Chapter 22 Flashcards
make the difference between transitional crisis and healthy adaption
speed and intensity of change
role transitions in later life
- retirement
- grandparenthood
- widowed
- becoming a caregiver or recipient of care
developmental stage that may occupy 30 or more years of life and involve many stages
retirement
what is retirement influenced by?
- personal meanins
- expectations
- level of knowledge
- preplanning
- emotional and physical reserves
retirement pyramid from bottom to top
- guaranteed income
- long term assets
- insurance
- investments
phases of retirement
- remote
- near
- honeymoon
- dissenchantment
- reorientation
- stability
- termination
phase of retirement: future anticipation with little real planning
remote
phase of retirement: preparation and fantasizing regarding retirement
near
phase of retirement: euphoria and testing of the fantasies
honeymoon
phases of retirement: letdown, boredom, sometimes depression
disenchantment
phase of retirement: developing a realistic and satisfactory lifestyle
reorientation
phase of retirement: personal investment in meaningful activities
stability
phase of retirement: loss of role resulting from illness or return to work
termination
% of women widowed over 85
76%
% of men widowed after 85
38%
several changes that occur simultaneously because of loss of a spouse
- social status
- economics
- self image
common widower bereavement reactions
- search for lost mate
- neglect of self
- inability to share grief
- loss of social contacts
- struggle to view women as other than wife
- erosion of self confidence and sexuality
- protected grief period
social bonding…
increases health status
provide critical elements of satisfactory living that families may not, providing commitment and affection without judgement
friendships
friends function in what ways
- act as surrogate kin
- ease loneliness of widowhood
- validate ones generational viewpoint
challenges in later life can put strain on relationship
- deteriorating health
- income limitations
- conflicts with kids or other relatives
- incompatible sexual needs
- mismatch in activity and socialization needs
- divorce more common as older couple less likely to stay in unsatisfactory marriage
traditional couple
husband and wife
nontraditional couples
- lesbians
- gays
- bisexual
- transexual
% older adults never married
4%
non relatives that become surrogate family and take on instrumental and affectional attributes of family
fictive kin
elderly spouses caring for disabled partners have special needs and may face many role changes
spousal caregiving
caregiving roles
- spousal caregiving
- aging parents caring for developmentally disabled kids
- grandparents raising grandkids
- long distance caregiving
- role of nonfamily caregiver
what to assess wiitth family needs strengths, and roles
- evaluation of stresors
- coping mechanisms
- meaning of caregiving
- cultural values
- support systems
- family dynamics
intervention programs
- risk assessment
- education about caregiving
- caregiver health
- home safety
- support groups
- available resources
- stress management
