| A | B |
| BASIC PHYSICAL NEEDS | FOOD & FLUIDS; CLOTHING & SHELTER; ACTIVITY & REST; ELIMINATION |
| SAFETY & SECURITY NEEDS | HEALTH; PROTECTON FROM INJURY; ABILITY TO HELP SELF |
| LOVE & BELONGING NEEDS | SUSTAINING RELATIOINSHIPS; HAVING SOMEONE WHOCARES AND CARE FOR; INTIMACY |
| SELF-ESTEM NEEDS | FEELING IMPORANT; RECEIVING RESPECT & RECOGNITION |
| NEED TO REACH FULL POTENTIAL | USING TIME SATISFACTORILY; HAVING DIRECTION; VENTING FEELINGS WITHOUT SHAME |
| AGNOSIA | LOSS OF ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR OBJECTS |
| ALZHEIMER'SDISEASE | PROGRESSIVE IMPAIRMENT MEMORY, REASONING; & JUDGEMENT THAT IS RELATED TO CELLULAR CHANGES WIHIN THE BRAIN AND THAT LEADS TO LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE IN ADLS |
| APHASIA | LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY DUE TO BRAIN DAMAGE THAT CAN AFFECT LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, & WRITING SKILLS; LOSS OF ABILITY TO USE OR UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE |
| APRAXIA | LOSS OF ABILITY TO CARRY OUT PLANNED MOVEMENTS AT WILL |
| CATASTROPHIC REACTION | OVERREACTION TO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DELIRIUM | MEMORY AND THINKING IMPAIRMENT THAT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND IS CAUSED BY ILLNESS OR TOXIC REACTION IN THE BODY; USUALLY REVERSIBLE |
| DEMENTIA | SEVERE IMPAIRMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS SUCH AS THINKING, MEMORY AND PERSONALITY; COMES ON SLOWLY AND WORSENS OVER TIME; USUALLY IRREVERSIBLE, DEPENDING ON CAUSE |
| DISORIENTATION | SENSE OF MENTAL CONFUSION OR LOSS OF BEARINGS IN RELATION TO THE SENSE OF PERSON, PLACE OR TIME |
| HALLUCINATION | SENSORY PERCEPTIONS THAT SEEM REAL TO THE PERSON EXPERIENCING THEM BUT NOT PERCEIVED BY OTHERS |
| HEMIPLEGIA | LOSS SENSATION OR MOVEMENT IN ONE SIDE OF BODY |
| PARAPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF LEGS |
| QUADRAPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF ARMS AND LEGS |
| SUNDOWNING | PHENOMENON WHEN CONFUSION BECOMES WORSE IN THE EVENING |