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At about 30 years of age; there is reappraisal of one?s life; psychological separation from parents; What is defined for the adult in this phase?

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Physical development peaks; role in society

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Stage 6: Intimacy versus isolation; 20-40 years old; tasks are what two things?

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Love and work; development of an intimate relationship

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What is characterized by self-abandonment; mutuality of sexual orgasm; intense friendship; and attachments that are life long?

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Intimacy

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What is marked by separation from others and view that others are dangerous?

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Isolation

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If an individual does not have a relationship at the 6th stage of life; Erikson; what is this person likely to experience?

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Isolation and self-absorption

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What issues are in early adulthood?

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Work identity; developing adult friends; sexuality; a marriage

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If a community loses a lot of jobs; what increases in the community?

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Alcohol dependence; homicide; violence; and suicide

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What age do women reach their sexual prime?

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Mid 30s increased capacity for orgasm

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Women identify more with what? Men identify more with what?

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Motherhood

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What age is stage 7: Generativity versus Stagnation?

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40-65 years old

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Stage 7; what does generativity include?

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Raising children; guiding new generation; creativity; altruism

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Stage 7; what does stagnation include?

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Self-concern; isolation; and absence of intimacy

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What age group; Eriksons stuff; is physical health; emotional maturity; and competence and power in career issues?

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40-65 years old

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What do a lot of men 40-65 years old men go through? A change in profession or lifestyle; infidelity; separation or divorce; and depression?

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Midlife Crisis

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What is the change in physiologic function that occurs during midlife? What normally happens in women?

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Climacterium; menopause forty and fifty

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How long after menopause should an individual take contraceptive measures; even after menstruation stops?

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1 year

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During 40-65 years what are typical problems?

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Empty-nest syndrome; legal vs. psychic; economic and social divorce; and retirement

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What is stage 8 in Erikson?s stage of development?

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Over 65 years

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What is a sense of satisfaction that life has been productive and worthwhile?

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Integrity; an acceptance of ones place in the life cycle is characteristic of integrity

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What is a loss of hope that produces misanthropy and disgust?

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Despair

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65 years and older; men and women both experience functioning? What does not decrease?

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Sexual functioning; sexual interest does not decrease

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What is a time of physical health; emotional maturity; competence and power in career; and gratifying relationships?

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Middle Adulthood; 40-65 years old

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What is the overall fastest growing cohort in the US population?

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85 years old

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What population group is below the poverty line?

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Elderly; worse in Hispanics and blacks

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With exception of cognitive impairment; the elderly has a lower incidence of what?

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Psychiatric disorders

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Us elderly are generally not what; but may not receive the same respect as in other cultures?

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Isolated or lonely

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Elderly patients have at least one what? Erickson?s last of development; who has the higher rate of suicide?

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Chronic illness; men

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What two therapies offer clear advantage over ?just keeping busy??

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Occupational and physical therapy

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What is the best predictor of nursing home admissions? What improves balance; risk of falls

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Falls and fall related injuries

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What is one that is free from avoidable distress and suffering for patients; families; and caregivers; and is consistent with clinical; cultural; and ethical standards?

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Good death

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What is one that is characterized by needless suffering; a dishonoring of the patient or family wishes or values?

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Bad death

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Most people will die; not sudden death; but how?

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Prolonged illness

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Most people want to die at home; but how many really do?

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20 percent

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What process begins with death of a loved one and/or significant losses?

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Bereavement

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What type of men have higher morbidity and mortality rates for at least the first 6 months after the loss?

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Bereaved persons; especially widowed men

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What includes chest tightness; heart palpitations; decreased energy; emotional numbing; sadness; disbelief; and confusion?

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Normal grief

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Greatly prolonged; very intense; postponed or suppressed; interferes with health or ability to function is what?

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Complicated grief

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What are the major fears of adolescents and dying?

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Losing control; being imperfect; being different; body image; generate resistance to treatment

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What are elderly and dying fears include?

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Long; painful; and disfiguring deaths

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What allows people with despair see death as fearsome because it symbolizes emptiness and failure?

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Elderly and dying

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Many people have recurrent grief around what called anniversary events?

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Holidays and anniversary of the death

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The stages of grief follow shock and denial; anger?

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Bargaining; depression; and acceptance

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What age bracket is often aware of their condition and what to discuss it?

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Dying children

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Who are the Pre-operational stage of development? How do they see their situation?

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Preschoolers; death is seen as a temporary absence; incomplete and reversible; separation from their parent is a big concern

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What do school age children manifest concrete-operational thinking and recognize death as?

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Final reality

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Adults and elderly differ in what way through dying?

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Separation from loved ones; losing control; and pain adults; eldery is long a painful death

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What is; 7 features of dying patient; empathy; compassion; and involvement are essential?

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Concern

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What; 7 features of dying patient; skills and knowledge can be reassuring as warmth and concer

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Competence

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What; 7 features of dying patient; open lines of talking and understanding?

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Communication

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What; 7 features of dying patient; family members who want to visit?

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Children

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What; 7 features of dying patient; maximizes patient support and bereavement; on the same page?

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Cohesion

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What; 7 features of dying patient; is a general sense of humor; kind; understanding; good attitude?

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Cheerfulness

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What; 7 features of dying patient; is a persistent attention that is highly valued; do not want to be seen as a burden?

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consistency

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