Match the Term with the Appropriate Definition or Description

question 26

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description:
-An effort to care for the patient by coordinating a combination of services that will allow for the most independent level of functioning within a supportive system

• 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:

Reinforced

Reinforcement is a process in behavioral psychology where a behavior becomes more likely to occur in the future due to the consequences it produces.

Endocrine System

A network of glands that produce and release hormones into the bloodstream to control various body functions.

Cortisol

A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, often released in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration, playing an important role in the body's fight-or-flight response.

Method of Transmission

The way in which a disease spreads from one individual or organism to another.