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INTRO CH13, 14
older adult and aging
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the psychosocial development of Erickson for the older adult? | ego integrity vs despair |
| When do individuals achieve ego integrity? | when they sense that their lives have meaning and have been worthwhile. |
| If an older adult does not meet Erickson what happens | likely to feel that life is to short, may have regrets and feelings of failure |
| List some lifestyle changes in the older and aging population | changes in physiologic, psychological and sociological functions and roles, change in body function, change in residence, reduction of income, reevaluation of self-worth, adaptation of prospect of death |
| List some major physical changes related to normal aging processes | decrease in functioning of organs, change in visual and auditory acuity, decreased reaction time, unsteady gait, increased emotional and physical losses, stiff jointness |
| ___________ is the study of the medical problems and care associated with older adults. Its the study of the aging process in all its dementions | gerontology or geriatrics |
| Many stressors affect the aging population changes. List some of these stressors | loss of spouse, major loss of income, loss of transportation,adapting to stress and loss is a normal life cycle of getting older |
| Death of spouses and peers causes older adults to reflect on there own death and___________ | mortality |
| ____________ can be defined as personal feelings that pertain to an individual's relationship with a divine, non material, life force or higher power. | spirituality |
| ____________ refers to a man-made and organized system of beliefs about higher powers. | religion |
| ___________ study of characteristics and changes that casue balance in a population. | demographics |
| List 4 important issues r/t expansion of the older population to challenges in the 21st century | legal & ethical issues of death and dying will continue to be a part of the individuals and society's concerns, better training of healthcare professionals in areas of aging, more flexible working schedules volunteering, recognition of past contributions |
| __________ is a natural part of life. | death |
| List the stages of grief. | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| _____________ shock statements of disbelief, often followed by a feeling of isolation. no, not me | denial |
| _ rage, acting out physically or verbally against family or health professionals. WHY ME | Anger |
| _____________ guilt and developing awareness of diagnosis, YES ME, BUT OR IF I COULD JUST LIVE UNTIL | Bargaining |
| ___________ grief YES ME. a person realizes that he/she is going to die and nothing to stop it | Depression |
| _______________ self-reliance and a feeling of peace. MY TIME IS CLOSE | Acceptance |
| true or false a dying person works through the grief in the same time span as others that are dying | false |
| ______________ gradually seperates from the world so two-way communication generally no longer exists with people around him or her | detachment |
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