CHAPTER 8 HUMAN NEEDS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEARNING

CHAPTER 8: HUMAN NEEDS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify basic human needs Describe holistic care in healthcare Explain why independence and self-care important Discuss different forms of sexual identity, including ways to accommodate sexual needs Identify ways to help residents meet their spiritual needs Identify ways to accommodate cultural and religious differences Describe the need for activity Discuss family roles and their significance in health care List ways to respond to emotional needs of residents and their families Describe the stages of human growth and development including common disorders for each stage Distinguish between what is true and what is false about the aging process List care guidelines for developmental disabilities Identify community resources available to help the elderly and developmentally disabled

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS

HOLISTIC CARE Holistic care

INDEPENDENCE AND SELFCARE Loss of independence Promoting independence

SEXUAL IDENTITY AND WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE SEXUAL NEEDS Sexual identity

SPIRITUAL NEEDS Spiritual Helping meet spiritual needs

ACCOMMODATE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES Religions Cultural and religious terms

NEED FOR ACTIVITY Activity Positive effects of activity Negative effects of activity

FAMILY ROLES Family types Functions performed by family Adjustments made by family

EMOTIONAL NEEDS Three ways to respond to residents and families: Listen Offer support and encouragement Refer the problem to a social worker or your supervisor

STAGES OF HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Childhood Young adulthood Birth to 12 months Ages 1 to 3 Ages 3 to 6 Ages 6 to 10 Common disorders of childhood Ages 19 to 40 Pre-adolescence and Adolescence Ages 10 to 13 Ages 13 to 19 Middle adulthood Ages 40 to 65 Late adulthood Ages 65 years and older

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE AGING PROCESS Geriatrics Gerontology Ageism Facts about aging Normal and abnormal changes of aging

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CARE GUIDELINES Developmental disabilities Intellectual disabilities Down syndrome Cerebral palsy Spina bifida Autism

COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP THE ELDERLY AND THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED Where to find resources

REVIEW Basic human needs Human development Holistic care The truth about the aging process Independence and self-care Guidelines for caring for the developmentally disabled Spiritual needs Cultural and spiritual practices Family roles Emotional needs Resources for the elderly and developmentally disabled