The maximum number of years an individual can live

This theory states that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives

What are the 4 forms of elder maltreatment?

Doctors or others act directly, at a patient’s request, to end suffering before a natural end to life.

Individuals high in this trait are talkative, enthusiastic, cheerful and energetic

This refers to declines due to hereditary defects and negative environmental influences, such as
poor diet, lack of exercise, and disease.

Telling stories about people and events from one’s past, and reporting thoughts and feelings

This decline is often due to a slow brain functioning and may take an individual longer to react to situations.

Irreversible cessation of all activity in brain and brain stem

This encompasses an adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

This is linked to increased longevity and prevention of common chronic diseases

This occurs when aging adults feel they have made many wrong decisions

Failure to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent

This specifies the treatments a person does or does not want in case of a terminal illness, coma,
or other near-death situation.

This is the idea that adults get to a certain point and question their life choices, resulting in a restructuring of the personality

The deteriorating cartilage on the ends of bones of frequently used joints.

The type of reminiscence where a person ruminates on negative thoughts and often feels bad as they remember the past

This type of memory refers to facts we consciously know

The phase of dying where we see gasps and muscle spasms

A decline in marital satisfaction after the children leave the home

The biological theory of aging that argues our resistance to stress decreases and the likelihood of disease increases

This reduces stress and promotes physical health, psychological well-being.

This type of Alzheimer's has a later onset and has no obvious family history

Effective coping involves switching between dealing with the emotional consequences of loss and attending to life changes

This type of grandparent has infrequent contact with their grandchildren, most often on holidays and family occasions