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Osteoporosis |
Condition in which calcium and other minerals are lost from the bone |
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Disease |
Any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body |
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Disease |
Any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body |
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Delirium |
Term used when confusion or disorientation is temporary condition caused by treatable condition |
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Gerontology |
Scientific study of aging and problems of the old |
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Dysphagia |
Difficult swallowing in the freaking complaint of the elderly |
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Incontinence |
Inability to control urination |
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Gerontology |
Scientific study of aging and problems of the old |
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Dysphagia |
Difficult swallowing in the freaking complaint of the elderly |
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Disease |
Any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body |
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Emphysema |
Alveoli lose their elasticity |
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Defense mechanism |
Unconscious acts that help a person deal with unpleasant situation, The main indirect method used |
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Development |
Changes in the intellectual emotional social skills that occur over time |
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Cognitive |
Intellectual development and includes learning how to solve problems, make judgments and deal with situations |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Thickening and hardening of the walls, of the arteries, can also decrease the blood supply to the brain and cause a decrease in mental ability |
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Self actualization |
People have obtained their full potentials or |
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Displacement |
Transferring feelings about one person to someone else |
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Right to die |
Respecting patients to want to end their life |
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Projection |
Involves placing blame for one own actions or inadequacies on someone else or on circumstances rather than accepting responsibility for the actions |
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Emotional |
Refers to feelings and includes dealing with love hate joy fear excitement and other similar feelings |
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Affection |
A warm and tender feelings for another person occupies a third level of maslows hierarchy of needs |
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Repression |
Involves the transfer of unacceptable or painful ideas, feelings and thoughts into the unconscious mind |
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Regression |
Involves retreating to a previous development level that provided more safety insecurity and the current level and individual is experiencing |
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Sexuality |
Defined by peoples feelings concerning their masculine feminine majors their abilities to give and receive love and affection and finally their roles and reproduction of the species |
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Esteem |
Feeling important and worthwhile |
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Culture |
Defined as the values believes attitude languages symbols and rituals behavior and customs you need to take Euler group of people and passed from one generation to the next |
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Ethnicity |
Classification of people based on national origin and or culture |
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Cultural assimilation |
Requires that Newly arrived culture group altar you need believes and behaviors and adopt the ways of the dominant culture |
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Acculturation |
Process of learning the believes and behaviors of the dominant culture in assuming some of the characteristics does occur |
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Stereotyping |
When an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same |
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Prejudice |
Is a strong feeling about a person or subject that is funny without reviewing facts or information come here come here baby |
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Nuclear family |
Usually consists of a mother father in children |
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Spirituality |
Defined as the beliefs individuals have about themselves, their connections with others and their relationships with a higher power |
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Monotheist |
Believe in the existence of one God |
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Polytheism |
Worship and believe in many gods |
Individuals who believe in the supremacy of their own ethnic group |
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Bias |
Preference impartial judgment |
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Tension |
An uncomfortable inner sensation of feeling occurs |
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Cataract |
Condition in which transparent lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque |
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Dementia |
A loss of mental ability |
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Disease |
Any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body |
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Gerontology |
Scientific study of aging and problems of the old |
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Incontinence |
Inability to control urination |
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Myth |
False beliefs |
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Osteoporosis |
Condition in which calcium and other minerals are lost from the bone |
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Senile lentigines |
Dark yellow or brown colored spots on the skin |
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Reality orientation |
Activities that promote awareness of person, time, and place senile |
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Arthritis |
Inflammation of the joints causes the joints to become stiff, less flexible and painful |
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Dysphagia |
Difficult swallowing in the freaking complaint of the elderly |
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Emphysema |
Alveoli lose their elasticity |
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Bronchitis |
Bronchioles Become inflamed, decrease the efficiency of the respitory system even more severely |
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Ombudsman |
Specially trained individual who works with the elderly and their families, healthcare providers |
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Delirium |
Term used when confusion or disorientation is temporary condition caused by treatable condition |
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Cerebrovascular accident |
Blood clot obstructs blood flow to the brain |
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