Chapter 17: Social and Emotional Development in Late Adulthood

Question 1

erikson’s INTEGRITY AND DESPAIR in late adulthood

Answer 1

adults review or integrate their past and make peace with themselves

Question 2

activity theory

Answer 2

the idea that communities and older people both benefit when older adults are engaged with the world

Question 3

continuity perspective

Answer 3

points out that adults are happier in late adulthood if their identity stays relatively stable

Question 4

disengagement theory

Answer 4

the discredited idea that severing social ties and increasing social isolation is a natural and inevitable part of aging

Question 5

age in place

Answer 5

the idea that you would rather age in a community or a geographic location that is familiar to you, including your own home

Question 6

what does quality care look like in later life

Answer 6

• understand individual needs
• build caring relationships
• support social engagement
• support autonomy

Question 7

long-term-care facility

Answer 7

institutions including nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities that provide treatment and skilled nursing care

Question 8

elder abuse

Answer 8

when an older adult is harmed emotionally, physically, sexually, or financially, by a loved one

Question 9

elder neglect

Answer 9

when a caregiver fails to protect an older adult from harm