mitc
08
glos

chronic illness
Health problem of long duration in which the disease condition shows little change or slowly gets progressively worse
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cognitive
The intellectual processes that include thought, awareness, and the ability to rationally comprehend the world and determine meaning
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development
The mental, emotional, and social growth of individuals as they progress through life stages
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Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
A theory on the psychosocial challenges that are presented to individuals as they progress through life stages
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growth
Refers to the physical changes that normally take place as the body matures
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life review
Telling the events of one's life as a form of self-evaluation and closure as the end of life approaches
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physical
Refers to the growth of the body, including motor sensory adaptation
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psychosocial
Refers to the emotions, attitudes, and other aspects of the mind, in addition to the individual's interactions and relationships with other members of society
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stages of dying
Stages that dying persons may experience as they face the fact of their own death; the five stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
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terminal illness
An illness from which the patient is expected to die because there is no cure
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