Final (9) Flashcards
____ is Erickson’s last stage of life.
Ego integrity vs. despair
Peck’s last 3 tasks: ____, ____ & ____
Ego transcendence
Redefinition of self
Body transcendence
Most common affective disorder in the elderly: ____
Sense of smell: ____
Depression
Olfaction
Theorist who discusses the “winter of life” : ____
Levinson
Sense of taste: ____
Gustation
____ proposed four basic personality types in terms of how individuals cope with aging. The four types are: ____, ____, ____, & ____
Neugarten Passive-dependent Defended Integrated Disorganized & disoriented
Two most common forms of blindness in the elderly: ____ & ____
Diabetes
Macular degeneration
____ is the view that there is an unequal distribution of wealth , etc. over the different stages of life. Discrimination against the elderly: ____
Age stratification
Ageism
The three major theoretical explanations concerning successful aging: ____, ____, & ____.
Disengagement
Activity
Socioemotional Selectivity
Confusion cause by toxic substances: ____
Delirium
____ is seen when we concentrate on particular skills to compensate for areas of weakness. Ability of the brain to recover from traumas. : ____
Selective optimization
Plasticity
Three specialized living environments: ____, ____, & ____
Adult day care facilities
Skilled-nursing facilities
Continuing-car community
___ is seen when those in nursing homes develop apathy and indifference.
insitiutionalism
Aging that is the result of “bad” habits: ____, from natural processes: ____
Secondary
Primary
A translucency of the cornea: ____ which can be corrected by a(n): ____
Cataracts
Intraocular implant
