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Late Adulthood Flashcards

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gerontology

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scientific study of aging

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life expectancy and longevity

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  • subgroups
  • gender gap
  • variability in death
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life expectancy and longetivity: subgroups

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  • young-old (60-75)
  • old-old (75-85)
  • oldest-old (85+)
    oldest old is fastest growing group
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life expectancy and longevity: gender gap

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women live longer on average

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life expectancy and longevity: variability in death

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odds of dying increase with age

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senescence

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  • gradual deterioration of body systems
  • graduation happens as organism ages after reaching maturity
  • species vary widely in how long individuals live
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Hayflick limit

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  • theoretical proposal
  • each species is subject to a genetically programmed time limit after which cells no longer have any capacity to replicate themselves accurately
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limitations on activities

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  • functional status
  • basic activities of daily living
  • instrumental activities of daily living (IADLS)
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limitations on activities: functional status

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  • individual’s ability to perform certain roles and tasks
  • includes self-help tasks and chores of daily living
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limitations on activities: basic activities of daily living

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self-help tasks
- bathing
- dressing
- using the toilet

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limitations on activities: instrumental activities of daily living

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+ complex daily living tasks
- housework
- cooking
- managing money

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senses: vision

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  • may experience vision defects
  • presbyopia
  • enlarged blindspot on retina reduces peripheral vision
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senses: hearing

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  • presbycusis, usually not functionally limited
  • gender differences: men lose hearing faster
  • ability to hear high frequency sounds diminishes
  • word discrimination = problematic
  • tinitus increases
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sense: taste

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  • no evident decline in tasting in 5 basic flavours
  • less saliva
  • flavours seem blander
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senses: smell

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deteriorates with age

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senses: touch

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  • loss of sensitivity to touch
  • cold and heat can be dangerous
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changes in sleep

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  • more frequent awakening occurs after 65y
  • REM sleep is decreased
  • more likely to wake up early in the morning and go to bed early
  • day time naps compensate for interrupted sleep
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dementia

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  • neurological disorder
  • problems with memory and thinking
  • affects individuals’ emotional, social, physical functioning
  • leading cause of placement into long-care in Canada
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depression

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big concern in late adulthood

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Alzheimer’s

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  • severe form of dementia
  • early onset is slow
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Alzheimer’s: early onset

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  • disorientation in unfamiliar settings
  • memory for recent events go next
  • slow
  • subtle memory difficulties
  • repetitive conversation
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Alzheimer’s: memories for long-ago events

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  • well-rehearsed cognitive tasks are retained late in the illness
  • can be accessed through multiple neural pathways
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Alzheimer’s: eventual failure to _____

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  • recognize family members
  • inability to communicate
  • inability to perform self-care
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Alzheimer’s: miscellaneous changes

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  • changes in appetite
  • facial expressions and emotions of others are difficult to process
  • may be unable to control emotions (sudden bursts of rage)
  • may become excessively dependent
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diagnosing Alzheimer’s

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  • definitive diagnosis = only after death
  • difficult to diagnose early on
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early diagnosing of Alzheimer’s

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  • self-perceived difficulties in performing IADLs
  • biomarkers
  • eye exam
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preventing Alzheimer’s

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  • medication increasing neurotransmittters seem to slow disease’s progress
  • healthy eating and exercise reduce risk
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incidences of Alzheimer’s

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  • dementia risks increase after 85
  • 1/11 Canadians show significant symptoms of some form of dementia
  • 85y+ = 1/3 suffer moderate/severe symptoms of dementia
  • 2/3 of those with dementia = Alzheimer’s
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depression symptoms

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  • “old-age grumpiness”
  • left untreated by health professionals
  • mistaken for dementia (confusion and memory loss)
  • chronic depressed mood (geriatric dysthymia) also related to life stressors
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depression risk factors

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  • emotional loss
  • education
  • gender
  • health status
  • inadequate social support
  • inadequate income - poverty
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depression: suicide

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  • suicide rate for all age increase 75% for all ages since 50s
  • elderly Canadians suicide rate is below average
  • men = 5x more likely to commit suicide
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suicide and men: possible causes

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  • more troubled by economic stress
  • more likely to view themselves as a burden
  • men do not adjust as well to death of a spouse
  • use more fatal approaches
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cognitive changes

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  • still fairly small
  • average decline in intellectual skill
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wisdom

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  • hypothesized cognitive characteristic of older adults
  • includes accumulated knowledge +ability to apply knowledge to practical problems
  • performance on wisdom tasks does not decline with age
  • wisdom-related knowledge remains constant across adulthood
  • linked with subjective well-being
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Erikson’s integrity vs despair

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  • last psychological stage
  • must achieve sense of self satisfaction with their lives
  • ego integrity
  • reminiscence
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ego integrity

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  • feeling that one’s life has been worthwhile
  • process involves coming to terms with death
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reminiscence

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  • reflecting on past experience
  • positive emotional experience
  • seen as a way of communicating their experiences to younger individuals
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life review

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  • evaluative process
  • elders make judgments about past B
  • balance of + and - emotions
  • quest for generativity continues in importance
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successful aging tips

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  • good physical health
  • retention of cognitive abilities
  • meaningful social interactions
  • these are referred as paradigm
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aging influences

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  • health
  • life satisfaction
  • mental activity
  • production
  • social engagement
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criticisms of successful aging paradigm

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  • sense of control
  • different motivators
  • prescriptive paradigm
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social engagement and participation

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  • activity theory
  • disengagement theory
  • continuity theory
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activity theory

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idea that activity should be done as much as possible

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disengagement theory

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  • older adults should take things more easily
  • should separate themselves from others to a certain degree
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continuity

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older adults adapt life-long interests/activities to imposed limitations due to aging

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social roles

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  • physical and cognitive changes = responsible for inevitable roles changes
  • some roles due to ageism
  • appearance = often basis for judgment
  • loss of role can result in isolation
  • older adults feel freer to express individuality
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living arrangements statistics

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  • 5.6% women live in long-term care institutions
  • 3% men live in long-term care institutions
  • % of married adults drop in LA
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living arrangements

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  • married men will have a spouse until they die
  • living alone = most common choice for elders
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predictability factors with living with child

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  • health
  • income
  • adult childrens’ characteristics
  • public home care and social support services
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partnerships

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  • marital satisfaction increases in later years
  • increase pleasure, decrease in conflict
  • spend more time with each other
  • provide remarkable care for spouse
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marital satisfaction in later years causes

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  • loyalty
  • familiarity
  • mutual investmnet
  • reflects Sternberg’s companionate love
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effects of relationships with adult children

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good quality + regular contact with children:
- increase quality of life
- can add stress due to roles

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childless vs with children happiness

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same level of happiness

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grandchildren and sibling

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  • interactions = beneficial for both
  • when grandchildren grow up, spend less time with grandparents
  • relationships with siblings for adult children become more important (since children have died)
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friendships

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  • gain importance in elders, even if they diminish in numbers
  • will be reciprocal, equitable
  • provide assistance with daily tasks
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contact with friends impacts ____

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  • life satisfaction
  • self-esteem
  • loneliness
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retirement

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  • age was on decrease, now increasing (63)
  • many workers continue to work part-time
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reasons for retirement

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  • age
  • family considerations
  • financial support
  • health
  • sex differences
  • work characteristics
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should mandatory retirement exist?

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use concepts from the chapter

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effects of retirement: geographic mobility

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  • 30% of seniors with 5 year period
  • amenity move
  • compensatory migration
  • institutional migration
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amenity move

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  • post-retirement move away from kin to location with desirable features
  • ex: Florida snowbirds
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compensatory migration

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move near family when elder requires frequent help

63
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institutional migration

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move inot institution (retirement home, nursing home)

64
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choosing not to retire

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those who continue working
- those who retired and started new lines of work (part-time)
- those who never retired from long-term occupations
continuing to work
- perception = work > retirement

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learning new job skills

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  • employees have potential concerns about hiring old people
  • learning process does not change with age
  • learning may be slower
  • elders can significantly improve performance on many cognitive tasks
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workplace functioning

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  • supervisors typically give higher ratings than younger adults
  • older employees = viewed as more reliable + better quality work

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