Mental Health
The response or change in the body caused by any emotional, psychological, physical, social, or economic factor.
Stress
The loss of cognitive function that interferes with daily life and activities.
Dementia
Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function.
Disability
Care of the body after death.
Post-mortem care
Occurs in some people after a terrifying, traumatic, scary, or dangerous event. There was harm or threat of harm.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
The set of attitudes, values, behaviors, and traits of a person.
Personality
Seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling, or tasting something that is not real.
Hallucination
A problem that develops during pregnancy, often during the first 3 months; it may involve a body structure or function.
Birth defect
The examination of the body after death.
Autopsy
A serious brain illness affecting how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. "Split mind"
Schizophrenia
An intense fear of something that has little or no real danger.
Phobia
When a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge.
Elopement
Involves severe limits in intellectual function and adaptive behavior occurring before age 18.
Intellectual disability
The support and care given during the time surrounding death.
End-of-life care
Sudden, recurring periods of panic when there is no real danger.
Panic disorder
An intense and sudden feeling of fear, anxiety, or dread.
Panic
A state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function.
Delirium
A sever and chronic disability that involves mental or physical impairment or both.
Developmental disability
The stiffness or rigidity of skeletal muscles that occur after death.
Rigor mortis
Frequent, upsetting, and unwanted thoughts, ideas, or images... an over-whelming urge to repeat certain rituals, acts, or behaviors.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
An unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings.
Defense mechanism
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increase during hours of darkness.
Sundowning
A group of disorders affecting the ability to move and maintain posture and balance.
Cerebral palsy (CP)
Care to relieve or reduce the intensity of uncomfortable symptoms without producing a cure.
Palliative care
A state of severe mental impairment.
Psychosis