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Week 1 Flashcards

1
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Gerontology

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scientific study of old age and the process of growing old

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Geriatrics

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a speciality of medicine for treatment of diseases related to older age

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3
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By 2030, almost __% of Canadas population will be over the age of 65

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25%

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4
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What does intergenerational equity do?

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It balances the support of older and younger people through public policy and public expenditures

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5
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What two things happen as populations age

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  1. Theres an impact on social structure
  2. Theres a change in the health and status of the population
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6
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What are the three different changes in social structure

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  1. Family structure
  2. Education and job market
  3. Health and social policies
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7
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What are the three possible changes in population health?

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  1. more chronic disease and disability
    2.more need for health care services
  2. more cost
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8
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Aging is responsible for __ % of yearly increase in health care cost

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1%

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9
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In adults older 65+ __% have 2-3 chronic conditions

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46%

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10
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__% of adults 65+ have four or more chronic conditions

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16.6%

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Myth

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A widespread belief that is not well supported by evidence

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12
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How can myths harm us?

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Can cause
stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination

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13
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What is the final result of stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination?

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Ageism

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14
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True or false: ageism is the third great ism in our Canadian society

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true

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15
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What are some reasons why ageism comes about?

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the young and middle-aged feel distaste for aging
they see old age as a time of weakness, sickness and dying
people know little about old age and what they do know is based on myth and fear

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16
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What are the best ways to fight ageism

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demystifying the myths
education

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17
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In 2018, __ million people were 65+

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6.36

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18
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In 2018 __% of pop is older Canadians which is expected to grow to __% by 2050

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17%, 26%

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19
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More Canadians will live in / generation families and become grandparents while still active in their careers

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3/4

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20
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Current systems favour __ illnesses while old people have more __ illnesses

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acute, chronic

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21
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What two POVs does Gernotology look at aging from

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  1. how aging affects the individual
  2. how an aging population will change society
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What are the two goals of Gernotology

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  1. produce accurate knowledge about aging
  2. apply knowledge to create a better life for aging clients
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23
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Prejudice

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being biased against someone or something

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Discrimination

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unfair treatment based on prejudice rather than merit

25
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True or false: people feel lost in retirement, they often get sick and die shortly after

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false: few people feel sick or lost due to retirement

26
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Over __% of seniors in a 10 year longitudinal study rated their health as good

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80%

27
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True or false: people 60+ had higher life satisfaction than people 20-59

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true

28
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Life satisfaction forms a __ shaped curve

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U

29
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True or False: people 60+ have the lowest rate of violent victimization

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true

30
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People 20-24 had a victimization rate _x higher than seniors

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6x

31
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What is the emergency scam

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pretends to be a grandchild needing money

32
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What are some conditions that create a higher risk for fraud among older people

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lack of information
social isolation
lack of wariness in business relations
posting personal information online

33
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What is seniorbusters?

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program affiliated with Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and project phoneBusters

34
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What does s=Seniorbusters do?

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Handles complaints of mass marketing fraud
Uses senior volunteers, relating personal experiences
provide support and establish rapport with victims

35
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True or false Older people have the highest suicide rates in Canada

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False, they have some of the lowest sucide rates

36
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True or False: Baby boomers have had a higher suicide rate than older people in the past

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true

37
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True or false: Older men have higher suicide rates in every age group vs women

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true

38
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According to Alex comfort, why do old people give up sex, riding a bike theory.

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people give up sex for the same reason they give up riding a bike being they
1. think it looks silly
2.have arthritis and cant get on
3. do not have a bike-lack of partner often ends sexual relations

39
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Stereotype

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a prejudiced and exaggerated view of a person/group

40
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Elderspeak

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simplifies speech like baby talk used when speaking to older people, example (cutie, sweetie)

41
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Ageism

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prejudice and discrimination against older people
Socially constructed way of thinking about older persons based on negative attitudes and stereotypes about aging and a tendency to structure society based on a assumption that everyone is young- Ontario Human rights commision

42
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From the Revera study in 2012, / Canadians age 66+ were treated unfairly due to their age

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6/10

43
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/+ Canadians admit to ageist behaviours

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1/3+

44
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__% agree older people are less valued in society

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71%

45
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_ in _ Canadians (__%) say elderly are a burden on society

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1 in 5, 21%

46
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Less than / people 65+ had meaningful conversations with people under 30 in the last month

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1/3

47
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Passing

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an attempt by a person in a devalued status to appear as a member of an in group (elderly getting a facelift)

48
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Beautywork

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endorsing the use of products and procedures to produce a “natural” look while aging

49
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Third Age

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lives in affluence, free of work or child-rearing duties, generally good health, engaged in fulfilling socially satisfying activity

50
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Fourth age

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lose autonomy, physical health, ability to care for themselves (past generation, 65+ now becomes 65+

51
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Successful aging

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promotion of health and activity later in life

52
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Anti aging industry

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multi billion $ worldwide market for products that claim to reduce or reverse the effects of aging
Moisturizers, hair dye, viagra, facelifts, hair removal

53
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Amortality

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ageless self, obey no age norms-deny death
Only as old as you feel

54
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Education is an ___ to ageism

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antidote

55
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Gernontophobia

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fear of aging and old age

56
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Intergeneration equity

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call for balances support of older and younger people through public policy and public expenditures
Look beyond public exchanges of funds
Parent-child informal supports

57
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Society for all ages

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promotes well-being and contributions of older people in all aspects of life, recognizes their valuable contributions, and reflects the goals of elimination of ageism in all sectors

58
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5 core principles of society for all ages

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dignity
independence
participation
fairness
security

59
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Canada is _ in ranking of how well global countries respond to aging populations

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4

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