Chapter 15 Key Terms Flashcards
The final stage of Erikson’s developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community
integrity versus despair
Theories of late adulthood that emphasize the core self, or the search to maintain one’s integrity and identity
self theories
The theory that each person experiences the changes of late adulthood and behaves toward others in a way that is consistent with his or her behavior in earlier periods of life
continuity theory
The tendency for elderly people to perceive, prefer, and remember positive images and experiences more than negative ones
positivity effect
Theories that emphasize that social forces, particularly those related to a person’s social stratum, or social category, limit individual choices that affect a person’s ability to function in late adulthood as past stratification continues to limit life in various ways
stratification theories
The view that aging makes a person’s social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withodrawal, and passivity
disengagement theory
The view that elderly people want and need to remain active in a variety of social spheres - with relatives, friends, and community groups - and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism
activity theory
Remaining in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but not leaving when health fades
aging in place
A neighborhood or apartment complex whose population is mostly retired people who moved to the location as younger adults and never left
naturally occurring retirement community (NORC)
A U.S. organization of people aged 50 and older that advocates for the elderly. It was originally called the American Association of Retired Persons, but now only the initials AARP are used, since members need not be reitred
AARP
The obligation of adult children to care for their aging parents
filial responsibility
People over age 65, and often over age 85, who are physically infirm, very ill, or cognitively disabled
frail elderly
Actions that are important to independent living, typically identified as five tasks of self-care: eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, and transferring from a bed to a chair. The inability to perform any of these tasks is a sign of frailty
activities of daily living (ADLs)
Actions (for example, paying bills and driving a car) that are important to independent living and that require some intellectual competence and forethought. The ability to perform these tasks may be even more critical to self-sufficiency than ADL ability
instrumental activities of daily life (IADLs)
A living arrangement for elderly people that combines privacy and independence with medical supervision
assisted living
