Physical Devel. Late Adulthood Socioemotional in Late adulthood Cognitive Dev. Late Adulthood 2 Death and Dying
100
What is life expectancy
The number of years that will probably be lived by the average person born in a particular year.
100
What is despair
This occurs when aging adults feel they have made many wrong decisions
100
What is speed of processing
This decline is often due to a slow brain functioning and may take an individual longer to react to situations.
100
What is voluntary active euthanasia
Doctors or others act directly, at a patient’s request, to end suffering before a natural end to life.
200
What is functional age
This refers to the actual competence and performance of an older adult.
200
What is proper diet, active lifestyle, coping skills, good social relationships and support, etc
Successful aging might include:
200
What is Physical abuse
Physical neglect
Psychological abuse
Financial abuse
What are the 4 forms of elder maltreatment?
200
What is brain death
Irreversible cessation ofall activity in brain and brain stem
300
What is young-old
Late adulthood is divided into 3 categories. Individuals who are aged 65-74 fall are referred to as.
300
What is life review
The person reflects on past experiences, considering their meaning with the goal of achieving greater self-understanding.
300
What is tip-of-the-tongue
Failure to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent
300
What is living will
This specifies the treatments a person does or does not want in case of a terminal illness, coma,
or other near-death situation.
400
What is cellular clock theory
This theory states that our cells can divide a maximum number of times – about 75-80.
400
What is socioemotional selectivity theory
Social networks become more selective with age, extending lifelong selection process
400
What is semantic memories
A person’s knowledge about the world – academic knowledge, and everyday knowledge.
400
What is agonal phase
The phase of dying where we see gasps and muscle spasms
500
What is cataracts
Thickening of the lens of the eye that causes vision to become cloudy, opaque, and distorted
500
What is self-focused reminiscence
The type of reminiscence where a person ruminates on negative thoughts and often feels bad as they remember the past
500
What is Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease
This type of Alzheimer's has a later onset and has no obvious family history
500
What is Dual-process model of coping with loss
Effective coping involves switching between dealing with the emotional consequences of loss and attending to life changes






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