Ch. 08 Human Growth and Development
The final stage of grieving when the patient understands and accepts the fact that they are going to die.
What is acceptance?
Life stage from 12 to 18 years of age, often characterized by dramatic physical and emotional changes.
What is adolescence?
A warm or fond feeling toward another person.
What is affection?
A progressive, irreversible disease involving memory loss, disorientation, and deterioration of intellectual function.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
A stage of grieving that occurs when a patient can no longer deny death and may become hostile or bitter.
What is anger?
Thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, which can decrease blood supply to the brain.
What is arteriosclerosis?
A stage of grieving that occurs when patients accept death but want more time to live.
What is bargaining?
The use of substances such as alcohol or drugs and the development of a physical and/or mental dependence on them.
What is chemical abuse?
Relating to intellectual activity, including learning how to solve problems, make judgments, and deal with situations.
What is cognitive?
A defense mechanism involving the substitution of one goal for another goal to achieve success.
What is compensation?
A defense mechanism involving a dreamlike thought process that occurs when a person is awake.
What is daydreaming?
Unconscious acts that help a person deal with unpleasant situations or socially unacceptable behavior.
What are defense mechanisms?
The "No, not me" stage of grieving where an individual cannot believe a diagnosis or event.
What is denial?
A stage of grieving that occurs when a patient realizes death will come and they will no longer be with loved ones.
What is depression?
The changes in intellectual, mental, emotional, social, and functional skills that occur over time.
What is development?
A defense mechanism that involves transferring feelings about one person to someone else.
What is displacement?
Life stage from 19 to 40 years of age.
What is early adulthood?
Life stage from 1 to 6 years of age.
What is early childhood?
Relating to feelings, including love, hate, joy, fear, and excitement.
What are emotions?
A need for self-respect and the respect of others.
What is esteem?
Measurable physical changes that occur throughout a person's life, such as height and weight.
What is growth?
A program designed to provide care for the terminally ill while allowing them to die with dignity.
What is hospice?
Life stage from birth to 1 year of age.
What is infancy?
Life stage from 65 years and older.
What is late adulthood?
Life stage from 6 to 12 years of age (preadolescence).
What is late childhood?