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Aging
Springer - Social Work ASWB Master's Exam
10
Social Work
Post-Graduate
08/19/2019

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Term
Biological aging
Definition
- Characterized by progressive age-changes in metabolism, organ functioning, etc
- natural and irreversible process
- biological changes occur with age affect mood, attitude, and social activity
Term
Social work assessments with older adults
Definition
- aimed at gathering information about the quality of their biopsychosocial functioning
- evaluate capacity to function effectively in their environments
- determine what resources are needed to improve interpersonal functioning
- evaluate older adults’ capacity to function effectively in their environments and determine what resources are needed to improve interpersonal functioning
- may also include diagnostic medical and physical evaluations
Term
adult children may need direct assistance with...
Definition
- maintaining adequate nutrition
- decent housing
- economic stability
- access to appropriate medical care for both their parents and themselves
- psychosocial stressors that come with the transitioning of roles and the expectations placed upon them (blurred familial roles, boundaries, and expectations)
- feelings of guilt, fatigue, sadness, anxiety, and/or frustration
towards their aging parents
- getting other family members to share the burden and/or getting their parents’ affairs in order
- communication (i.e., understanding requests for assistance/resistance of their parents)
- self-care (i.e., developing coping skills and attending to their own needs)
- resource identification (i.e., finding services to assist in meeting child/parent needs)
Term
Gerontology
Definition
the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
Term
Aging
Definition
scientific definition: the accumulation of diverse deleterious changes occurring in cells and tissues with advancing age that are responsible for an increased risk of disease and death

- there is false belief that becoming old is undesirable
- at times has received a negative connotation and become synonymous with deterioration, approaching pathology, and death
- Society should learn to value old age to the same extent as it presently values youth
Term
Aging
Definition
the accumulation of diverse deleterious changes occurring in cells and tissues with advancing age that are responsible for an increased risk of disease and death
Term
Life expectancy
Definition
the average total number of years that a human expects to live
Term
lengthening of life expectancy
Definition
Due to:
- elimination of most infectious diseases occurring in youth
- better hygiene
- the adoption of antibiotics and vaccines
Term
Social workers' view on aging
Definition
- understand that old age is a time of continued growth and that older adults contribute significantly to their families, communities, and society
- Social workers are well positioned and trained to support and advocate for older adults and their caregivers
Term
biopsychosocial–spiritual–cultural challenges of aging clients
Definition
- changes in health and physical abilities
- difficulty in accessing comprehensive, affordable, and high-quality health and behavioral health care
- decreased economic security
- increased vulnerability to abuse and exploitation
- loss of meaningful social roles and opportunities to remain engaged in society
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