Successful Aging
(Erikson's 8th stage) Involves the process by which people try to make sense of their lives
what is integrity versus despair
______ constitute the longest-lasting relationship in most people's livess
what are siblings?
what is a sense of place?
the most common type of elder abuse
what is neglect?
The most commonly reported method for coping with life stress among older adults is _______
what is religion/spiritual support?
Theory that says that people tend to cope with daily life in later adulthood by applying familiar strategies based on past experience to maintain and preserve both internal and external structures
what is continuity theory
Many retirees maintain contacts in they communities by ______
what is volunteering?
A supportive living arrangement for people need assistance with ADLs or IADLs but who are not so impaired that they need 24-hour care.
what are assisted living facilities?
The primary source of income after retirement and the only source for many
what is Social Security?
what is a major problem of widowhood?
what is loneliness?
_________provides a pathway through late life that focuses on positive outcomes through health and social engagement to achieve well-being.
what is successful aging
Older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, and may have cognitive or psychological disorders
what are frail older adults?
small neighborhood-integrated homes for six to ten residents in which older adults receive a high level of eprsonal and professional care
what is the green house project?
the people most likely to abuse older adults
what are partners and adult children?
the desertion of an older adult by an individual who had physical custody or otherwise had assumed responsibility for providing care for the older adult
what is abandonment?
A person's ability to function in several key domains is termed _____, whereas demands put on a person from external sources are termed __________.
what is competence; environmental press?
what kind of retirement has a negative effect on health?
what is forced retirement?
Rebecca is so impaired cognitively and physically that she needs medical care 24/7 from a team of healthcare professionals. What kind of facility should she be placed in?
what is a long-term care facility?
What is one major concern of Social Security?
Widowed woman are more likely to experience __________ after the death of their spouse.
what are financial troubles?
Nick is a 70 year old man who is sitting in bed reflecting on the events and experiences of his lifetime. He is currently conducting a ___________.
what is a life review?
Zoe and Alyssa have been best friends since they were in college. However, now that they are both in their 70s, they have become less able to perform tasks they used to be able to do independently. In particular, Zoe can no longer wipe herself and Alyssa can no longer pay her bills without assistance. In this situation, Zoe has trouble performing _________, while Alyssa has trouble performing ____________.
what are activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living?
what is European Americans over 85 with a 50/50 chance of having dementia, depression, or both?
Nick hates the government and is scared that they are going to give his personal information to international spies. He is opposed to most government-run systems like ________, which provides older US citizens with medical insurance.
what is Medicare?
For older adults, turning problems over to God includes a three-step process. Name the three steps.
what is focusing on parts of problems that can be changed?
what is emotionally disconnecting from aspects of the problem that cannot be changed?