Terms
Personality Type
Phases of Retirement
Characteristics of the successfully Adjusted Older Person
Health
100
Returning to earlier behavior patterns
What is Regression
100
High life satisfaction
What is Integrated Personality
100
Adult is enthusiastic and feels euphoric about change immediately following retirement. Feels enthusiasm and excitement of self-initiated activities. Feels frustrated, angry, and anxious about the future, if forced to retire because of company policy, health, or some other life situation
What is Honeymoon
100
Realization that each person’s path is unique and some experiences must be faced alone
What is Existential Aloneness
100
Caloric requirements are higher than in earlier life, depending on activity level and physical status. True or False.
What is False.
200
May be an adaptive behavior, although it is usually regarded as a disagreeable, messy, and unsafe characteristic of the elderly or a sign of illness or dementia
What is Hoarding
200
Medium to low life-satisfaction
What is Passive-Dependent
200
Retiree’s plans are beyond financial means, health status interferes, or plans are not as satisfying as anticipated. Feels disappointed, let down, depressed, cynical, or angry
What is Disenchantment
200
Belief in oneself and one’s abilities
What is Self-reliance
200
Loss of muscle mass as a natural part of the aging process.
What is Sarcopenia.
300
Balanced perspective of one’s life and experience
What is Equanimity
300
Satisfied with life
What is Defended Personality
300
The person becomes ill, is disabled, or is facing death. Retirement has lost its meaning. Or the person is dissatisfied with retirement goals, activities, and leisure and reenters employment, usually part-time.
What is Terminal
300
Realization that life has purpose and the value of one’s contribution
What is Meaningfulness
300
Excessive or unnecessary use of medications both prescription and nonprescription. Occurs when multiple medication are used to treat the same disease or condition.
What is Polypharmacy
400
Realization that each person’s path is unique and some experiences must be faced alone
What is Existential Aloneness
400
Small percentage who show gross defects in psychological functions and deterioration in thought process; likely to be admitted to a long-term care institution
What is Disintegrated/Disorganized
400
Retiree comes to grips with reality of retirement, reorients self to the future, and reevaluates goals and strategies for their potential for achievement
What is Reorientation
400
Persistence despite adversity or discouragement
What is Perseverance
400
Name the four top causes of death in people ages 65 and older in order.
What is Heart disease, Cancer, Stroke, and Chronic lower respiratory disease.
500
Involves deliberately recalling memories about life events; it is the life history or story in a structured, sequential, autobiographical way. It is a guided or directed cognitive process, used with a goal in mind
What is Life Review
500
Extremely passive; Engage in few activities and little social interaction
What is Apathetic
500
Retiree determines and implements long-term choices or goals. This stage may occur after the honeymoon; some people do not experience disenchantment and reorientation. Achieves long-term goals with contentment
What is Stability
500
Balanced perspective of one’s life and experience
What is Equanimity
500
What are some suggestions for getting a good night's sleep in the elderly?
What is Follow a regular schedule. Try not to nap too much during the day. Try to exercise at regular times each day (finish workout at least 3 hours before bedtime). Do not drink beverages with caffeine late in the day. Do not drink alcohol to help you sleep. Do not smoke to help you sleep (Nicotine is a stimulant).
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