Epidemiology and terms for the exam

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Being aware that cultural differences between people exist, without assigning them a value; positive or negative.
Cultural sensitivity
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Nurses are aware that their own cultural beliefs and values may be different from their patients and of patients' diversity. Nurses treat patients with this in mind.
Cultural competence
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Presence of 1 health condition that affects individuals health.
Morbidity
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Number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time.
Mortality
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Proportion of people who have a new condition at/during a particular time.
Prevalence
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Proportion of people who develop a condition during a particular time.
Incidence
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The presence of 2 or more of health conditions affecting health.
Multimorbidity
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Presence of < 2 conditions that affect individuals' health.
Comorbidity
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Assumption that an individual's behaviour is due to a disability, without looking for a physical health cause.
Diagnostic overshadowing
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low mood disorder
Depression
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general state of hypersensitivity and anxiety about risk of harm/threat to themselves by others.
Paranoia
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altered state of consciousness
Delirium
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fixed false belief inexplainable through social or cultural context
Delusions
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Delusional way of thinking that something has a personal meaning, despite it being completely independent from the person.
ideas of reference
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Type of delusion that blind people believe that they can actually see
Anton's delusion
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False persistent belief that one has superior talents and traits, can be caused by psychosis, dementia or personality disorder.
grandiose delusions
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False sensory perceptions
hallucinations
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Syndrome that falls under hallucination, where a blind person hallucinates a false world; such as a jungle.
charles bonnet syndrome
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Misperception of real things
Illusions
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The most common congenital heart defect
vsd
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Co-ordination of things; such as cultural integration or multi-disciplinary team integration
Integration
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The Black Report 1980 showcased the adversity of this, as well as the Marmot Review 2010.
health inequalities
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Birmingham has a lower ? ? compared to the rest of England.
life expectancy
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"All my patients are doing well, I have completed everything needed and do not require anything for the next hour. Let me know when I can go on my lunch break", is an example of which communication method?
Assertive
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emotional resilience
Empathy
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the ability to keep going when faced with challenges
Resilience
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