Question | Answer |
nocturia | need to get up at night & empty bladder |
apoptosis | programmed cell death |
Programmed theories | endocrine theory
autoimmune disease
Hayflick theory |
Error theories | Wear & Tear theory
genetic mutations (somatic DNA damage)
cross-linking |
Longevity Enhancement | DHEA
HGH
Caloric Restriction
Telomere Therapy
Cloning/organ replacement
Cryonics |
age dependent diseases | cataracts
osterporosis
emphysema
wrinkles
osteoarthritis
nodular prostate.. |
age related | heart disease
hypertension
heart attack
stroke
Alzhiemer's
Parkinson's |
intelligence scale: 6 verbal, 5 performance | Wechsler Adult intelligence scale |
fluid intelligence | 1 spacial orientation
2 abstract reasoning
3 word fluency
4 inductive reasoning |
crystallized intelligence | 1 verbal meaning
2 word association
3 social judgment
4 number skills |
IQ | - problem solving
- verbal competence
- social competence |
professional ageism | over-generalization of Alzheimer's |
Irreversible Dementias | degenerative diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's)
Huntington's
AIDS
neurosyphilis |
Reversible Dementias | delirium
toxic reactions
depression
vitamin B12 deficiency
hydrosephalus
tumors
subdural hematomas |
Terminal Drop/Decline | rapid decline in cognitive function within 5 yrs of death |
Role Theory | role based on age
- age norms
- age appropriate
- role exit |
Disengagement Theory vs.
Activity Theory vs.
Gerotranscendence Theory | withdraw
stay active
look inside |
Continuity theory | maintain patterns of behavior as you age |
age passing | looking younger to get privileges of youth |
intimacy @ a distance | contact via phone, email, letters etc |
skipped generation household | grandparents parenting grandkid |
Social integration | social networks + social support=
social integration |
average caregiver | 46, female, married, works, $35,000 |
ten year rule | if married for 10 yrs, get spouse's social security |
Reverse Annuity mortgages (RAMs) | stays in home until death
signs house to bank |
Eden Alternative | Bill Thomas
animals in nursing home |
3-legged stool of retirement | 1 social security
2 savings
3 pensions |
gerontology vs.
geriatrics | study of old
elderly's medicine |
Patient Advocate Forms | 1 no life support
2 life support if likely to recover
3 life support at all costs |