Lifespan Development-ch23: Promoting Health In Older Adults Flashcards

1
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A day care center that provides health and social services to the older person

A

Adult day care

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2
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Deep and profound prejudice in American society against older adults

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Ageism

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3
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Disease that involves progressive dementia, memory loss, and inability to care for self

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Alzheimer’s disease

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4
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Facility with various degrees of personal care assistance designed to meet the needs of an older person

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Assisted living

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5
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An opacity of the eye lens or its capsule that blocks the light rays

A

Cataract

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6
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People maintain their values, habits, and behavior in old age

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Continuity theory

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7
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A global impairment of cognitive function that usually is progressive and maybe permanent; interferes with normal social and occupational activities

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Dementia

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8
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Aging involves mutual withdrawal (disengagement) between the older person and others in the elderly persons environment

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Disengagement theory

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9
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Difficult or labored breathing

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Dyspnea

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10
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Medical care of the elderly

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Geriatrics

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11
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The study of aging in older adults

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Gerontology

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12
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A core body temperature below the lower limit of normal

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Hypothermia

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13
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Excessive convex curvature of the thoracic spine

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Kyphosis

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14
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The repository for information stored for periods longer than 72 hours and usually weeks and years

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Long-term memory

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15
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Demineralization of the bone

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Osteoporosis

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16
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Spontaneous fractures to which elderly persons are prone

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Pathologic fractures

17
Q

The ability to interpret the environment through the senses

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Perception

18
Q

Generalize loss of hearing related to aging

A

Presbycusis

19
Q

Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process

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Presbyopia

20
Q

Deals with activities of the recent past of minutes to a few hours

A

Recent memory

21
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Steady decrease in muscle fibers

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Sarcopenia

22
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Momentary perception of stimuli by the senses

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Sensory memory

23
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Information held in the brain for immediate use or what one has in mind any given moment

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Short-term memory

24
Q

The best way to age is to stay active physically and mentally

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Activity theory