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late adulthood kt Flashcards

1
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older adulthood

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65-death

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2
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functional age

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actual competence and performance

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3
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aging progresses at ______ rates

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varying

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4
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life expectancy

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increasing; lower infant mortality and fewer deaths in adulthood

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5
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average healthy life expectancy at birth

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how long an individual expect to live before facing disease or serious injury

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6
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what place is the US in average healthy life expectancy at birth?

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29th

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7
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healthy life expectancy

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low rates of heart disease, obesity, healthy diet, and favorable healthcare policies

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8
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___% of population will be older adults by 2025

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18%

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9
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in 1900, life expectancy was

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just under 50yrs

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10
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wage gap between wealthy and poor is ___ for men and ___ for women

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14 1/2; 10

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11
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SES accounts for _____ year age gap of euro-amer over african amer

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2-3

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12
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ADLs

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activities of daily living - basic self care bathing, dressing, getting out of bed

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LADLs

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tasks to conduct business of daily life and requiring some cognitive competence telephoning, shopping, food preparation,

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14
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aging of nervous system starts in 50s and we lose ____% by age ___

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5-10% 80

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15
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what causes changes in nervois system

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withering of myelin sheaths, loss of synapses and neurons, larger ventricles

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16
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can the brain compensate for diminished efficiency? how?

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yes, recruiting other brain areas

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17
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what parts of the brain show greatest shrinkage

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frontal lobes, prefrontal cortex, corpus collosum

18
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macular degeneration

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cells in the center of retina break down

19
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what are risk factors of macular degeneration and cataracts

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heredity, smoking, obesity, and diabetes

20
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hearing loss solutions

A

minimizing background noise
hearing aid
learning to attemd nonverbal ques
family members patients and inculsions

21
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heartbeat becomes less ____ meaning _____ pulse

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forceful, slower

22
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vital lung capacity is cut in _____ between ages _____

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half; 25-80

23
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T-cell effectiveness decreases meaning

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more infection and disease

24
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appearance changes

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thinner skin, wrinking, and spotting
nose broaden
teeth darken
hair thinner and gray

25
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most older adults lose height and weight by

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60

26
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muscle strength declines

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10-20% by age 60-70 and 30-50% by ages 70-80

27
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what is primary aging?

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genetically influenced declines and affects all members of society. occurs even if health is good overall

28
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secondary aging

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declines due to heredity defects and environment/lifestyle
diet, substance use, disease, pollution

29
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secondary aging can also be due to declines in association with

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illness, disabilities, injury, mental disabilities

30
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cortical dementias

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involve cerebral cortex
Alzheimers
cerebrovascular dementia

31
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what causes misdiagnosis of dementia

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depression and medication side effects

32
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incidence

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higher with age about 45% over age 85

33
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symptoms of alzheimer;s

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forgetting, disorientation, personality change, depression, motor problems, delusions, speech problems, infections

34
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brain changes alzheimer’s

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neurofibrillary tangles, plaques in cerebral cortex, deterioration

35
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risk factors alzheimers

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genetic predispositions, high-fat diet, lifestyle

36
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protection factors alzheimers

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education, active lifestyle, mediterranean diet, active social life

37
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tangles alzheimers

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twisted threads inside neuron resulting from collapsed neural structures

38
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amyloid plaques

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deposits of a deteriorated protein

39
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selective optimization with compensation

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SELECTING and avoiding problematic activities and devoting efforts to valued activities to OPTIMIZE returns for diminishing resources and COMPENSATING to find solutions

40
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non cued recall is ____ for older adults
______ is easier

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harder; recognition

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