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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Psychology
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Psychology
12th Grade
03/15/2012

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Term
menopause
Definition
the biological event in which a woman's production of sex hormones is sharply reduced
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generativity
Definition
the desire, in middle age, to use one's accumulated wisdom to guide future generations
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stagnation
Definition
a discontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past
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decremental model of aging
Definition
idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age
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ageism
Definition
prejudice or discrimination against the elderly
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senile dementia
Definition
decreases in mental abilities experienced by some people in old age
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Alzheimer's disease
Definition
a condition that destroys a person's ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for herself or himself
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thanatology
Definition
the study of dying and death
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hospice
Definition
a facility designed to care for the special needs of the dying
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