Oh, my aching bones! Age related changes in body system
Where did I leave my keys?
Aging in place
Don't fall, Granny!
Work and Retirement
100
Parts of the "rule of thirds" in which aging is considered a combination of these three things, and of which at least one relates to preventive lifestyle choices
What are age related changes, the effects of disuse, and the effects of age related diseases.
100
According to Lee, Lan, and Yen, the top three conditions perceived to be related to successful aging
What is good health, psychological health, and involvement in social activities
100
A broad spectrum strategy to build homes and environments that are accessible to people with and without disabilities
What is universal design?
100
An impairment of the vestibular function which results in disequilibrium associated with aging
What is presbyastasis?
100
The term that describes the organized influence of elderly people as a group, especially for social or political ends
What is gray power?
200
2 of the most common areas in the skeleton to find osteoporitic changes
What are the vertebral bones and long bones of the arms and legs?
200
Poor memory in older adults stem in part from deficiencies in these two memory processing functions
What are encoding and decoding?
200
A common bathroom consideration to allow for safety in installing grab bars.
What is reinforced bathroom walls?
200
Recommended interventions to reduce this (psychological) problem include education, addressing environmental safety considerations, discussion of risk taking behavior, assertiveness training, and improving physical fitness.
What is fear of falling?
200
The first postretirement year in which the retiree enjoys the freedom from the grind of work.
What is the liberation stage?
300
The easiest factor to change of the factors that contribute to the development of osteoporosis
What is physical activity?
300
Older adults use over-activation of this brain area to support working memory tasks
What is the prefrontal cortex?
300
The percentage of late adults who are living in the community settings
What is 95%.
300
The ability to maintain balance depends on information from these 3 body systems.
What are the visual, muscular and vestibular systems?
300
The group of elders who reported the worst self-rated health and depression among age peers
Who are grandmothers raising grandchildren?
400
The type of muscle fiber that is used to generate short bursts of strength and speed that tend to atrophy with aging.
What are Type II fast twitch muscle fibers?
400
A clinical state that involves complaints of memory impairment with everyday activities and is a modest loss of memory functions for those above 50
What is age associated memory impairment.
400
The greatest pattern of support in multigenerational family relationships find the healthy older adult in this role.
What is assisting the younger family members (child care, housing, financial support)?
400
The posture assumed in which the center body mass displaces to the rear and the head flexes forward and negatively affects balance, stair climbing, UE functional reach and overall ADL performance
What is kyphosis?
400
Two types of paid employment in which a retiree works after retirement or after receipt of a pension
What are career and noncareer bridge employment?
500
The most extensive decrease in gray matter density occurs in these lobes of the brain.
What are the dorsal, frontal and parietal lobes?
500
Three aspects of memory functions that tend to decline first
What are episodic, source and flashbulb memory?
500
A planned residential arrangement, usually including apartments and townhomes that include a range of services for a monthly fee and include a range of housing levels from independent to skilled care.
What is a continuing care retirement community?
500
A possible explanation for orthostatic hypotension, in which blood pressure falls when an older person stands from lying or sitting down, resulting in becoming lightheaded or dizzy and increasing risk for falls?
What is reduced sensitivity of baroreceptors?
500
One of the social changes experienced by elders after retirement in friendship patterns due to decreased contact with new people and casual relationships linked to daily routines?