autism
severe and unpredictable violent behavior of a person with dementia.
Catastrophic Reaction
motor control developmental disability caused by an injury or abnormality affecting the immature brain.
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
a movement that promotes the transformation of long-term care facilities to treat residents with respect and provide person-directed care.
Culture change
weakening
Debilitating
acute, reversible mental confusion due to illness and medical problems
Delirium
false belief
Delusion
progressive mental deterioration due to organic brain disease.
Dementia
permanent condition that occurs before age 22 that changes, delays, or interferes with physical or mental development.
Developmental Disability (DD)
loss of recognition of time, place, or people
Disorientation
a congenital condition in which persons are born with 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46.
Down Syndrome
wandering away from a healthcare facility
Eloping
Developmental disability that affects 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. Population; persons with this condition have lower-than-average intelligence, and limited ability to adapt to their environment, formerly called mental retardation (MR)
Intellectual Disability (ID)
place where health care is provided to persons with medically stable conditions.
Intermediate care facility (ICF)
same as intellectual disability.
Mental Retardation
incidence or rate at which an illness or abnormality occurs in a given population
Morbidity
Being subject to death; the death rate or frequency of deaths in a given population
Morality
therapeutic use of music to address physical, psychological, or cognitive needs and/or social functioning
Music therapy
condition in which the person eats nonfood items
Pica
techniques used to help a person remain oriented to environment, time, and self.
Reality orientation
thinking and talking about the past.
Reminiscing
short-term, time-limited, temporary care that enables an unpaid family caregiver to take a break.
Respite care
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 care and rehabilitation demands. some are chronically ill and can no longer live independently
Skilled Nursing Facility
behavior in which a person becomes more agitated and disorientated during the evening hours.
Sundowning
techniques used to help individuals feel good about themselves.
Validation therapy
