| A | B |
|---|
| Body Language | Messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, hand and body movements, gait, eye contact and appearance |
| Comatose | being unable able to respind to verbal stimuli |
| Culture | characteristics of a group of people- language, values, beliefs, habits, likes, dislikes , customs- passed on from one generation to the next |
| Disibilty | any loss, absent , or impaired physical or mental function |
| Esteem | the worth, value or opinion one has of a person q |
| Holism | a concept that considers the whole person; ewhole oerson has physical, social, psychological and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be seperated |
| Need | Something necessary or desired for maintaining life and mental well-being |
| Nonverbal Communication | comminucation that does not use words |
| Paraphrasing | restating the persons meesage in your own words |
| Religion | spiritual beliefs, needs and practices |
| Self-Actualization | experiancing ones potential |
| Self-Esteem | thinking well of oneself and seeing oneself as useful and having value |
| Verbal Communication | Communication that uses written or spoken words |
| Development | chsnges in mental, emotional and social function |
| Developmental Task | A skill that must be completed during a stage of development |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Dyspnea | difficulty, laobared or painful breathing |
| Geriatrics | the care of aging people |
| Gerontology | The study of the aging process |
| Growth | the physical changes that are measured and occur in a steady, orderly manner |
| Menopause | when menstration stops |
| Old | persons between 75 and 84 years old |
| Old-Old | persons between 85 and older |
| Presbyopia | age related farsightedness- difficulty seeing objects up close |
| Young-Old | persons between 65 and 74 years of age |
