PN 2002 Final Exam Study Questions
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1. Clarification - ANSWER listening response used to ask clients for more
information or for elaboration on a point
2. restatement - ANSWER is an active listening strategy used to broaden a
client’s perspective or when the nurse needs to provide a sharper focus on a
specific part of communications
3. minimal cues - ANSWER defined as brief, encouraging phrases and non-
verbal prompts, which communicate interest
4. neuroendocrine and neurochemical theories - ANSWER aging is result of
changes in brain and endocrine glands
5. radiation theories - ANSWER radiation may induce cellular mutations that
promote aging
6. nutrition theories - ANSWER good diet may minimize or eliminate some ill
effects of aging process
7. environmental theories - ANSWER how personality is shaped by physical
and social environments
,8. disengagement theory - ANSWER The view that aging makes a person's
social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment,
withdrawal, and passivity.
9. activity theory - ANSWER theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older
people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering
or developing a hobby
10.continuity theory - ANSWER a theory focusing on how people adjust to
retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives
11.subculture theory - ANSWER explains that peer pressure is a determining
cause of drug experimentation, use, and/or abuse.
12.age stratification theory - ANSWER a theory which states that members of
society are stratified by age, just as they are stratified by race, class, and
gender
13.developmental tasks - ANSWER events that need to happen in order for a
person to continue growing toward becoming a healthy, mature adult
14.gerotranscendence theory - ANSWER human aging is a process of shifting
from a rational and materialistic metaperspective to a more cosmic and
transcendent vision
15.functional consequences theory - ANSWER Explains unique relationships
among the concepts of person, health, nursing and environment in the
context of promoting wellness for older adults.
,16.theory of thriving - ANSWER Failure to thrive results from a discord
between the individual and his or her environment or relationships. Nurses
identify and modify factors that contribute to disharmony among these
elements.
17.Theory of Successful Aging - ANSWER positive adaptation to aging
changes along with maintenance of spiritual connectedness and
meaning/purpose in life
18.immunosenescence - ANSWER the aging of the immune system
19.paraphrasing - ANSWER listening response which focuses on the cognitive
component of a message
20.summarization - ANSWER is an active listening skill used to pull several
ideas and feelings together, either from one interaction, or a series of
interactions, into a few succinct sentences
21.what are the stages of grief - ANSWER 1.Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
22.No stochastic theories - ANSWER explain biological aging as resulting
from a complex, predetermined process
, 23.stochastic theories - ANSWER view the effects of biological aging as
resulting from random assaults from both the internal and external
environment
24.cross-linking theory - ANSWER a theory of aging that holds that the
stiffening of body proteins eventually breaks down bodily processes, leading
to aging
25.Free Radicals and Lipofuscin Theories - ANSWER suggests that aging is
due to oxidative metabolism and the effects of free radicals
26.wear and tear theories - ANSWER theories that the mechanical functions of
the body simply wear out with age
27.evolutionary theories - ANSWER theories that explain human behavior in
terms of how it contributes to the survival of the species and that look at how
our evolutionary past influences individual development
28.Bio gerontology theory - ANSWER connection between aging and disease
processes (bacteria, fungi, viruses)
29.apoptosis - ANSWER programmed cell death
30.genetic theories - ANSWER Programmed theory of aging: humans are born
with genetic program or biological clock that predetermined life span
31.autoimmune reactions - ANSWER primary organs of the immune system,
the thymus and bone marrow, are believed to be affected by the aging
process.
with Verified Answers | Brand New
Version <Guarantee Pass>
1. Clarification - ANSWER listening response used to ask clients for more
information or for elaboration on a point
2. restatement - ANSWER is an active listening strategy used to broaden a
client’s perspective or when the nurse needs to provide a sharper focus on a
specific part of communications
3. minimal cues - ANSWER defined as brief, encouraging phrases and non-
verbal prompts, which communicate interest
4. neuroendocrine and neurochemical theories - ANSWER aging is result of
changes in brain and endocrine glands
5. radiation theories - ANSWER radiation may induce cellular mutations that
promote aging
6. nutrition theories - ANSWER good diet may minimize or eliminate some ill
effects of aging process
7. environmental theories - ANSWER how personality is shaped by physical
and social environments
,8. disengagement theory - ANSWER The view that aging makes a person's
social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment,
withdrawal, and passivity.
9. activity theory - ANSWER theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older
people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering
or developing a hobby
10.continuity theory - ANSWER a theory focusing on how people adjust to
retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives
11.subculture theory - ANSWER explains that peer pressure is a determining
cause of drug experimentation, use, and/or abuse.
12.age stratification theory - ANSWER a theory which states that members of
society are stratified by age, just as they are stratified by race, class, and
gender
13.developmental tasks - ANSWER events that need to happen in order for a
person to continue growing toward becoming a healthy, mature adult
14.gerotranscendence theory - ANSWER human aging is a process of shifting
from a rational and materialistic metaperspective to a more cosmic and
transcendent vision
15.functional consequences theory - ANSWER Explains unique relationships
among the concepts of person, health, nursing and environment in the
context of promoting wellness for older adults.
,16.theory of thriving - ANSWER Failure to thrive results from a discord
between the individual and his or her environment or relationships. Nurses
identify and modify factors that contribute to disharmony among these
elements.
17.Theory of Successful Aging - ANSWER positive adaptation to aging
changes along with maintenance of spiritual connectedness and
meaning/purpose in life
18.immunosenescence - ANSWER the aging of the immune system
19.paraphrasing - ANSWER listening response which focuses on the cognitive
component of a message
20.summarization - ANSWER is an active listening skill used to pull several
ideas and feelings together, either from one interaction, or a series of
interactions, into a few succinct sentences
21.what are the stages of grief - ANSWER 1.Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
22.No stochastic theories - ANSWER explain biological aging as resulting
from a complex, predetermined process
, 23.stochastic theories - ANSWER view the effects of biological aging as
resulting from random assaults from both the internal and external
environment
24.cross-linking theory - ANSWER a theory of aging that holds that the
stiffening of body proteins eventually breaks down bodily processes, leading
to aging
25.Free Radicals and Lipofuscin Theories - ANSWER suggests that aging is
due to oxidative metabolism and the effects of free radicals
26.wear and tear theories - ANSWER theories that the mechanical functions of
the body simply wear out with age
27.evolutionary theories - ANSWER theories that explain human behavior in
terms of how it contributes to the survival of the species and that look at how
our evolutionary past influences individual development
28.Bio gerontology theory - ANSWER connection between aging and disease
processes (bacteria, fungi, viruses)
29.apoptosis - ANSWER programmed cell death
30.genetic theories - ANSWER Programmed theory of aging: humans are born
with genetic program or biological clock that predetermined life span
31.autoimmune reactions - ANSWER primary organs of the immune system,
the thymus and bone marrow, are believed to be affected by the aging
process.
