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Terms not mentioned on Gwen's Study Guide (ch. 11-14)
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
03/18/2012

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Etiquette
Definition
19th century medical code used to guide professional conduct without relying on the term morality but based on the presumption of "an upright man instructed in the art of healing"
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Decorum
Definition
term used for the medical etiquette of the Hippocratic Oath
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Hippocratic Oath
Definition
oath sworn by new physicians declaring that they will place the welfare of their patients first and will do no harm
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Absolute
Definition
total, all or nothing
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Degree
Definition
a step in a series
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Torts
Definition
laws that define what constitutes a legal injury and establish the circumstances under which one person may be help liable for another's injury. They cover intentional acts and accidents
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Sanctions
Definition
penalties for noncompliance
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Beneficence
Definition
the use of a professional's expertise for patient well-being
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nonmalfeasance
Definition
doing no harm
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Autonomy
Definition
the individual right of a patient to exercise own judgment
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Justice
Definition
a sense of fairness
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Confidentiality
Definition
the nondisclosure of information
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Institutional Review Boards (IRBS)
Definition
independent ethics committees that oversee medical research on humans
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Risk-benefit ratio
Definition
assessment of the risk versus benefit of treatment or a research experiment to make a decision
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Patient's Bill of Rights
Definition
list of a patients rights
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Definition
legal standard applied to protect privacy and security of patient information, especially when insurance reimbursements are made and information is exchanged
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Exploitation
Definition
taking advantage of another person, usually financially
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pro re nata (p.r.n.)
Definition
latin for "if necessary"
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Denial
Definition
psychological mechanism in which conflict in mind is resolved by disavowal of that conflict
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Battery
Definition
actual physical violence, involving physical contact with another person
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Liberated Minor
Definition
child under 18 who is emancipated (i.e. a child that is free from parental control or power, and may assume most of legal responsibility of an adult)
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Rape
Definition
sexual penetration or its reasonable intent, without the subjects consent
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Conservator
Definition
person appointed by probate court to take care of financial aid and/or personal decision making for an incompetent person
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Power of attorney
Definition
the granting of power by a competent person to another person to make specified decision
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Cognitive Impairment
Definition
loss or absence of intellectual capacity
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Stigma
Definition
Feeling of social disgrace connected with a social impairment
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Discredited
Definition
description of a person with obvious social stigma
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Discreditable
Definition
description of a person with hidden social stigma
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Discrimination
Definition
unfair treatment of person on the basis of group, class, or category to which that person belongs rater than on individual merit
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Prejudice
Definition
prejudgment about a person
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Definition
administered by EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
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Abandonment
Definition
unavailability or improper discontinuation of medical care
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Accreditation
Definition
Formal approval of an institution or educational program given by an outside agency
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Certification
Definition
A testament that an individual has attained qualifications for a specified part of his or her occupation
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Civil Court
Definition
court that handles actions by private litigants
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Criminal court
Definition
court in which government prosecuter prosecutes defendant for crime
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Deep pocket
Definition
person or institution with lots of money or high malpractice insurance
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Defendant
Definition
person being sued
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Flexner Report
Definition
Abraham Flexners report on the quality of medical education (1910), which led to accreditation
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Jury System
Definition
a system in which a jury of peers rather than a judge decides the outcome of the case
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Licensure
Definition
Mechanism designed to assure patients that the care they receive from a professional meets a reasonable standard
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Litigant
Definition
person bring a lawsuit
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Maloccurence
Definition
untoward event (not necessarily actionable)
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Malpractice
Definition
maloccurrence that is actionable
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Negligence
Definition
unintentional tort that reasonable person would not have committed or omitted
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Alternative Medicine
Definition
treatment not based on scientifically proven methods, often eschewing surgery or drugs, and used instead of conventional medicine
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American Indian or Alaskan Native
Definition
A person who has origins in any of the original people of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition
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Asian or Pacific Islanders
Definition
A person having origins in anyof th eoriginal peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes: China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Somoa
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Attribution theory
Definition
theory that we draw overall conclusions solely on the basis of first impressions
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Black
Definition
A person having origin in any of the black racial groups of Africa
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Complementary Medicine
Definition
alternative and conventional medicine used together
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Culture
Definition
composite of beliefs, practices, religions, and languages that make up a group.
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Culture-bound
Definition
Pertaining to a belief of values of your own group are superior to other groups
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Culture-bound syndromes
Definition
syndromes occurring within a culture and not found in tradition American health care
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cultural competence
Definition
ability to transcend one's own cultural values and to work within the cultural norms of another group
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cycle of poverty
Definition
the difficulty of breaking away from poverty when that is all one has ever known
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diversity
Definition
inclusion of people from different backgrounds and cultures, different physical abilities and genders, and differing beliefs and practices.
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ethnocentric
Definition
characterized by a strong belief in people who are ethnically like yourself to the exclusion of other ethnic groups
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family systems approach
Definition
working with entire families as a means to bridging cultural barriers and to broadening the impact of health care interventions
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formulation
Definition
taking indiviuals' ethnic and cultural background into account, especially when "formulating" a mental health diagnosis
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Hispanic
Definition
A person who is from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, or another Spanish culture
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immediacy behaviors
Definition
body language that conveys attention and interest, such as moving closer to an individual and maintaining eye contact during a dialogue.
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indian removal act
Definition
under president andrew jackson, the congressional act that forced the north georgian cherokee nation to relocate in oklahoma
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indigenous
Definition
native
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individual discrimination/racism
Definition
a personal belief or bias against a group/race that differs from one's own race
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institutional discrimination/racism
Definition
treatment by a group holding majority power over differing ethnic/racial groups that promotes the values of the group in power
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integrative medicine
Definition
the combination of conventional and alternative medicine for which there is evidence of safety and efficacy; it focuses on mind, body and spirit
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internment camps
Definition
campts consisting of poorly constructed barracks surrounded by barbed wire, sentry posts, and armed guards to which over 100,000 Japanese Americans, mostly American citizens, were shipped during WWII
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multicultural
Definition
inclusive of and valuing many cultures and cultural diversity
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Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH
Definition
CDC's model for strategically planning for work within communities
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People of Color
Definition
inclusive term emphasizing common experiences of racism. It frames the subject positively unlike the terms nonwhite, which defines people in terms of what they are not(white), and minority, which places the subject in a subordinate position. The term has a positive connotation and has often been preferred by people of color in the U.S.
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Stereotyping
Definition
Associating a string of traits with an individual or group, generally on the basis of a single factor about the individual or group (i.e. all men are...)
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Trail of Tears
Definition
the forced march of 17,000 members of the Norht Georgian Cherokee Nation from their land in Georgia to unwanted land in Oklahoma, resulting in the death of 4,000 along the way
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Tuskegee Airmen
Definition
first African American pilots in the US Army
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U.S. demographics by 2050
Definition
White: 4%, Hispanic 30%, Black 15%, Asain 12%
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Values
Definition
Beliefs that hold meaning to an individual or group and by which the y try to guide decisions
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White
Definition
a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or Middle East
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