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biological aging (senescence) theory of aging

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begins after our body structures reach maximum capacity and efficiency

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DNA and body cells

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programmed effects of specific genes, and cumulative effects of random events that damage genetic and cellular material

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changes in fertility

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decreases in both women and men but women go through menopause ending all abilities to reproduce

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nutritional changes in midlife

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more unhealthy behaviors, living more sedentary lives

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epistemic cognition

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reflections on how we arrived at facts, beliefs, and ideas

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Erikson’s intimacy vs. isolation

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thoughts and feelings about making a long-term commitment to an intimate partner and in close, mutually gratifying friendship

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levinson’s seasons of life theory

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-transitions and life structure
-dreams that guide decisions

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triangular theory of love

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passion, intimacy, and commitment

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passionate love

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intense sexual attraction

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companionate love

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warm, trusting affection and valuing of the other

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compassionate love

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concern for the others wellbeing, expressed through caring efforts to alleviate the others distress and promote the others growth and flourishing

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social clock

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expectations for major life decisions

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egalitarian marriage

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partners relate as equals, sharing power and authority

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presbyopia

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lens loses its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances

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presbycusis

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old hearing

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climacteric

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midlife transition in which fertility declines

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menopause

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end of menstruation and reproductive capacity

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leading cause of death

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-women: cancer
-men: heart disease

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osteroporosis

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bone loss > risk of bone fracture > mostly in women

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type A behavior

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extreme competitiveness, ambition, impatience, hostility, anger outbursts, and sense of eagerness hurriedness, and time pressure

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hardiness

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personal qualities of control, commitment, and challenge > resilience

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problem-centered

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appraised the situation as changeable, identified the difficulty, and decided what to do about it

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emotion-centered

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internal, private, and aimed at controlling distress when little can be done about a situation

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fluid intelligence

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visual stimuli, working memory, analyzing

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crystallized intelligence

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skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience, good judgment, and mastery of social conventions

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practical problem solving

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size-up real-world situations and analyze how best to achieve goals that have a high degree of uncertainty

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generativity

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reaching out to others in ways that give to and guide the next generation

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levinson’s four tasks of middle adulthood

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  1. young-old
  2. destruction-creation
  3. masculinity-feminity
  4. engagement-separateness
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possible selves

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future-oriented representations of what one hopes to become and what one is afraid of becoming

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Big five personality traits

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neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness

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kinkeeper

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gathering the family for celebrations and making sure everyone stays in touch

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sandwich generation

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middle-aged adults must care for multiple generations above and below at the same time

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functional age

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actual competence and performance

34
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life expectancy

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-women outlive men by 5 years
-japan ranks the highest
-oldest verified age = 122

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primary aging

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biological

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secondary aging

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heredity defects and negative environmental influences

37
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dementia

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thought and behavior are so impaired that everyday activities are disrupted

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types of dementia

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alzheimers, parkinsons, vascular dementia

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alzheimers disease

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structural and chemical brain deterioration is associated with gradual loss of many aspects of thought and behavior

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explicit memory

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greatest loss: require control, strategic processing

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implicit memory

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without conscious awareness

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remote memory

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very long-term episodic recall is clearer than recent event

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wisdom

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wealth of life experiences reached in old age

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eriksons ego integrity vs. despair

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coming to terms with ones life

45
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cross-linkage theory

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when protein fibers bond with each other making skin less elastic, leading to less flexibility in skin and other organs. could also lead to cloudy vision, clogged arteries, and kidney damage

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continuity theory

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most aging adults strive to maintain a personal system that promotes life satisfaction by ensuring consistency between their past and anticipated future

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continuity theory

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most aging adults strive to maintain a personal system that promotes life satisfaction by ensuring consistency between their past and anticipated future

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social-emotional theory

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social interaction in late life extends lifelong selection process

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brain death

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irreversible cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem

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clinical death

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heartbeat, circulation, breathing and brain functioning stop, but resuscitation is still possible

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persistent vegetative state

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cerebral cortex no longer registered electrical activity but the brain stem remained active

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death anxiety

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fear and apprehension of death

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kubler-ross’s theory: stages of grieving

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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

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hospice care

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comprehensive program of support services for terminally ill people and their family

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palliative care

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relieves pain and other symptoms rather than prolonging life

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advanced medical directives

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written statement of desired medical treatment should they become incurably ill

57
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living will

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people specify the treatments they do or do not want in case of a death

58
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durable power of attorney

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authorizes appointment of another person to make health-care decisions on one’s behalf

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