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NUR 155 Exam 1 - 4 2024 Full and Revised Study Guide With Satisfied Solutions Psychological - The internal variable dimension that includes mind-body interactions like emotional responses to stress that affect body function. Self- Concept is another one. Cognitive - The internal variable that includes lifestyle, which refers to general way of living for a person like their living conditions and patterns of behavior, which can be positive or negative. Spiritual and religious beliefs like that Jehovah Witnesses oppose blood transfusions. External variables -Variables Influencing Health Status, Beliefs, and Practices: The type of variable that includes physical environment, standards of living, family and Cultural Beliefs, and social support networks. Physical environment - External Variables/health Status, Beliefs, and Practices: Radiation, chemicals used to control weeds and plant diseases, the greenhouse effect, x-ray, acid rain, ect... Standards of living - External Variables/health Status, Beliefs, and Practices: Occupation, income, and education, hygiene, food habits, and ability to seek healthcare advice. Family and cultural beliefs - External Variables/health Status, Beliefs, and Practices: Family passes on patterns of daily living and lifestyle to offspring. Once abused as a child man might grow up and abuse his own children. Social support networks - External Variables/health Status, Beliefs, and Practices: Having support from family, friends, or confidant along with job satisfaction helps people avoid illness. Acute Illness - Characterized by severe symptoms of relatively short duration. Symptoms appear abruptly and subside quickly May or may not require health care intervention- ex. appendicitis requires surgical intervention, but colds subside without medical intervention or with help of over the counter meds. Chronic Illness - Lasts for extended periods of time 6 months or longer and often for persons entire life. Has slow onset Periods of "remission" and "exacerbation" Ex: heart and lung disease, diabetes mellitus. Effects of illness - Privacy, Autonomy, Financial Burden, Changes in lifestyles. Impact on the client - Effects of Illness: Who is impacted based on the information below? Behavioral and emotional changes Self concept and body image changes Lifestyle changes Impact on the Family - Effects of Illness: Who is impacted based on the information below? Depends On: Member of the family who is ill Seriousness and length of the illness Cultural and social customs the family follows Using silence - Therapeutic Communication Techniques: Accepting pauses or sliences that may extend for several seconds or minutes without interjecting any verbal response Providing general leads - Therapeutic Communication Techniques: Using statements or questions that... * encourage the client to verbalize * choose a topic of conversation * and facilitate continued verbalization Being specific and tentative - Therapeutic Communication Techniques: Making statements that are specific rather than general, and tentative rather than absolute using open-ended questions - Therapeutic Communication Techniques: Asking broad questions that lead or invite the client to explore (elaborate, clarify, describe, compare or illustrate) thoughts or feelings; invite answers that are longer than one or two words using touch - Therapeutic Communication Techniques: Providing appropriate forms of touch to reinforce caring feelings; be sensitive to differences in attitudes and practices of clients and self