| A | B |
|---|
| accomplishment | you try hard and finish something |
| acknowledge | pay attention; listen and respond (acknowledge a resident's feelings) |
| anxious | nervous, worried, upset |
| appreciate | thankful |
| attitude | how a person thinks about different situations; mood or state of mind |
| neglect | when a person is not given what he or she needs |
| unmet needs | when a resident needs something but doesn't get it |
| weep | cry |
| reassure | comfort with words and touch |
| rush | hurry |
| adolescence | the period between the ages of 12-20 when a person becomes more interested in sex and begins having relationships with other people |
| adolescent | a person between the ages of 12-20 |
| behavior | the way a person acts or conducts himself |
| body image | a person's attitude toward his or her own body |
| cognitive | related to thinking, understanding, remembering, believing, learning, and creating |
| demeaning | something that lowers someone's dignity |
| emotional | relating to how a person feels and how she expresses herself |
| erection | a stiffening/hardening of the penis |
| esteem | a high regard for someone |
| frail | very slender and fragile |
| gender | view or perception of something as having masculine or feminine qualities |
| human development | the physical, social, emtional, and cognitive changes a person experiences as he or she grows older |
| human needs | basic requirements that enable a person to live healthfully and happily |
| infancy | the first stage of life. |
| intimacy | need and ability to feel closeness to another person and to have that closeness returned |
| masturbation | touching oneself to achieve orgasm and release sexual tension |
| physical | relating to the body |
| sensuality | awareness and/or enjoyment in the way one's body looks, feels, or behaves |
| sexual harassment | purposely annoying or threating someone by not respecting his or her sex or sexuality |
| social | relating to the way people interact with each other |
| stage | a period of life |
| genitals | the external (on the outside of the body) sex organs between the legs |
| theory | an explanation based on observation and thinking |
| sexuality | a basic human need that includes physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors that affects a person's attitudes about sex. Includes intimacy and sensuality |
| psychological | the way your mind works and how it affects your feelings and behavior |
