Chapter 5: Personal Health and Illness Flashcards

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Maximum Life Span

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The maximum number of years a member of species can live

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Life expectancy

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The number of years at birth an average member of a population can expect to live

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Chronic health problems

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Long-term illnesses such as arthritis, rheumatism, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease

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Epidemiological transition

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The transition a society makes when it moves from a high rate of acute illness (mostly in youth) to a high rate of chronic illness (mostly in old age); Canada has made this transition, as have many developed nations

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5
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Functional disability

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A limitation in the performance of normal daily activities due to illness or injury

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Activities of daily living (ADLs)

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Activities performed daily, such as bathing, moving from a bed or chair, dressing, getting to and using the toilet, eating, and walking

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Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

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Home management activities such as using the phone, cooking, shopping, managing finances, and doing light housework

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Hypokinesie

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Physical problems due to lack of movement

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Disability-free life expectancy

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The years of life remaining that are free of any disability

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Dependency-free life expectancy

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The number of years of remaining life that a person will live in a state free of dependence on others for daily tasks

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Compression of morbidity hypothesis

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The idea that severe chronic illness would occur for a short time near the end of life

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Rectangularization or Squaring of the survival curve

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The change over time in survival curves resulting in a right angle or square shape, leading researchers to conclude that a finite life span exists

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Successful aging

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Characterized by a low chance of disease and their ability, high mental and physical functioning, active engagement in social relations and productive activity

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Selective optimization with compensation (SOC)

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Those who age successfully use the SOC method: they select activities that optimize their ability, and when they can no longer engage in a activity, they compensate for losses by setting new priorities

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