Later life development Flashcards

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Filial piety

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Duty and responsibility to older generations in asian culture

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2
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Life expectancy around the world

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66 for males
71 for females

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3
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Life expectancy in Australia

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Males: 81
Females: 85

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4
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Midlife reevaluation phase

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The need for new challenges - more open to complexity
Happens between 40-60

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5
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Liberation phase

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60-70
Start thinking about retirement
Has to more time, more resources
Can pursue art, instrument, leisure

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Summing up phase and generative phase

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70-80
Want to leave some kind of legacy

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7
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When is the corpus callosum more developed

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Later in life, the corpus callosum becomes more interconnected - facilitates complex problem solving and creativity

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What do old people tend to do later i n life

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Maintain good friendships

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9
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Older adults tend to score higher on what personality traits

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Agreebalness and conscientousness

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10
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3 best ways to age well

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  1. Avoid disease and disability
  2. Cognitive and physical function
  3. Social engagement with life
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10
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After 65, people tend to feel how many years younger than their chronological age

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10

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Theory of selection on aging sucessfully

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Identifying goals and prioritizing them and determining how to know you’ve achieved them

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Theory of optimisation on ageing successfully

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Refers to maximising performance to facilitate stress

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Theory of compensation on ageing successfully

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Adapting to limitations that interfere with goals and may include the use of assistive technology

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