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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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gerontology

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study of the aged

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geriatrics

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medical interentions used with the elderly

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health

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absence of disease, optimal level of functions for a person’s age and condition

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65-75; newly retired, may still work, raise grandkids, chronic conditions managed medically

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young old

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75-85; modification of role performance-simplification, rely more on social supports

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mid old

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85+

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old-old; more systems changes along with decrease in self care, use of large amounts of health financial and social services, fastest growing of the aging population

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senesence

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stage of biological decline, begins at 30

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prevalent conditions for elderly

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hypertension, arthritis, hearing impairments, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, visual impairments, asthma

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somatic mutation theory

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aging to the way the immune system acts, body increasingly making mistakes b identifying own cells as foreign and reacting against them

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free radical theory

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environmental changes, damage accumulates over time due to not all damage can be repaired by the body’s defense systems

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neuroendocrine theory

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CNS the pacemaker of aging

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disengagement

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withdraw from roles and activities, reduced activity level and involvement

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activity theory

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unless constrained by health, maintain need for social interaction, important for self image

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continuity theory

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adapting to change by using strategies to maintain continuity; living in own home, staying in same area, personal links between new and old experiences, interacting with familiar people and living environment

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life span/life course theory

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aging occurs from birth to death, involves biological social and psychological processes

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Erikson’s theory

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ego integrity vs ego despair, immortality vs extinction

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life is meaningful with positivites and negativites

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ego integrity

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rejections of self and experiences, no time to change

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ego despair

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immortality vs exstinction

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integration of past, present and future

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Pecks stages of development

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ego differentiation vs work preoccupation, body transcendence vs body preoccupation

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Ego differentiation vs work preoccupation

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retirement issues-redefine worth, acept inevitability of physical changes due to aging

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body transcendence vs body preoccupation

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comfort and happiness in human relations and mental activites, more physical decline

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ego transcendence vs ego preoccupation

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dealing with certain death approaching, make life secure and meaningful for those who will live after death

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What is critical to thriving

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social connectedness, ability to find meaning in life and in one’s environment, adaptation to physical patters and positive cognitive functions

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CUPID

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cumulative, universal, progressive, intrinsic, deleterious (harmful)

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Fluid cognition

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ability to form concepts, reason and identify similarities, intuitive, forming of new mental structures rather than making use of old ones, problem solving, decrease during later adulthood, lost if not used

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crystallized cognition

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accumulation of facts, skills, knowledge and experience, accessing info from long-term memory, product of educational and culttural experience , unaffected by age

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Aging integumentary

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decrease blood supply, elasticity and resistance-wrinkles, fat tissue atrophy-bruising, trouble regulating body temp

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Aging cardiopulmonary

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heart lining and walls thicken, less elastic, arthrosclerosis, CHF, decreased tissue elasticity, poor gas exchange resulting in less o2 in lungs-decreased blood and oxygen supply, decreased energy, short of breath, dehydration

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Aging skeletal

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atrophy of interveretebral discs–shorting, stiffness, arthritis, osteoporosis-decreased mobility,

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Aging muscular

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lose mm mass-decreased strength, mobility, mm tone, changes in gait, decreased reaction time and speed of performance

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Aging neological

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loss in sight, decreased reaction time, decreased proprioceptive info and kinesthetic response (poor balance) decreased salivation, taste, smell, sensitivity in fingers, tactile

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OT role during chronic and sudden illness

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listen- be sensitive, encourage, assist in ways to gain control over illness-daily life, OT session, ID ways to decrease stress and promote social support, surround with familiar objects in room

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Prevent learned helplessness by

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expecting elders to do as much as possible, do not impose a routine for convenience, do not display a negative attitude by making condescending remarks, encouraging the sick role

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disuse syndrome

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results from sedentary living and limited use of capabilities

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primary prevention

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reduce disuse syndrome, exercise, well elders

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secondary prevention

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early ID and dx of persons with disease to improve outcome and maintain health; annual exams, monitor changes in ADL, mood, cognition, educate families

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tertiary prevention

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prevent progression of exisitng conition

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PLISSIT

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permission-being non-judgmental & giving it to people, Limited Infor-educate on what they need to know, Specific Suggestions-offering solutions, equipment, positions, Intensive Therapy- counseling, social worker, etc

40
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What should OT encourage between sexual/intimate partners

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good communication, experimental positions, energy conservation, physical endurance, reassure pt that sex life isn’t over

41
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sex and arthritis

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