Physical Devel. Late Adulthood | Socioemotional in Late adulthood | Cognitive Dev. Late Adulthood | Death and Dying | Socioemotional Dev. in Middle Adult |
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What is life span
The maximum number of years an individual can live
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What is Activity theory
This theory states that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives
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What is Physical abuse
Physical neglect Psychological abuse Financial abuse
What are the 4 forms of elder maltreatment?
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What is voluntary active euthanasia
Doctors or others act directly, at a patient’s request, to end suffering before a natural end to life.
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What is extraversion
Individuals high in this trait are talkative, enthusiastic, cheerful and energetic
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What is secondary aging
This refers to declines due to hereditary defects and negative environmental influences, such as
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What is reminiscence
Telling stories about people and events from one’s past, and reporting thoughts and feelings
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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.
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What is brain death
Irreversible cessation of all activity in brain and brain stem
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What is generativity
This encompasses an adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation
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What is exercise and eating healthy
This is linked to increased longevity and prevention of common chronic diseases
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What is despair
This occurs when aging adults feel they have made many wrong decisions
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What is tip-of-the-tongue
Failure to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent
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What is living will
This specifies the treatments a person does or does not want in case of a terminal illness, coma,
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What is a midlife crisis
This is the idea that adults get to a certain point and question their life choices, resulting in a restructuring of the personality
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What is osteoarthritis
The deteriorating cartilage on the ends of bones of frequently used joints.
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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
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What is explicit memory
This type of memory refers to facts we consciously know
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What is agonal phase
The phase of dying where we see gasps and muscle spasms
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What is Empty Nest Syndrome
A decline in marital satisfaction after the children leave the home
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What is hormonal stress theory
The biological theory of aging that argues our resistance to stress decreases and the likelihood of disease increases
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What is social support
This reduces stress and promotes physical health, psychological well-being.
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What is Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease
This type of Alzheimer's has a later onset and has no obvious family history
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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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What is distant grandparents
This type of grandparent has infrequent contact with their grandchildren, most often on holidays and family occasions
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