The practice of intentionally allowing a patient to die by withdrawing medical treatment that would otherwise keep them alive
Passive euthanasia
When is a person considered an "older adult?"
65
What are common misconceptions about depression in older adults?
Incorrectly assumed to be part of normal aging which results in depressive disorders being underdiagnosed in older adults
Who do you report to if you suspect elder abuse?
Adult Protection Services
You notice that your grandma, who has dementia, gets more irritable and confused at night. What is this called?
sundowning
it is short-lived and involves sight, sound, smell, touch, and/or taste.
You are a new employee at a tech firm. You find it difficult to adapt to the new software to complete your job. Your boss just assumes that it is because you're a new employee. A few weeks later and the firm hires a 68-year-old. They too are struggling to learn the new software. However, your boss makes a comment and says "this employee is incompetent, old people refuse to learn technology." This is an example of:
age-based double standard
What is the glass elevator?
the structural advantage that males possess in female-dominated occupations that tend to enhance their careers; men rise at a quicker rate than their women counterparts
To feel or show grief or sorrow following one's death
mourning
What are three factors in Rowe and Kahn's Model of Successful Aging?
- Minimize disease and disability
- Actively engaged with life
-Maximize physical and mental abilities
What form of elder abuse is most common in community and institutional samples?
Psychological abuse
What disease is a result of damage to the optic nerve?
Glaucoma
Josh is having problems bathing and dressing himself since his traumatic brain injury. His TBI appears to be impacting his ability to do?
activities of daily living
What Big Five personality trait decreases the most with age?
Openness to experience
What is the difference between crystallized and fluid intelligence?
Crystallized intelligence generally increases with age while fluid intelligence decreases with age
Knowing that Paris is the capital of France
What cognitive deficits are most prominent in Alzheimer's?
Learning and Memory
Growing up in the Great Depression is an example of
cohort effect
What is the term for age-related hearing loss?
Presbycusis
A news broadcast came on highlighting a natural disaster in the area that killed three people. After watching this news broadcast, Mark noticed himself thinking about his own death. He then began thinking about his own religion and how that when he dies, he will be saved and protected. His religion reduced his anxiety about death. What is this an example of?
Terror Management Theory
Imagine a person named John, a 45-year-old man with a long history of heavy drinking. He enters a hospital after being found disoriented and unable to recall basic personal information.He is later diagnosed with Major Neurocognitive Disorder. What form of Major Neurocognitive Disorder is he likely to have?
Korsakoff's Syndrome
What are the key features of Baltes's Life Span Perspective?
Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, contextual, and multidisciplinary.
What are risk factors of elder abuse?
- Older Age
- Poverty
- Cognitive Impairment
Multi-tasking requires what type of attention?
Divided attention
What are some predictors of divorce?
- Short marriage duration