Late Adulthood Death And Dying

Question 1

_____ ___ - Begins around age 65 (aging occurs earlier than this but the physical changes are more noticeable)

Answer 1

Late adulthood

Question 2

Develops skin wrinkles as the skin becomes less ___

Answer 2

Elastic

Question 3

___ begin to deteriorate, especially one’s vision and hearing (reflexes and reaction time also begins to slow down which is why many older people stop driving)

Answer 3

Senses

Question 4

____ ___ becomes less effective which is why older people cannot recover from illnesses younger people can

Answer 4

Immune system

Question 5

____ theories - We are genetically programmed to age

Answer 5

Programmed theories

Question 6

____ ___ theories - Aging is due to cell damage

Answer 6

Cell damage theories

Question 7

___ - Serious loss of cognitive function (all older people have less cognitive capabilities than they used to but older people with this have a serious decline. May have trouble with small tasks and trouble concentrating)

Answer 7

Dementia

Question 8

____ ____ - More severe form of loss in cognitive function (Affects 10% of people over age 65, gradual deterioration in mental capabilities - may become helpless and rely on others for care, often fatal)

Answer 8

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 9

_____ - Occurs when someone withdraws from their occupation (not planning on going back to work, people usually save for retirement throughout their working life, some look forward to it while others dread it, some force people to do it, what people do with it is different from person to person)

Answer 9

Retirement

Question 10

Where older adults live depends on how much ____ they need (living with adult children, nursing homes/institutions, condominiums and retirement communities)

Answer 10

Care

Question 11

_____ - experience either due to witnessing a death or some other means (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)

Answer 11

Grief

Question 12

____ - medical facility that someone with a terminal illness enters (specialized to deal with patients on the verge of death, allows the dying patient more control unlike hospitals)

Answer 12

Hospice

Question 13

_____ - Painless killing of a patient with a terminal disease (also known as assisted suicide, highly controversial in most states)

Answer 13

Euthenasia

Question 14

___ - A legal document that outlines what the person wants to do in the event of their death (outlines who gets what in the event of their death)

Answer 14

Will

Question 15

____ __ - Similar to a will, but also outlines that the person does not want to be kept on life support when there is no hope for recovery)

Answer 15

Living Will