Basic Chapter 3 Definitions Exam Q&A
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Psychosocial Needs - ✔✔need that involve social interaction, emotions,
intellect and spirituality
Masturbation - ✔✔to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or
another person sexual pleasure
Holistic Care - ✔✔a type of care that involves caring for the whole person--
the mind as well as the body
Cultural Diversity - ✔✔a term given to the process of transforming service
for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person
receiving care; core values include choice, density, respect, self
determination, and purposeful living
Infancy - ✔✔birth to 12 months
Toddler - ✔✔ages 1- 3
Preschool - ✔✔ages 3-6
, School Age - ✔✔age 6-10
Preadolecence - ✔✔age 10-13
Adolecence - ✔✔age 13-19
young Adulthood - ✔✔age 19-40
Middle Adulthood - ✔✔age 40-65
:ate Adulthood - ✔✔age 65 and older
Development Disabilities - ✔✔disabilities that are present at birth or
emerge during childhood that restrict physical or mental ability
Depression - ✔✔sadness; gloom; dejection
Apathy - ✔✔lack of interest
Major Depression disorder - ✔✔type of depression that causes withdrawal,
lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, as well as other symptoms;
also called major depression
Bipolar Disorder - ✔✔type of depression that causes a person to swing
from period of deep depression to periods of extreme activity; also called
manic-depressive illness
Anxiety - ✔✔uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition
Phobia - ✔✔an intense form of anxiety or fear