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| a facility designed for the special needs of the dying |
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| the study of dying and death |
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| a condition that destroys a person's ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for himself or herself |
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| decreases in mental abilities experienced by some people in old age |
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| prejudice or discrimination against the elderly |
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| decremental model of aging |
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| idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age |
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| the desire, in middle age, to use one's accumulated wisdom to guide future generations |
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| the stop of development and a desire to recapture the past |
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| the biological event in which a woman's production of sex hormones is sharply reduced |
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| ceremonies or rituals in which an individual is admitted to new status or accepted into a new position |
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| sexual maturation; the end of childhood and the point which reproduction is first possible |
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| the first menstrual period |
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| period during which males achieve first ejaculation |
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| the condition during adolescence in which the growth or maturation of bodily parts in uneven |
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| the process in which an individual tries to explain an unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that improves their self esteem |
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| a period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are |
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| Bandura's view of human development; emphasizes interaction |
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| a small, exclusive group of people within a larger group |
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| acting in accordance with some specified authority |
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| a serious eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and weight loss |
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| a serious eating disorder characterized by compulsive over eating usually followed by self-induced vomiting |
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| the sex group to which an individual belongs |
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| the set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex |
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| in oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women |
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| combining traditionally male and female characteristics |
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