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Exam 4 Flashcards

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Brain volume decreases due to

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Shrinkage of neurons, lower number of synapses, reduced length and complexity of axons, and reduced tree like branching in dendrites

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2
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Brain loses 5% to 10% of its weight between ages

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20-90

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3
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Life span

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Max number of years an individual can live. 120 to 125 yrs

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4
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Life expectancy

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Number of years the average person born in a particular year will probably live . Estimates for the U.S. by 2030, women-83.3, men-79.5 yrs

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Cataracts

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Thickening s lens causes vision to become cloudy, opaque, and distorted

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6
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Glaucoma

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Damage to optic nerve because of pressure created by fluid buildup in the eye

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Macular degeneration

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Deterioration of the retinas macula, which corresponds to foca, center of the visual field

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8
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Lung capacity drops 40% between ages

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20-80

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9
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Explicit memory

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Facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state

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Episodic memory

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Under explicit. Retention of info about where and when of life’s happenings

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Semantic memory

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Under explicit. Persons knowledge about the world

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12
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Labor force men and women 75 and over

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Women up 87%, men up 45% since 2000

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13
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Implicit memory

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Memory without conscious recollection that involve skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed. Doesn’t go away, ex: baking

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14
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Expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits excellent judgment about important matters

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Wisdom

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15
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Neurological disorder in which primary symptoms involves deterioration of mental functioning

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Dementia

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16
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Gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function

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Alzheimer’s disease

17
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Chronic, progressive disease characterized by muscle tremors, slowing of movement, and partial facial paralysis

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Parkinson’s disease

18
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Looking back at one’s life experiences, evaluating them, and interpreting/reinterpreting them

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Life review

19
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Discussing past experiences with another individual or group

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Reminiscence therapy

20
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The more active and involved other adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives

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Activity theory

21
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When all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specific period of time

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Brain death

22
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Lack of heartbeat and respiration traditionally signified death

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Clinical death

23
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Process of patients thinking about and communicating their preferences about end-of-life care

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Advanced care planning

24
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A legal document reflects the patient’s advance care planning

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Living will

25
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Indicates whether life-sustaining procedure should or should not be used to prolong an individual’s life when death is imminent

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Advance directive

26
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Person appoint someone to act as an agent for his/hers healthcare decisions

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Power of attorney

27
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A program committed to making end of life free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible. Can be at home or a facility

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Hospice

28
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Reducing pain and suffering, helping individuals die with dignity

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Palliative care

29
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Kubler Ross stages of dying

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Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

30
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The state or condition caused by loss through death

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Bereavement

31
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The sorrow, hurt, anger, guilt, confusion and other feelings that arise after suffering a loss

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Grief

32
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Culturally approved Ways in which grief is expressed (fairly standard within a culture)

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Mourning 

33
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An individuals grief involving a deceased person that is a socially ambiguous loss and cannot be openly mourned or supported. Socially unacceptable

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Disenfranchised grief

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