Biological and Social Theories of Aging Flashcards
Programmed Aging Theory
- “genetic clock”
- we live within limited space and time, which will eventually run out and we will die
Mutation Theory
- non-programmed chromosomal issues that lead to loss of function or cancer
Free Radical/ Oxidative Stress Theory
Neuroendocrine Theory
Wear and Tear Theory
Disengagement Theory
older adults withdraw from personal relationships and society as they age
Activity Theory
older adults are happiest when they stay active and maintain social interactions
Continuity Theory
in making adaptive choices, middle-aged and older adults attempt to preserve and maintain existing internal and external structures
Lifespan and Life Course Perspective
the importance of time, context, process, and meaning on human development and family life
Primary Aging
process
Secondary Aging
disease
sarcopenia
loss of muscle mass
immunosenescence
increased susceptibility to disease
Medicare A
inpatient hospital services; hospital insurance
Medicare B
outpatient hospital services; doctors services; services not covered in part A (OT, PT, HHC)
- cap is a set financial amount per year for all outpatient rehabilitation costs
Medicare C
managed care, fee for service, medical savings accounts; private plans
Medicare D
outpatient prescription drug coverage
socioemotional selectivity theory
- adults become more selective of who they want to spend their time with
selective optimization with compensation theory
- optimize function and compensate for their difficulties
- they spend time focusing on what is most important to them
compression of morbidity theory
- the majority of chronic illnesses occur in older adults
- focuses on increases the “healthy” phase of the lifespan
- quality > quantity
- successful aging
ethnocentrism
means to apply one’s own culture or ethnicity as a frame of reference to judge other cultures, practices, behaviors, beliefs, and people, instead of using the standards of the particular culture involved
cultural pluralism
a condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences
cognitive style
information a person accepts or ignores in everyday life
- automatic/ subconscious
associative processing
viewing through the lens of experience
