Mod G - Final Review
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- Assertiveness
- The preferred way to manage stress whenever there is a reasonable possibility of success
- Hemiplegia
- Paralysis on one side of the body
- Gender
- May serve as a valuable "window" that influences not only how individuals appraise stress but also how they cope with stress
- Eustress
- Good Stress
- Compromise
- An adaptive response to stress which allows us to remain in the stressful situation but in a less active way than with an assertive approach
- Distress
- How stress is labeled when events have a harmful effect
- Negotiation
- Making mutual concessions with another person
- Psychoses
- Severe mental disorders that interfere with a perception of reality
- Neuroses
- Mild emotional disturbances that impair judgment
- Motivation
- Energizing and directing our efforts toward meaningful goal
- Emotion
- A complex pattern of changes that includes: physiological arousal, subjective feelings, congnitive processes, and behavior reactions - all in response to a situation we perceive to be personally significant
- Motives
- Goal-directed activities that energize and direct behavior
- Psychotherapy
- Method for treating mental disorders by mental rather then physical means
- Type A individuals
- People who tend to be competitive, argumentative, and impatient as well as hostile
- What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan Act?
- To protect the physician from civil law suits if they help in an emergency situation.
- Subjective feelings
- Elements of pleasure or displeasure, liking or disliking that are a component of emotions
- Desire for success
- The urge to succeed
- Stress
- The matter of responses an individual makes to stimulus events that distrub his or her equilibrium or exceed opposing abilities
- Arthritis
- Inflammation of a joint often with pain and swelling.
- Erythema
- Redness of the skin
- Osteoporosis
- A disease that results in loss of bone mass, frequently occurs in postmenopausal women
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Form of arthritis with inflammation of the joints, swelling, and stiffness
- Conformity
- A response to stsressful situations that involves a change in our behavior due to another's direct influence
- Anger
- Feelings of displeasure or resentment over mistreatment
- Temporary Withdrawal
- May be an approppriate response to stress, especially when a stressful situation cannot be successfully modified through assertiveness or compromise
- Define ergonomics
- The science that deals with performance and good health while carrying out job tasks.
- What is a sprain?
- Pain and disability caused by trauma to a joint.
- What is a strain?
- Trauma to a muscle from excessive stretching or pulling
- Name the 4 major types of medical waste
- 1) Chemical 2) Solid 3) Infectious 4) Radioactive
- ROM exercises help to maintain muscle tone and _____
- flexibility
- What is active ROM?
- Patient moves all limbs through the entire range of motion exercises unassisted.
- What is passive ROM?
- Therapist physically assists patient in moving each limb through its range of motion.
- Which type of heat application creates a massaging affect and soothes pain, promotes circulation and flexibility of muscles and joints
- Whirlpool bath
- In relationship to ergonomics, what can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome?
- Supportive wrist pad and ergonomic keyboard.
- ______ is using high-frequency sound waves to treat pain, relax muscle spasm, and stimulate circulation.
- Ultrasound (Diathermy uses high-frequency currency)
- The temple priests of Aesculapius treated patients with
- *diet* (and exercise)
- Who is known as the "Father of Modern Anatomy"
- Andreus Vesalius
- Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"
- Hippocrates
- Who was the first female doctor in the US?
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Who is know as the "Founder of Scientific Surgery"
- John Hunter
- A male patient with prostate problems and impotence would see a _____.
- Urologist
- A woman who is pregnant would see an ________.
- Obstetrician/Gynecologist
- An aging patient may see a doctor who specializes in _____.
- Geriatrics
- Raising the standards of the medical assistant to the professional level is the primary purpose of the
- American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Stimulants would be used to treat _____
- Depression
- What are "hallucinogens"?
- Psychedelic mind-expanding chemicals.
- General symptoms of depression:
- Agitation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, self-reproach, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death. (page 298)
- General symptoms of psychoses:
- Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized and incoherent speech, severe emotional abnormalities, antisocial and psychopathic behavior, etc.
- General symptoms of neuroses:
- Anxiety, compulsions, hysteria, hypochondria. Not symptoms, but types of neuroses.
- What is IV therapy?
- The administration of liquid substances and medication directly into a vein
- What is the purpose of a Heparin Lock?
- Allows medication to be administered through tubing on a regular basis
- What are the responsibilities of an MA during IV therapy?
- Monitor over Administer....signs of redness, blood, slow flow, etc
- Type B individual
- people who tend to be relaxed
- Jealousy
- A complex pattern of changes that includes physiological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive processes, and behavior reactions-all in response to a situation wer perceive to be personally significant
- What is the difference between assault and battery?
- Assault is the deliberate attempt to touch without consent. Battery is unauthorized touching.
- With what does criminal law deal?
- Offenses against all citizens.
- With what does administrative law deal?
- Powers of government agencies.
- 3 things that must be present in order for a patient/physician contract to be valid.
- 1) Offer 2) Acceptance 3) Consideration
- What is the difference between libel and slander?
- Libel = written defamation. Slander = verbal defamation.
- When can medical information about a patient be released.
- Only when they sign an authorization form specifying what can be shared and with whom.
- 5 titles of the Americans with Disabilities Acts:
- 1) Employment 2) Public Service & Transportation 3) Public Accommodations 4) Telecommunications 5) Other Provisions
- _________ may be an appropriate response to stress, especially when a stressful situation cannot be successfully modified through assertiveness or compromise.
- Withdrawal