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1
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Prejudice or discrimination against the elderly

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Ageism

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2
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The study of death and dying

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Thanatology

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3
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The idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age

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Decremental Model

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4
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A decrease in mental abilities experienced by some in old age.

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Senile Dementia

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5
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The biological event in which a women’s production of sex hormones sharply decrease

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Menopause

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6
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A permanent disability as opposed to an acute or temporary disability- can’t get rid of

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Chronic disease

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7
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The desire in middle age to use accumulated wisdom to guide the future generations

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Generativity

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8
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A discontinuation of development and the desire to recapture the past

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Stagnation

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9
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A facility designed to care for the special needs of the dying

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Hospice

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10
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A neurological condition that destroys the ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for him or herself, a deteriorating of cognitive functioning.

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Alzheimer’s disease

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11
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Males that make it between the ages of 36 & 40 becoming fully independent

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Boom

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12
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When the last of the children finally leave home, the parents are called..

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Empty nesters

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A theory of aging in which some psychologists think the present mechanism limits the number of times our cells multiply and divide.

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Biological clock

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All of the psychological and biological changes that occur between ages 45 and 50.

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Climacteric

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15
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The ability to use accumulated knowledge

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Crystallized Intelligence

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16
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The ability to solve abstract relational problems, and generate a new hypotheses- learning new things.

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Fluid Intelligence

17
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Long Answers

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Long Answers

18
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Adult Physical peak years

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18 and 30 (between these ages)

19
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Most common causes of death in elderly:

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Heart attack, cancer, stroke.

20
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Most common causes of death in late adulthood:

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Heart attack, cancer, and cirrhosis of the liver

21
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Percent of North America that marry:

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90%

22
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How many end in divorce?

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40-60%

23
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The percentage varies due to..

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The couples ability to handle/resolve conflicts.

24
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Healthy conflict strategies

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  • listening
  • focus on solving the problem
  • agree to disagree
  • argue constructively
  • show respect
25
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Unhealthy strategies

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  • over exaggerating
  • denying (denial)
  • ignoring
  • lying
26
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Ages for new skills and problem solving

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20’s

27
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Ages for new skills and problem solving, “Creativity and productivity”

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40’s

28
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Ages for new skills and problem solving, “Performance in humanities”:

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60’s

29
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Depression in middle age women:

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  • lack of identity once kids move out, feel worthless and useless
  • they retire from work
30
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Most devastating change in life & why

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Loss of spouse.

Married a long time and depend on each other for companionship.

31
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By age 80 what percent of women are alone?

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70%

32
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By age 80 what percent of men are alone?

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33%

33
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Women live roughly ___ years longer than men.

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7

34
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Signs of nervous system decline

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  • in memory
  • in reaction time
  • vision worsens
35
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Symptoms of dementia

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  • memory loss or forgetfulness
  • impaired attention
  • altered personality
  • difficulty relating to other people
  • distortion of time and place
36
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 5 stages of dying:

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  1. Denial: they experience shock and numbness. “It can’t be happening to me” or “I’ll get another opinion”
  2. Anger: “Why me?”. Mad because of lost chances, will miss out on experiences.
  3. Bargaining: Ask God to make a deal, or bargaining with a doctor over the diagnosis.
  4. Depression: due to the complete loss, they feel hopeless. It’s important to not cover the sadness, and force them to act happy. Allow them to express their sadness.
  5. Acceptance: experience a sense of peace and calm. They deal with their things, saying who gets what. They may choose to become detached.

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