Introduction to Care of the Older Adults Flashcards
Study of the processes of aging and challenges of older people
Gerontology
It seeks to understand the processes and effects of normal aging
Gerontology
Refers to the progressive deterioration of body systems that can increase the risk of mortality as individual gets older
Senescence
Study of diseases associated with old age
Geriatrics
It includes the physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and management of disorders and diseases of older adults
Geriatrics
Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that occur in old age
Geriatrics
Geras meaning
Old age
iatros meaning
Healer
A person who studies old age
Gerontologist
The average number of years that a person is expected to live and depends on both biological and environmental influences
Life expectancy
The maximum number of years an individual can be expected to live in the absence of diseases or life-threatening situations
Lifespan
Process of growing older
Aging
Physiological changes in body systems as the person grows older
Aging
It is the period of from birth to death, including a sequence of predictable life events such as physical maturation
Life course
Caring for your aging parents prompts a range of impulses and emotions
Emotional effects
Guilt for nor being able to do more for parents
Emotional effects
Anger for having to set aside your own needs or shift of priorities
Emotional effects
Fear and anxiety including anticipatory grief and fear of financial strain
Emotional effects
Caring for aging parents often means extra costs related to home health care, medical expenses not covered by insurance and extra insurance premiums for services such as long-term care
Financial effects
Living with your aging parents or assume a high amount of daily care for them, you experience a change/shift in your family roles
Structural effects
Prioritizing parents’ care can ease their pain and worry but might impact your health
Physical effects
Everything from mild depression to severe and chronic depression can inflict caregivers, which can cause premature aging and shorten their life span
Physical effects
Significant others must reflect on what makes them feel good for caring for their aging parents
Positive effects
They consider what moments in their days make them smile
Positive effects
They reveal in the moments with loved ones that increase their sense of self-worth and they end up creating closer bonds with both the older and younger generations
Positive effects
The state of being unhealthy for a particular disease situation
Morbidity
The number of deaths occur in a population
Morality
