Social and Functional Changes Flashcards
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How does marriage change with aging
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- Satisfaction increases shortly after retirement until health problems arise
- Satisfaction is related to level of perceived support
- Satisfaction is less related to sexual interest/activity but to the degree of social engagement
- Marriage helps with problems/illness
- Reduced amount of conflict
- Less chance of leaving because it’s too much work
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Issues with caring for a partner
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- They assume all responsibilities
- Changes the relationship
- They may see a loss of companionship and intimacy
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Widowhood
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- Extremely traumatic
- Increases risk of spousal death for up to 10 years
- Women are more likely to be widowed than men
- Males recover more slowly unless they have strong social supports
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Social Isolation with age
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- Many report social isolation and loneliness
- Negatively affects quality of life, physical health, and mental well-being
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Children in older adulthood
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- Kids are the primary source of social support for older parents
- Those without children also report high levels of life satisfaction as they have close relationships with other family
- Some without kids may experience feelings of incompleteness, lack of car, and lack of informal support
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Friendships in older adulthood
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- The amount of support they provide doesn’t change over generations
- Life satisfaction is strongly correlated with the number and quality of their friends
- Friends are especially important for old people so they don’t feel like a burden to their family
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Siblings and old people
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- Older women tend to have more active sibling ties
- They tend to provide support in widowhood
- Siblings can engage in more mutual assistance than friendship
- Shared history and experiences can be comforting
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Grand-parents
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- Can be involved or less involved
- Some societies have bigger riles for grand-parents than others
- Tend to feel pride that they can help grow their grand-children
9
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Generativity
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- Guiding the next generation contributing to society
- Ex: What grand-parents do to their grand-kids
10
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Great Grand-parents
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- Gives them a sense of personal and family renewal
- They provide new diversions in their lives
- The number of them is growing
11
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7 main types of elder abuse
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- Physical
- Sexual
- Emotional
- Financial
- Abandonment
- Neglect
- Self-neglect
12
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Stereotypes
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- We start to think of them as young kids again
- Age based double standard: When an older person does something like forget and we think it’s a bigger deal than it actually is
- Elderspeak decreases comprehension
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Ageism
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- Refers to prejudice against someone based on their age
- Often present in the workplace
- We reduce this by increasing education and increasing contact between the young and the old
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Health issues and lifestyle
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- Habits, income, environment, personal history, and social supports may cause change in health
- Women and low income have higher rates of chronic illness
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Functional Limitations
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- Chronic conditions can cause functional disabilities or limitations to every day activities
- Community services like busses that lower can help with limitations
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How to cope with functional limitations
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- Changes or adaptations to the environment
- Improvements in technology
- Changes in lifestyle
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Frail older adults
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- Older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, have cognitive or psychological disorders, and need assistance with everyday tasks
- More likely to fall
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ADLs
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- Actions considered basic self care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing
- If you need help with one your frail
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IADLs
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- Actions that require some intellectual competence and planning
- Like managing finance, house chores, shopping, and meal prep
