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OLD AGE Flashcards

1
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increasing proportion of the elderly

A

Gray revolution

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2
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2 factors resulting in increase in proportiion

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longer life span

decreased birth rates

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3
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60-70y.o___
70-80y.o___
80+___

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young old; middle old; very old

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4
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life expectansies:

worldwide: ___
philippines: ___

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71.9 years old; 69 years old

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5
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an elderly gymnast from Germany.

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Johanna Quaas

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6
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classifies a person as a senior citizen based on age (60 years old and above)

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Republic Act #7432 (Senior Citizens Act)

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7
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Theories of Ageing

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Programmed Theories and Damage or Error Theories

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8
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physiologic changes that govern how we grow old

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Programmed Theories

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9
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external or internal factors

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Damage or Error Theories

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10
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3 programmed theories

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programmed longevity, endocrine theory, immunological theory

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11
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postulates a built-in impairment in the ability of the cell to continue dividing, which is the result of sequential switching on and off of certain genes and shortening of telomeres

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programmed longevity

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12
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biological clock that act through hormones to control the rate of ageing

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endocrine theory

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13
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complex rate of ageing is largely controlled by the immune system

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immunological theory

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14
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5 Damage or Error Theories

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Wear and Tear Theory
– Rate of Living Theory
– Cross-Linking Theory
– Free Radicals Theory
– Somatic DNA Damage Theory
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15
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A Bio-Psycho-Social Process

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Ageing

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16
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At this age, there is no more growth and developmental milestones- these are all declining

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Burning issues

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17
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Old age is a period of physical changes that
occur despite measures adopted by the
individual to stop them.

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biological changes

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18
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less flexibility of response
 less ability to problem solve
less ability to learn new material
 decreasing speed of performance
but creativity and achievement continue on in
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psychological changes

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19
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normal as opposed to Alzheimer’s diseases

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Age-associated Memory Impairment (AAMI)

20
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2 social changes

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losses and needs

21
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One major characteristic of old age is that it is a
period of loss. Losses of all kinds are suffered in
a scale which the other age periods do not
experience.

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Losses

22
Q

How they are met can determine how

the elderly will cope.

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Needs

23
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nutrition, warmth and comfort,

shelter and clothing

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Physical needs

24
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respect, security, company or

affiliation, self-determination or independence

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Psychological needs

25
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At old age the next stage would be

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death

26
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objectives that an individual has to master at that particular age group in order to proceed to the next stage of life

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developmental task

27
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Erickson’s Eight Ages of Man

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Trust vs. Mistrust
– Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
– Initiative vs. Guilt
– Industry vs. Inferiority
– Identity vs. Role Confusion
– Intimacy vs. Isolation
– Generativity vs. Stagnation
–Ego Integrity vs. Despair
28
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8th stage of psychosocial development in old age

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Ego Integrity vs. Despair

29
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if this stage is resolved______:

conflict of stage________

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Ego Integrity

Despair

30
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9th Stage:

A

Gerotranscendence

31
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– (v) go beyond the range or limits;

surpass

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Transcend

32
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– (n) existence or experience

beyond the normal or physical level

A

Transcendence

33
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Major Challenges

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Dealing with physiological decline
• Being able to accept losses
• Fighting ageism and faulty stereotypes
• Adapting to changing familial and social
structure
– The Grandparent as Parent
– Empty Nest Syndrome
• Overcoming disengagement, neglect, and
abuse
34
Q

refer to the
“pessimism” regarding treatment of even the
healthier and more vigorous older person.

A

ageism

35
Q

Sources of faulty stereotypes of the elderly

A

folklore and fairy tales
› mass media
› jokes
› errors in scientific studies

36
Q

according to freud reasons why >50 years old were not good candidates for psychoanalysis

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extensive amount of material to be dealt with
› long time required
› inelasticity of the mental processes
› ineducability of the older patient

37
Q

Though unfavorable social attitudes tend to be
fairly universal, they appear to be stronger in
more urban, more industrialized, and more
ego-centric societies.

A

Faulty Stereotypes

38
Q

concept of successful ageing

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the norm, rather than the exception and although
ageing brings about physical changes this does not
mean that ageing is equivalent to disease.

39
Q

Main components of successful ageing(ASH)

A

Autonomy
Support
Health

40
Q

refers to the ability of the
individual to control aspects in his life which
includes being able to map out the direction
that his life is going to take and being able to
live with a minimum of dependence on others.

A

autonommy

41
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pertains to the presence of social
networks of family and friends with whom the
individual can interact and obtain support.

A

Support

42
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mental and physical health are also
important as these delimit incapacities and
enable the individual

A

Health

43
Q

biggest achievements of older adults

A

successful ageing

44
Q

characterized by feelings of loneliness, sadness or depression

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despair

45
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sense of wholeness; characterized by happiness, joy and life satisfaction

A

ego integrity

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