Ch.8 Key Terms
Acceptance
The final stage where parents understand and accept that they will die.
Arteriosclerosis
A type of vascular disease where blood vessels carry oxygen away from the heart.
Defense Mechanisms
Unconsious acts that help a person deal with an unpleasant situation or behavior.
Early Adulthood
19 - 40 years
Hospice
Provides palliative care, or care that provides care and comfort.
The period following puberty.
Bargaining
Occurs when patients accept death but want more time to live.
Denial
The “No, not me” stage.
Early Childhood
1- 6 years
Infancy
The state or period of early childhood.
Affection
A warm, tender feeling for another person.
Chemical Abuse
The use of substances such as alchohol or drugs and the development of physical and metal dependence on chemicals.
Depression
Occurs when patients realize death will come soon and they will no longer be able to be with their families or accomplish their dream goals.
Emotional
Refers to feelings.
Late Adulthood
65 years and older
Alzheimer's Disease
A type of dementia
Cognitive
Intellectual development
Development
Changes in physical, social, intellectual, and functional skills that occur over time.
Esteem
Respect and Admiration
Late Childhood
6 - 12 years
Anger
Occurs when the patient is no longer able to deny death.
Compensation
Substitutions of one goal to achieve success.
Displacement
Transferring feelings about one person to someone else.
Growth
The measurable physical changes throughout a person’s life.
Life stages
A common method of classifying life.