CH 12 & 13 Flashcards
Psychosocial refers to
Mental health, cognition and affective function
Mental health
Encompassing cognitive and affective aspects of person
Cognition
Thinking, reasoning, and inpairments like delirium and dementia
Affeective function
intrapersonal (within
ourselves) and interpersonal (relationship with
others and the world), and impairments like
depression, psychiatric illnesses and loss of
touch with reality
Intrapersonal
Inside of person
Interpersonal
Between people
Psychosocial changes associated with older adulthood require
Energy for coping
Psycosocial challenges associated with aging affected by
Role change, relationships and living
Life events
Major life changes, neither good nor bad
Examples of life-changing events
Retirement
* Relocation
* Chronic illness and Functional
impairment
* Widowhood
* Death of friends and family
* Ageist Attitudes
* Loss of autonomy (ie. Driving)
Risk factors that affect psychosocial function
Poor physical health
* Impaired functional abilities
* Weak social supports
* Lack of economic resources
* Immature developmental level
* Narrow range of coping skills
* Occurrence of unanticipated events
* Occurrence of several daily hassles at the same time
* Occurrence of several major life events over short time
Stress
The sum of all effects of factors that act on the body
Stressors
Normal activities and disease states, pleasant and not
Three stages of stressors
Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
*coping can come before stress
Chronic stress does what?
Increases risks for various conditions
Physical pain vs non physical pain (Which is worse)
emotional (non phys)
Do older adults usually have coping skills
Often yes, becuase more experience has caused them to experience more hardships, and learn to cope throughout them
Eustress
An event or experience that is considered positive but still causes stress
Distress
Negative events causing stress
The better the coping means
The less impact stress will have on the body