Psychology 2036A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Radiography, Nocebo
17 Apr 2013
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Total institution: any institution, such as a hospital, that takes control of virtually every aspect of a person"s day-to-day life. Reactance: behaving counter to recommendations in response to the feeling that one has lost personal control over health behaviours; the non-compliant behaviours and attitudes of patients who perceive hospital rules and regimes to be unacceptable challenges to their freedom. Learned helplessness: a state in which a person, because of experience with previously uncontrollable stressful situations, learns to do nothing about a new stressor, rather than trying to cope constructively with it. Technical care: activities involving prescribed medical procedures, independent of the psychological needs of the patient. Socio-emotional care: interactions that help patients maintain a sense of optimism and psychological well-being. Burnout: a condition that is similar to compassion fatigue and includes symptoms of physical exhaustion, depersonalization or patients and feelings of discouragement and low accomplishment. Patient-centred approach: approach in which patients and families become active members of the treatment team.
