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| Self-concept vs. self-perception |
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Self-concept = a mental image a person has of oneself
Self-perception = how a person explains behavior based on self-observation. |
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| What are the four dimensions of self-perception? |
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Self-knowledge
Self-expectation
Social self
Self-evaluation |
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| Self-expectation vs. self-evaluation |
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Definition
Self-expectation: the self a person wants to be
Self-evaluation: conscious assessment of the self |
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Term
| What two components work together to form a positive body image? |
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Definition
| Idealized body image versus mirrored image (how you actually look) ... self-regard is more positive the closer these two are to each other |
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| What are the four criteria for self-esteem? |
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Definition
Power: your ability to influence others
Meaning: sense of being valued
Competence: ability to achieve goals
Virtue: being consistent with own values |
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| Expected behavior in social position |
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| Developmental vs. situational role transitions |
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Developmental role transitions (aging and growth)
Situational role transitions (related to relationships) |
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| Role ambiguity, role strain and role conflict |
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Definition
Role ambiguity: don’t know what to expect from new role
Role strain: person thinks unsuited to new role
Role conflict: expectations concerning role |
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| Differentiate the three types of role conflict (intrapersonal, interpersonal and inter-role) |
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Definition
Intrapersonal conflict: role expectations conflict with person’s values
Interpersonal conflict: expectations differ from some significant other
Inter-role conflict: by trying to fulfill two or more roles simultaneously |
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| Positive and negative effects of illness / trauma / surgery on self-concept. |
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Definition
| Positive self-concept often based on good health (so negative self-concept often accompanies poor health), but being strong in face of disease can improve self-esteem |
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| Four nursing diagnoses related to self-concept |
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Definition
Disturbed body image
Chronic low self-esteem
Situational low self-esteem
Ineffective role performance |
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Term
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Definition
| A married couple and their children |
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| By what age is infant usually attached to primary caregiver? |
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| At what age is separation anxiety worst? |
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| At what age do people begin developing "initiative" |
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| At what age does the task of industry develop? |
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Definition
School age / adolescent
Accomplishments to avoid feeling inferior |
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Term
| Two chief developmental tasks of adulthood related to family |
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Definition
| Intimacy and generativity (productivity) |
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Term
| Define sandwich generation. |
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Definition
| Caring for their parents, their kids and themselves |
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Term
| Define NANDA diagnosis "interrupted family processes" |
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Definition
| Change in family relationships and / or functioning |
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| Define NANDA diagnosis "compromised family coping" |
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Definition
| Normally supportive primary person is unable to provide sufficient support related to client's health problem |
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| Define NANDA diagnosis "disabled family coping" |
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| Behavior or person significant to family that disables family’s capacity to handle health challenge (neglecting care, denying health problem exists) |
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Term
| Contrast bereavement and mourning. |
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Definition
Bereavement = desolation as a result of a loss
Mourning = socially prescribed behaviors (don’t indicate actual presence or absence of grief) |
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Term
| Three definitions of death |
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Definition
Cessation of heart-lung function
Cessation of whole-brain function
Cessation of higher-brain function |
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Term
| Which developmental stages are at risk for poor grief outcomes and why? |
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Definition
1) Adolescents because of the other developmental challenges they are processing during this phase
2) Young adults can experience many types of losses all at once (death, leaving for school, not getting a job, breakups)
3) Older adults due to sheer number of deaths and other losses (retirement, health, freedom) and have few resources / supports |
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Term
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Definition
One is stuck in a grief stage and can’t move to the next one
Most severe grief signs are considered abnormal until after 3 year’s time |
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| Two nursing diagnoses related to grieving |
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Definition
Anticipatory grieving
Dysfunctional grieving |
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Adaptation = capacity to flourish and survive in adversity
Coping = process used to manage stressful events |
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Term
| Stress as a stimulus vs. stress as a response |
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Definition
Stress as a stimulus: any event (stressor) that causes a response, positive and negative
Stress as a response: “fight or flight” response, also “tend and befriend” reactions of women |
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Term
| Two types of coping mechanisms |
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Definition
Both have short-term and long-term:
- Problem-oriented (focused on manipulating the stressor)
- Emotion-focused (regulating your emotional response) |
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Term
| Differentiate transgendered, transsexual, transvestite and intersexed |
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Definition
Transgendered: someone appears as, has had surgery for, or desires to be a member of the opposite sex
Transsexual: feeling trapped in the body of the opposite gender but might not choose to dress or take steps to look like the opposite sex
Transvestite: choose to dress like opposite gender but still view themselves as biological gender
Intersexed: Born with ambiguous genitalia |
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| Period during which significant sexual changes occur upon moving from middle to old age (e.g. menopause) |
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| Word for painful intercourse |
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Definition
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Term
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| Contraction of muscles around vaginal orifice so penetration is painful or impossible |
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| Two nursing diagnoses related to sexual function. |
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Definition
Sexual dysfunction
Ineffective sexuality patterns
(both are extremely subjective and are only given when patients verbalizes dissatisfaction or turmoil) |
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Term
| How long does a testicular self-exam last, and when should it be done? |
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Definition
| Best done after warm bath/shower. 3 minutes. |
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Term
| When is the best time to do the breast self-exam? |
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Definition
| One week after period when breasts not tender |
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Term
| Where is it normal to have a firm ridge on the breast? |
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| Larger than belief; the way a person acts out beliefs in life |
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| What are the spiritual developmental tasks of the toddler / preschooler? |
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Definition
| Start to participate in rituals and start to question; start to sense spiritual existence |
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Term
| Six nursing diagnoses related to spiritual function. |
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Definition
Spiritual distress
Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
Risk for spiritual distress
Decisional conflict (specify)
Noncompliance (specify)
Impaired religiosity |
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| Defined "impaired religiosity" nursing diagnosis |
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Definition
| Inability to adhere to prescribed religious beliefs and rituals due to physical, psychological, sociocultural or spiritual factors |
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