Match the Term with the Appropriate Definition or Description

question 27

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description:
-Provides care to individuals with a chronic incurable or terminal illness

• A)acute care
• B)adult day care
• C)case management
• D)continuing care retirement community (CCRC)
• E)continuum of care
• F)informal caregiver
• G)long-term care (LTC)
• H)palliative care
• I)program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE)
• J)rehabilitation
• K)residential care facilities
• L)respite care
• M)senior center

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Repression

The psychological act of excluding distressing thoughts, feelings, or memories from conscious awareness, often considered a defense mechanism.

Slips of the Tongue

Unintentional errors in speech where words are misused, switched, or combined inappropriately.

Personality Dynamics

Refers to the motivational, developmental, and adaptive aspects of personality, including how individual traits interact and change over time.