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chapter 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| active listening | paying close attention to what someone is saying and communicating |
| anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion of fear or dread |
| body language | Communication of information through body position, gestures and other nonverbal means. |
| chronic | existing over a long period of time |
| Closed questions | questions answered with a yes, no or other shorts answer |
| Denial | failure to acknowledge the reality of a situation |
| ego defense mechanism | Unconscious mental process that offers psychological protection |
| empathy | objective awareness and sensitivity to the feelings and emotions of others |
| Hierarchy | classified according to rank or importance |
| Hospice | An organization that manages care for dying patient including comfort, pain relief, and personal care |
| judgmental | critical or negative; making judgments about what is good or bad based on personal opinion |
| nonverbal | communication without words |
| Open questions | questions that allow for a variety of extended responses |
| Oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| Paraphrasing | A restatement of the words of another, often to clarify meaning |
| physiologic | Pertaining to body processes |
| Reflection | Expressing the meaning and emotion of another's words back to the person |
| Projection | Expressing the meaning and emotion of another's words back to the person |
| Projection | experiencing ones own emotions as those of another |
| self-actualization | the fulfillment of each individuals potential |
| Summarizing | Expressing the most important points of a conversation or written document |
| sympathy | Feeling the same emotions as another |
| verbal | using words to communicate |
| Terminal Phase | the last stage of illness, usually used when death is expected to occur within 6 months |
| non- | not |
| verbum | word |
| al and ic | pertaining to |
| logia | study |
| physis | nature |