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NOT NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES of aging - ---Answers----Elder
abuse leading to long lasting psychological consequences
Substance abuse leading to several abnormal conditions
Key principles of adult learning - ---Answers----applicable to
real life
Be problem centered
Depends upon past and current experience
Teaching strategies - ---Answers----Build trust and rapport
Slower rate
Low tone of voice
Plenty of time
Reduce distractions (environment)
Adequate lighting
Impairments - ---Answers----Vision
Hearing loss
Memory loss
Psycho-motor ability
Define Health Screening - ---Answers----Performed on
individuals to determine their disease risk
A way of finding out if people are at a higher risk of a health
problem
, Main goal of health screenings - ---Answers----Detection of
disease in early stages in order to treat and deter its progression
What is the secondary goal/objective of health screenings? - ---
Answers----Reduce cost of disease management by avoiding
costly interventions required at later stages
What is a health assessment? - ---Answers----Occurs after
screening and consists of gathering key information to
collaboratively conceptualize the problem and develop a
treatment plan. Mental health and substance use disorders are
assessed in the context of each other
What are the goals of health assessments? - ---Answers----
Establish (or rule out) the presence or absence of a co-occurring
disorder
Determine the individual's readiness for change
Identify the individual's strengths or problem areas that may
affect the processes of treatment and recovery
Begin the development of an appropriate treatment relationship
Goals for chronic care - ---Answers----Manage the disease
Prevent complications
Delay deterioration and decline
Achieve highest quality of life
Die with comfort and dignite
Rehabilitative Care - ---Answers-----Aimed at restoring a
patient to his original state of health
-Services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech
and language pathology, and psychiatric rehabilitation