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Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 9
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Nursing
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02/05/2012

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Factors that influence physical health
Definition

Genetic

Environmental

Lifestyle

Term

Awareness, information, and motivation

(AIM)

Definition
counseling technique using awareness, information, and motivation as tools
Term
Amniocentesis
Definition
Medical procedure in which amniotic fluid is removed from abdomen of pregnant women. Tests run on this fluid indicate certain health characteristics of the fetus.
Term
Antagonists
Definition
Opponents, against good.
Term
Appraisal-focused coping
Definition
Altering the value or view of stress, for example, using humor to cope.
Term
Contingency management
Definition
Specific rewards given or withheld contingent or dependent upon specific behavioral changes.
Term
Cognitive dissonance
Definition
The seeking of harmony by the human mind in making choices and the consequent rationalization of the advantages of the choice made.
Term
Emotion-focused coping
Definition
Coping of a stressed individual, who tries to "let his or her feelings out" or use relaxation techniques to cope with stress rather than attempt to directly change the stress object.
Term
Etiology
Definition
cause
Term
Genetic counseling
Definition
the assessment of genetic risk by a professional and presentation of the statistics in a cogent way to the individual
Term
Genetic programming
Definition
inherited characteristics carried by our genes
Term
influencing response
Definition
response that influences the action the client may take
Term
leading response
Definition
Communication skills by the health professional used to lead the client. May include advice giving, questioning, and influencing.
Term
Metabolic syndrome
Definition

generally, the combined occurence of any three of the following in one individual:

obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

Term
Motivational interviewing (MI)
Definition
Specific technique using a nondirective and an empathic eliciting style to motivate client. MI uses client's own motivation to change and pushesthe client to articulate ambivalence.
Term
Primary prevention
Definition
action taken to prevent or delay the onset of a disease
Term
Secondary prevention
Definition
action taken to delay or prevent complications once a disease process has begun
Term
problem-focused coping
Definition
learning more about the stressor and then taking direct action to cope with the stress (e.g., changing lifestyle to cope with a disease or quitting a problematic job)
Term
self-efficacy
Definition
belief in self
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token economy
Definition
usually, in-patient reward tokens for desirable behaviors that patient can use for desirable commodity--a form of behavior modification
Term
transtheoretical model of change (TTM)
Definition

a model that divides people into six categories:

1. precontemplation: "I don't have a problem"

client feels it is a non-issue

2. contemplation: "maybe I'll change someday"

client thinks about it but is ambivalent

(this stage may last months or years)

3. recognition/preparation: "I've got to do something"

client is ready for change

4. action: "I'm doing it"

ex. client has stopped drinking and is attending AA

5. maintenance: "I did it"

habit has changed, hopefully permanently

6. relapse: "I fell of the wagon"

at any time a person on maintenance may relapse into contemplation or recognition/preparation

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