Key Terms
Acceptance
When an individual is ready to deal with the event or idea, this becomes acceptance
bargaining
occurs when patients accept death but want more time to live
defense mechanisms
unconscious acts that help a person deal with an unpleasant situation or socially unacceptable behavior, are the main indirect methods used
early adulthood
19-40 years
hospice
A care center that takes in people that have 6 or less months to live
adolescence
12-18 years
chemical abuse
Is the use of substances such as alcohol or drugs and the development of a physical and/ or you mental dependence on these chemicals
denial
This involves disbelief of an event or idea that is too frightening or shocking for a person to cope with.
early childhood
Ages 1–6
infancy
Birth to 1 year
affection
feel a sense of belonging and can give and receive friendship and love
cognitive
refers to intellectual development and includes learning how to solve problems, make judgments, and deal with situations
depression
Deep sadness and realization that death is coming.
emotional
Changes in your feelings
late adulthood
65 years and older
Alzheimer's disease
can lead to irreversible loss of memory, deterioration of intellectual functions, speech and gait disturbances, and disorientation.
Compensation
This involves the substitution of one goal for another goal to achieve success.
development
Mental, emotional, and social changes (skills and maturity).
esteem
Feeling important and respected by others
late childhood
ages 6-12
arteriosclerosis
A thickening and hardening
daydreaming
Escaping reality by imagining a different situation.
displacement
Taking out your anger on a "safer" person (e.g., yelling at a sibling instead of a boss).
growth
Physical changes you can meausure
life stages
The stages a person goes through in their life