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Special Needs
Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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philosophy | search for a general understanding of values |
rehabilitation | the restoration of the individual to the fullest physical, mental, social, vocational, and economic capacity of which he or she is capable |
activities of daily living | activities or tasks needed for daily living, such as eating, grooming, dressing, bathing, washing, and toileting |
quality of life | a conecept that includes all the aspects that make life worth living; best defined by the individual himself |
psychosocial | an individual's mental or emotional processes in combination with his or her ability to interat and relate with others |
physical needs | needs for food, water, oxygen, rest, exercise, and sex |
security needs | needs for physical safety, shelter, and protection |
social needs | need for approval and acceptance |
status needs | needs for recognition and respect |
self-fulfillment needs | need to reach the highest potential and to accomplish one's life goals |
informed consent | permission obtained from a resident to perform or withhold a medical procedure; must be voluntary and in writing |
role | part one plays in relationship to others |
well role | behaviors associated with being well (ex: independence, increased responsibility, usefulness, control, and decision making) |
sick role | behavior associated with being sick; dependence, weakness, control by others, decreased responsibility and uselessness |
disabled | limitation in the ability to function normally |
age appropriate | appropriate to the chronological age of a person |
heredity | traits we are born with |
environment | means of providing a safe environment that is as free as possible of pathogenic organisms |
standards | what is acceptable and unacceptable to us |
spiritual needs | need to finding meaning in life |