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| the branch of medicine specializing in the medical care and treatment of the diseases and health problems of older adults. -study of disease-relates aspects of aging |
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| the study of the biological, behavioral, and social phenomena frim the point of maturity to old age. - study of healthy older sdults |
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| Two stages of life viewpoint |
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| physical and psychological functions develop up to the point of maturity after which there is a transition to aging that is characterized by a decline in functioning |
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| where a person stands relative to the # of yrs that they will live. Also in terms of the body's organ system and physical appearance. |
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| a person's competence in carrying out a specific task. evaluated in relation to a specific coontext and often related to chronological age peers(athelets might be considered functionally old at 35yrs old). |
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| how well a person adapts to changing conditions. |
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| has to do with the views held by most members of a society regarding what individuals in a given chronological age group should do and how they should behave. |
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| a variable that cannot be manipulated or controlled...such as socioeconomic status, sex, age, ethnicity etc. |
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| implies negative beliefs, or stereotypes, about older adults as a group |
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| compassionate stereotypes |
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| foster a view of older adults as helpless and in need of advocacy |
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| overly solicitous attitude towards older adults, including an assumption that important life-changing decisions that affect their lives should be made without consulting them |
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| Normative Age-Graded Influences |
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| biological or environmental events and occurences that are associated with chronological age. (ex:puberty & menopause) can also be specific to the society (ex: when most people go to school, get married, retire) |
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| Normative History-Graded Influences |
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| can result from an event, or can represent a gradual evolution of societal structure (ex:epidemics, wars, depression, educational & child rearing philosophies, gender-role expectations) |
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| Non-Normative Life Events |
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| not necessarily associated with chronological age or historical time, but none-theless such events can play an important role in one's developement...(ex: winning loto, divorce, accident, promotion) |
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| Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) Model of Aging |
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| people adapt throughout life, capable of learning and changing and calling upon "reserve" capacity...SELECTION: concentrating efforts where most effective functioning is most likely to remain high. OPTIMIZATION:focus on behaviors that maximize quantity and quality of life. COMPENSATION: subing new strategies when losses occur (ex:if hearing goes-> get a hearing aid) |
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| Ecological Model of Aging |
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| interaction between person and environment--> level of adaptation (measured by well being and behavior) a person's competence should match the level of their environment's challenges. |
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