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| A U.S. organisation of people 50 and older that advocates for the elderly. it was originally called the American Association of Retired Persons, but now only the initials AARP are used, since members need not be retired. |
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| a situation in which mourners do not grieve, either because other people do not allow grief to be expressed or because the mourners do not allow themselves to feel sadness. |
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| a measure of mastery or proficiency in reading, mathematics, writing, science or some other subject. |
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| a situation in which someone takes action to bring about another person's death, with the intention of ending that person suffering. |
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| activities of daily life (ADLs) |
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| typically identified as 5 tasks of self-care that are important to independent living: eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, and transferring from a bed to a chair. the inability to perform any of these tasks is a sign of frailty. |
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| the view that elderly people want and need to remain active in a variety of social spheres-with relatives, friends, and community group -and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism. |
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| a gene that adds something to some aspect of the phenotype.its contribution depends on additions from the other genes, which may come from either the same or the other parent. |
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| adolescence - limited offender |
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| a persons whose criminal activity stops by age 21. |
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| a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people ages 10 to 13 to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others. |
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| two glands, located above the kidneys, that produces hormones(including the stress hormones epinephrine adrenaline and norepinephrine.) |
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| remaining in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but not leaving when health fades. |
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| The Age (about 22 weeks after conception) at which a fetus may survive outside the mother's uterus if specialized medical care is available. |
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| a prejudice whereby people arecategorized and judged solely on the basis of their chronological age. |
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| rejected by peers because of antagonistic, confrontational behavior. |
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| any of the possible forms in which a gene for a particular trait can occur. |
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| Literally "other care"; the care of children by people other than the biological parents. |
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| a dynamic body address name, related to homeostasis, that over time affect the overall physiology.the main difference is that while homeostasis requires an immediate response, Allostasis requires longer-term adjustment. |
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| the most common cause of dementia, characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory and personality and marked by the formation of plaques of beta-amyloid protein and tangles of tau in the brain. |
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| a tiny brain structure that registers emotions, particularly fear and anxiety. |
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| a form of intelligence that involves such mental processes of the abstract planning, strategy selection, focused attention, and information processing, as well as verbal and logical skills. |
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| Thought that results from analysis, such as a systematic ranking of pros and cons, risks and consequences, possibilities and facts.analytic thought depends on logic and rationality. |
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| the term coined to signify a drop in testosterone levels in older men, which normally results in reduced sexual desire, erections, and muscle mass. |
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| the belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive. |
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| can eating disorder characterized by self starvation. Affected individuals voluntarily under an awesome over exercise, depriving their vital organs of nutrition. Anorexia can be fatal. |
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| a lack of oxygen that, if prolonged, can cause brain damage or death. |
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| feelings of dislike or even hatred for another person. |
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| actions that are deliberately hurtful or destructive to another person. |
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| a quick assessment of a newborn's body functioning. my baby's heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, color, and reflexes are given a score of 0 1 or 2 twice- at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth-and each time the total of all 5 scores as compared with the ideal score of 10 (which is rarely attained). |
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| the potential to master a specific skill or to learn a certain body of knowledge. |
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| a living arrangement for elderly people that combines privacy and independence with medical supervision. |
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| chronic disease of the respiratory system in which information narrows Airways from the nose and mouth to the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. signs and symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. |
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| according to Ainsworth, and affectional tie that an infant forms with a caregiver-the ties that bind them together in space and endures over time. |
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