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15 Cards in this Set
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Attitude that disadvantages, separates, and stigmatizes older adults on the basis of age-related characteristics. 14
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ageism
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Brain disorder that causes a gradual and progressive decline in cognitive functioning: the most frequent cause of irreversible dementia; also known as senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT). 14
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Alzheimer's disease
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Syndrome involving impairment of memory and other cognitive abilities and characterized by clouding of consciousness. 14
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delirium
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Progressive, organic mental state characterized by chronic personality disintegration, confusion, disorientation, decreased intellectual function, and other cognitive changes, which can have a variety of causes. 14
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dementia
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Branch of health care dealing with the physiology and psychology of aging and with the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses affecting the older adult. 14
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geriatrics
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Seldom-used term that considers the nursing care of older adults to be the art and practice of nurturing, caring, and comforting rather than merely the treatment of disease. 14
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gerontic nursing
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Nursing specialty that focuses on the health care needs of the older adult. Gerontological nurses have a broad focus and assist older adults in maximizing their functional capabilities. 14
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gerontological nursing
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Study of all aspects of the aging processes and their consequences. 14
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gerontology
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Biological theory of aging that states that the occurrence of aging changes are predetermined by mechanisms within the body. 14
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nonstochastic theory
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Biological theories that consider that aging is caused by random damage that accumulates over time. 14
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stochastic theories
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Communication technique used to make an older adult more aware of time, place and person with the purpose of restoring a sense of reality, improving the level of awareness, promoting socialization, elevating independent functioning and minimizing confusion, disorientation, and physical regression. 14
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reality orientation
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Recalling the past. 14
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reminiscence
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Alternative approach to communication with a confused older adult which accepts the description of the time and place as stated by the confused older adult. 14
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validation therapy
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Mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness and discouragement resulting from and abnormally proportionate to some personal loss or tragedy.
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depression
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Study of how drugs enter the body, reach their site of action, are metabolized, and exit from the body
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pharmacokinetics
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