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Dying (well, it had to end somewhere)
100
Age based on competence and performance.
What is "functional age"?
100
A homelike housing arrangement for seniors who require more care than can be provided at home but less than is usually provided in nursing homes.
What is "assisted living"?
100
Telling stories about people and events from pasts and thoughts/feelings about them.
What is "reminiscence"?
100
The housing preferences of older adults tend to reflect a strong desire for ____, or remaining in a familiar setting where they have control over their everyday life.
What is "aging in place"?
100
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance are the five components of this woman's theory of a patient's reactions to imminent death.
Who is "Elisabeth Kühler-Ross"?
200
Shopping, housekeeping, and paying bills.
What are "instrumental activities of daily living"?
200
A set of disorders in which many aspects of thought and behavior are so impaired that everyday activities are disrupted.
What is "dementia"?
200
An upbeat mood, self-acceptance, marital satisfaction, more involvement in community and adult children.
What is "ego integrity"?
200
Affordability of retirement.
What is "the first consideration in the decision to retire"?
200
The experience of losing a loved one.
What is "bereavement"?
300
Aging based on hereditary effects and environmental influences.
What is "secondary aging"?
300
Retrieving words from long-term memory and planning what to say and how to say it.
What are "age-related losses in language processing"?
300
A trait illustrated by being increasingly generous; the state of having come in terms with life despite imperfections.
What is "agreeableness"?
300
These include: Disengagement Theory, Continuity Theory, Activity Theory, Socioemotional Selectivity Theory.
What are "the social theories of aging"?
300
When doctors or others act directly, at a patient’s request, to end suffering before a natural end of life.
What is "voluntary active euthanasia"?
400
An array of devices that permit people with disabilities to improve their functioning (EX: motorized chairs and voice commands).
What is "assistive technology"?
400
Knowledge about fundamental concerns of life, effective strategies for applying knowledge, a view of people considering their life contexts, concern with human values, and awareness and management of the uncertainties of life
What are "the five ingredients of wisdom"?
400
The ability to maximize positive emotion and dampen negative emotion.
What is "affect optimization"?
400
When gains are maximized and losses are minimized.
What is "optimal aging"?
400
The irreversible cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem; considered as the end of life in most industrialized nations.
What is "brain death"?
500
Reducing time span between the first chronic illness or disability and time of death.
What is "compression of morbidity"?
500
Bundles of twisted threads that are the product of collapsed neural structures and that contain abnormal forms of the protein tau.
What are "neurofibrillary tangles"?
500
70% of people 75 and over think this is very important in their life.
What is "religion"?
500
These include: well-funded social security plans, good health care, safe housing, and diverse social services.
What are "older adult needs"?
500
The loss of a spouse or partner in early or middle adulthood is a ______________ event that profoundly disrupts life plans.
What is "nonnormative"?