Psychology Of Ageing Flashcards
What are the five myths
Older people aren’t as intelligent
Depression is normal among older people
Most old people have similar needs e.g. frail, live in care homes and don’t want sex
Ageing causes ill-health in later life
Living longer means a longer period of frailty and ill-health
Alcohol misuse is the fastest growing in
Older woman
What is the cohort effect
Experiences within a cohort affect them eg. internalise stigma throughout their years makes them unwilling to talk
What is the period effect
A period in time affect their health e.g. lockdown or war
What is linked to an increase in multiple morbidity
An increase in age
There is an increase in frailty for different age and wealth groups which wealth group becomes the most frail
The poorest on average
What are some dementia risk factors
Obesity, childhood trauma/abuse, low social economic status
What is compression of morbidity
Overall decrease in time spent in poor health
Age is not principal determinant of
Health expenditure
What is ageism and how does it affect us
It is age discrimination which makes as unwell as they don’t get the treatment they would like when they were young
