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BSN 206 CH 2
Ch 2 Values, Beliefs, and Caring
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Belief | Mental representation of reality or a person's perceptions about what is right (correct), true, or real, or what the person expects to happen in a given situation. |
| Values | Enduring ideas about what a person considers is the good, the best, and the "right" thing to do and their opposites--the bad, worst, and wrong things to do--and about what is desirable or has worth in life. |
| First-order beliefs | Serve as the foundation or an individual's belief system |
| Higher-order beliefs | Ideas derived from a person's first-order beliefs, using either inductive or deductive reasoning |
| Generalizations | General statements or ideas about people or things |
| Stereotype | Conceptualized depiction of a person, a group, or an event that is thought to be typical of all others in that category |
| Prejudice | Preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, about an entire group of people that is based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes. |
| Values System | Set of somewhat consistent values and measures that are organized hierarchically into a belief system on an continuum of relative importance |
| Values conflict | When there is an actual or perceived difference between two or more belief systems |
| Values clarification | Therapeutic process that allows individuals to consider, clarify, and prioritize their personal values. |
| Paradigm | Worldview |
| Compassion | Force that impels and empowers one to recognize, acknowledge, and act to alleviate human suffering |
| Nursing presence | Shared perception of human connectedness between a nurse and a patient |
| Active Listening | Specific communication technique in which one fully concentrates on what the other is saying in a conscious effort to fully understand the other. |
| Compassion fatigue | Characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion and an extreme inability to empathize |