ID/DD
Skills learned and practiced in everyday life
What are adaptive behaviors?
Developed a hierarchy of human needs based on the priorities of survival
What is Abraham Maslow
A combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and abilities that underpin performance in a profession
What is competence
Friction plus the force of gravity
What is shear?
Caused by formation of beta amyloid plaques and tau proteins tangles in the brain
What is Alzheimer's
Residents with Down Syndrome at high risk to develop this disorder at an early age
What is Alzheimer's
The most common communication disorder after a stroke
What is aphasia?
Self-chosen activities derived from the resident's individual interests and preferences
What is meaningful activity?
This disorder is the most common cause of infection in the nursing facility
What is a urinary tract infection?
One of the first changes noted in the person with dementia
What is short-term memory loss?
Found in 30 - 60% of residents with moderate to severe developmental disabilities
What is mental illness?
Consists of 3 ego states: Parent, Adult, Child
What is transactional analysis?
Work behavior characterized by its self-starting nature
Initiative
A wound causes by shear, friction, and or blunt force resulting in separation of skin layers
What is a skin tear?
The 2 most common forms of mental illness in older residents of the nursing facility
What is depression and anxiety?
Due to the frequency of this disorder, residents with ID may need more time and simple approaches
What is communication disorders?
These are the three types of communicators.
What are passive, aggressive, and assertive communication
The turning inward to examine one's thoughts, values, beliefs, experiences, behaviors and inner wisdom
What is self-reflection?
This is the most common cause of falls in the nursing facility
What is muscle weakness and gait problems?
The satisfactory adjustment to one's life stage and situation
What is emotional health?
A developmental disability can be physical or mental and must start before this age.
What is 22 years of age?
This is one of the basic tools of listening
What is paraphrasing?
Displaying the value you bring to your nursing facility is an example of this.
What is empowerment?
These the most common elimination problems of older residents
What are constipation, diarrhea, and incontinence
These provide cues to help determine if the resident with dementia is experiencing pain
What are behaviors?