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1
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Average Longevity

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Age at which half the individuals born in a particular year will die

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What age group is the fastest growing?

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85+

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Maximum Longevity

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oldest age one can possibly live

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ethnic differences in health

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immigrants are usually healthier b/c of screening processes

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other factors affecting longevity

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genetics (20-30%)
environment (health care, food, water, dangerous areas)

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leading cause of injury and death in older adults

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falls - due to arthritis, stairs, minimal balance

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2 components to disability

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ADLs (personal hygiene)
IADLs (shopping, banking, cooking, medication)

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Medical Disability model

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disability is caused by disease and poor health

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social disability model

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disability is a socially created problem

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WHO-ICF model

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disability is a mix of poor health/disease and a socially created problem

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Verbrugge/Jette model for disability

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sociocultural factors
personals factors
risk factors
intervention strategies

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what is important for quality of life

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finances, health, spiritual well-being, sense of control, dignity, community

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Rowe/Kahn successful aging model

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the avoidance of disease and disability (maintain cognitive and physical function)

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Baltes successful aging model

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aging is heterogenous
marked by selective optimization with compensation

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how is canada aging

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has more individuals 65+ than children 14 and younger
Alberta is the youngest province
atlantic provinces are the oldest (nova scotia, newfoundland)

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countries with the most dementia

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japan
usa
canada
western europe (germany/france)
norwat/sweden

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infectious diseases ppl are more likely to die from

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influenza
pneumonia
UTIs
covid
sepsis

18
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common causes for hospitalization

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falls
disability
cardiovascular
orthopedic issues
neurological issues

19
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vascular dementia symptoms

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cognitive decline
difficulty planning
memory impairment
mood changes
speech problems
motor impairment

20
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alzheimer’s symptoms

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memory loss
confusion on time/place
decreased judgement
misplacing items
difficulty with familiar tasks

21
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frontotemporal dementia symptoms

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behaviour (personality change, loss of empathy)
language (speech impairments, semantic impairment)

22
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dementia in general symptoms

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memory loss,
cognitive decline
communication difficulties
impaired judgement
disorientation

23
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most common type of dementia

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alzheimer’s disease

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vascular dementia physiology

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cerebral-vascular accident (rupture in body that makes its way to the brain)
small vessel disease

25
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fronto-temporal dementia

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brain atrophy
abnormal proteins accumulating
neurotransmitter changes
impact on bx and personality

26
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alzheimer’s physiology

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amyloid plaques (cut off in wrong part and forms outside the neuron)
neurofibrillary tangles (inside neuron, tau collapses and twists into strands, neuron dies)

27
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diagnostic challenges for ALZ

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GPs are busy so long waitlist
lack of treatment
label gets slapped on people
lack of training

28
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ALZ risk factors

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age
women
genetics

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DEM risk factors

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age
genetics
gender
physical inactivity
unhealthy
cardiovascular risk factors

30
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cause of psychosis

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dementia
deliruium
medication side effects
psychiatric disorders
neurological conditions

31
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why migrate in old age

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help their kids
raise grandkids

32
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challenges to migrate in old age

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loss of status
decision making
financial dependence
linguistic barriers

33
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social security agreement

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pensions will be sent between countries
no agreement with china, india, philippines

34
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who has the most mental health issues

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refugees - due to circumstances

35
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maturity principle

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tend to be more successful in professional and personal lives

36
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mean level change measurement

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personality traits do continue to change

37
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rank order change measurement

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conscientiousness and agreeable showed more rank order change
problems - masks individual changep

38
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personality traits associated with aging

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low conscientiousness - high mortality
conscientiousness promotes heath and longevity
neurotic - experience more stress

39
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mid-life crisis

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think of it as a time of reflection

40
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first person to look at development across the lifespan

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G. Stanley Hall

Aging Psych (3 decks)

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