Week 10 Flashcards
individual factors to healthy aging - controlled
- nutrition and lifestyle habits
- mindset/outlook
- people we spend time with
- alterable environment
individual factors to healthy aging - not controlled
- genetics
- upbringing/family history
- past choices
- fixed environment
what is missing from controlled factors?
- social function/barriers
- cognitive barriers
- mental health
- education
- accessibility
- digital literacy
- access to services
what is missing from not-controlled factors?
diversity
what is the highest and most important barrier to healthy aging?
multi-morbidity
- second is low income/savings
what is the lowest barrier to healthy aging?
end of life planning
social comparison theory
process through which people come to know themselves by evaluating their own attitudes, abilities, and beliefs in comparison with others relates to self-evaluations and self-enhancement
two types of comparison
- upward comparison
- downward comparison
upward comparison
comparison to someone who appears to have things better
“you are better than me”
what does upward comparison lead to?
self improvement motivation and therefore self-improvement
- better yourself
downward comparison
comparison to someone who appears to have things worse
“i feel sorry for you”
what can downward social comparison lead to?
self-esteem and avoiding failure (reduces failure)
what happens with downward social comparison?
you perceive you’re better because they have things worse
social comparison and social beliefs
as you compare yourself to others you change your own beliefs
is social comparison an internal or external barrier to healthy aging?
internal barrier
what social comparison is most likely?
when comparing social status more likely to do an upward comparison because it results in improvements in overall health
negative social comparison
when comparison causes negative feelings (feel bad about yourself)
- has a negative effect on health
negative downward comparison
believe something like “what is the point of trying is i am going to end up like them anyways”
types of barriers
- physical
- social
- emotional
- spiritual
- environmental
physical barriers to healthy aging
- exercise
- nutrition
- sleep
- illness/disability
- knowledge
knowledge barrier to healthy aging
very important
- must understand health and healthy aging to age healthily
demographics of physical barriers to healthy aging
- age
- advanced age
- gender
- co-morbidities
- addiction
- medical events (heart attack, diabetes, surgery, vision or hearing loss)
social factors to healthy aging
- personal relationships (family, friends, pets)
- meaningful activity (hobbies, interests, groups)
- loneliness
- social isolation
who are more at risk for social barriers to healthy aging?
- immigrant older adults due to loneliness and social isolation
- those who are not a caregiver to anyone
social barriers to healthy aging
- illness and disability
- less access to quality relationships
- loss of contact with friends/relatives
- physical and cognitive limitations
- lack of supportive community
- personal responsibilities
- lack of acceptable social opportunities
- transportation
aging and driving
individuals 70+ are more likely to crash than drivers ages 25 and younger due to changes to vision, reflexes and hearing as you age
- reaction time also decreases with age