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foundations
chapter 44-45
| occurs when a valued person, object, or situation is changed or become inaccessible such that its value is diminished or removed | loss |
| can be recognized by others as well as by the person sustaining the loss example; loss of a limb, a child, a valued object such as money and a job | actual loss |
| loss of youth, financial independence, or valued environment, is experienced by the person but is intangible to other | perceived loss |
| occurs when a person displays loss and grief behaviors for a loss that has yet to take place. is often seen in families of patients with serious and life threatening illnesses and may lessen the effect of the actual loss of the family member | anticipatory loss |
| is an internal emotional reaction to loss, it occurs with loss caused by reparation or by death | grief |
| is the actions and expressions of that grief, including the symbols and ceremonies that make up the outward expression of grief | mourning |
| a state of grieving due to loss of a loved one | bereavement |
| shock and disbelief, developing awareness, restitution, resolving the loss, idealization, and the outcomes | engles six stages of grief |
| denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance | kubler-ross |
| abnormal or distorted; it may be either unresolved or inhibited | dysfunctional grief |
| an illness in which death is expected within limited period of time | terminal illness |
| taking care of the whole person-mind, body, and spirit; heart and soul | palliative care |
| the process of receiving data about external and internal environment through the senses | sensory reception |
| pertaining to sight | visual |
| pertaining to hearing | auditory |
| pertaining to smell | olfactory |
| pertaining to taste | gustatory |
| pertaining to touch | tactile |
| the sense that perceives the solidity of objects and their size, shapes, and texture | stereognosis |
| to awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement | kinesthesia |
| the term used to describe the sense, usually at a subconscious level, of the movements and position of the body and especially its limbs, independent of vision | proprioception |
| the conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting data from the sense into meaningful information | sensory perception |
| a poorly defined network that extends from the hypothalamus to the medulla, mediates arousal | reticular activating system (RAS) |
| occurs when a person experiences decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous, unpatterned, or meaningless | sensory deprivation |
| occurs when a person experiences so much sensory that the brain is unable to either respond meaningfully or ignore the stimuli | sensory overload |
| impaired or absent functioning in one or more senses | sensory deficit |
| difficulty in the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses sensory information, causing a person to have problems interacting effectively in the everyday environment | sensory processing disorder |
| inability to smell | anosomia |
| altered smell perception | dysomia |
| decreased the ability to smell | hyposomia |
| complete loss of taste | ageusia |
| distorted taste perception | dysageusia |
| reduced ability to taste | hypogeusia |
| delirium, dementia, confusion, normal consciousness, lock in syndrome | conscious state |
| asleep, stupor, coma, vegetative state | unconscious state |
| disorientation, restlessness, confusion, hallucination, agitation, alternating with other conscious states | delirium |
| difficulties with spatial orientation, memory, language; changes in personality | dementia |
| reduced awareness, easily distracted, easily startled by sensory stimuli | confusion |
| can be aroused by normal stimuli (light touch, sound) | asleep |
| can be aroused by extreme and /or repeated stimuli | stupor |
| cannot be aroused and does not respond to stimuli | coma |
| cannot be aroused, sleep wale cycles, postures or withdraws to noxious stimuli, occasional non-purposeful movement, random smiling or grimacing | vegetative state |