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Question 1

anxiety about aging subscales

Answer 1

1st subscale: Fear of old people subscale
2nd subscale: psychological concerns
3rd subscale:physical appearance
4th subscale: fear of losses

Question 2

1st subscale: Fear of old people subscale

Answer 2

measures associations of fear with being around older people):

I enjoy being around old people
I like to go visit my older relatives
I enjoy talking to older people

Question 3

2nd subscale: psychological concerns

Answer 3

I fear it will be very hard for me to find contentment in old age
I will have plenty to occupy my time when i am old
I expect to feel good about life when i am old

Question 4

3rd subscale:physical appearance

Answer 4

I have never dreaded the day i would have grey hairs

Question 5

4th subscale: fear of losses

Answer 5

I fear that when i am old, all my friends will be gone

Question 6

Non governmental organization and UN members states are pressing for development of a united nations of rights of protection for older people

Answer 6

In contrast to existing frameworks (ie international plan on aging, united nations principle for older persons, madrid international plan of action on aging) A united nation’s convention would provide a legally binding instrument to standardize and uphold the rights of older adults across member states

Question 7

why were previous frameworks not working?

Answer 7

All previous frameworks are soft laws

International plan on aging is a soft laws, simply acknowledges basic rights for older people

United nations principle for older persons: emphasized principles (self-fulfillment, dignity)

Madrid international plan of action on aging:
1)lifelong development
2)population aging and development of societies in response to population of aging
3)multigenerational contact (people of all ages should look out for each other)
4)act of participation of older adults in society

Question 8

A united nations convention would

Answer 8

advocate for the protection for older adults

Question 9

According to helpage international (2024), A United nations convention would:

Answer 9

Establish worldwide legal standards that challenge stigmatizing and dehumanizing ageist attitudes and behaviors

Clarify application of human rights in older age across member states

Enable older adults in member states to better understand and assert their human rights

Ensure that member states understand human rights obligations towards older adults

Improve accountability among member states in fulfilling human rights obligation towards older adults

Provide a framework for policy development and decision making among member states

Question 10

Fortunately in canada, older adults are protected by the

Answer 10

Canadian Human Rights Act, the canadian charter of rights and freedoms, and provincial human rights codes

Question 11

Canadian human rights acts (federal act in 1977)

Answer 11

ensures people freedom from discrimination and equal treatment if employed by federal government or receive services from federal government

Question 12

Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Answer 12

equal treatment under the law in respect to sex, ethnicity, age, etc..

Freedom or assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of speech

Question 13

Provincial human rights:

Answer 13

we are protected from discrimination when employed by or seeking services by provincial bodies (ie school or police)

Question 14

Why is there a need for a UN convention on older folks

Answer 14

here is a Motivation to recognize older people as a distinctly vulnerable group. Need for specific interventions for older adults

Question 15

why are older adults a vulnerable group

Answer 15

Older adults are often unjustly stripped of their rights

Older adults should have the right to age in the place of their choice

Some older adults live in isolation or inappropriate homes bc of inadequate transportation and housing

Income security measure for canada’s poorest older adults are not meeting their basic needs

Supports for caregivers are insufficient

Canada faces challenges in health and social human resources, as doctors, nurses, and social workers are aging

The unequal rate of population aging across the country challenges the provinces to provide the necessary range of services

Inappropriate care decisions are made because the canadian government does not provide the right service at the right time

Technology provides a new opportunities to deliver care

The canadian government is both a leader and laggard in providing care to older adults under its jurisdictional responsibility

Older adults need to be recognized as active,engaged citizen in canadian society

The aging population should be viewed as an opportunity for Canada

All canadians need to place

Question 16

Reviews of research on optimal aging have found little consensus in the terminology for this construct or its definition and measurement

Answer 16

1)different terminology is used instead of optimal aging: active aging (adopted by WHO), optimal aging, successful aging, healthy aging, positive aging, etc

2)different definitions of optimal aging: the definition proposed by Rowe and Kahn, adopts the term successful aging

Question 17

According to Rowe and Kahn’s definition, successful aging is characterized by:

Answer 17

1)Avoiding disability and disease (freedom from disability and disease)

2)high cognitive and physical functioning

3) and engagement with life (social engagement)

Where successful aging occurs is when the above 3 components overlap

Question 18

Criticisms for the rowe and kahns model

Answer 18

does not account for older adults subjective experience of aging

Question 19

Misery perspective characterizes older adults in terms of four D’s

Answer 19

dependency, disease, disability and depression

Question 20

1st criticism of rowe and kahns model

Answer 20

1st criticism:Its focus on “success” suggests that there is an absolute standard that must be achieved in order for individuals to age well

Rowe and kahn argue that the model is a hierarchy: one must avoid disease and disability-> allows for maintenance of high cognitive and physical function ->which leads to active engagement with life

Those who do not exhibit the first factor of avoiding disease and disability cannot maintain high cognitive and physical function or engagement with life can not have successful aging

Question 21

2nd criticism rowe and kahns model

Answer 21

the focus is narrow, has a strong focus on health, resulting in a definition that omits key components

Ignores the fact that people can have successful aging even with onset of natural aging diseases

People begin with different configurations of vulnerabilities and resources that affect how they age that is a process that unfolds over time

Onset of disease and illness onset varies between people(ignores the heterogeneity of older adults)
Does not acknowledge the process of aging and aging well

Question 22

other criticism of rowe and kahn

Answer 22

Controversy of using the Concept of physical functioning to define successful aging in older adulthood

Reliance on physical functioning is discriminating against disabled individuals (ableist)

The model simply assumes that maintenance of middle-aged function indicates successful aging and ignores positive attributes that may be unique to late life
~Other factors besides physical functioning that can lead to successful aging

Question 23

rowe and kahns model should include

Answer 23

psychosocial resilience resources and self-attributes of successful aging

~Instead of relying physical functioning we should focus on autonomy and independence

Question 24

rowe and kahn Fails to incorporate the multiple meaning of age related losses and dependency

Answer 24

It is through losses that we learn about ourselves and our loved ones
It is a balance of gains and losses that enriches our lives
Rowe and kahn fails to acknowledge the losses that we go through that benefit our lives

Question 25

Rowe and kahn captures western ideology and generalizes this ideology to all cultures and fails to acknowledge other cultures definition of successful agings