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aging adult
Chapters 18 & 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| growth | increase in body size or changes in body cell structure |
| development | orderly pattern of chges in structure, maturation |
| factors infuencing growth development | genetic history, prenatal history, enivronment, nutrition |
| freud's theory of development | the id, the ego, the super ego |
| id | wants self gratification |
| ego | serves as a problem solver, mediator |
| superego | serves as a conscience |
| erikson's theory of psycholsocial development (young adult) | intimacy vs isolation - goal is to find intimate relationship (marriage) and to decide on career pursuits (occupation) |
| erikson's theory of psychosocial develoment (middle adulty) | generativity vs. stagnation - concerned for next genreation |
| erikson's theory of psychosocial development (older adult) | ego integrity vs. despair - remise over life evetns. looking for sense of fullment |
| theories in aging | genetic, immunity, free radical |
| middle adult | gradual physiological changes, little cognitive changes, incresed personal freedom |
| deelopmental tasks of middle adulthood | gruide next generation, accept mekkle-age changes, adjust to needs of aging parents, reevalutes goals |
| leading cause of death in middle adulthood | mva's, suicide, chronic diseases |
| health problems of middle adult | cardiovasular, pulmonary, cancer, diabetes, obesity, depression |
| life changes of middle adult | employment, relationship with spouse, relationship with adult children |
| development of older adult | organ systems decline, take longer to respond, self-concept is relatively stable |
| myths of the older adult | old age begins at 65, older adults are in nursing homes, not interested in sex, bladder problems, do not deserve agressive treatment for illness |
| changes in older adult | physical strength, retirement, helath of spouse, social roles, living arrangements |
| causes of accidental injuries in older adult | changes in vision & hearing, loss of muscle strength, slower reflexes, decrease sesnory ability, chronic illness, polypharmacy, economic factors |
| dementia | chronic confussion |
| delirium | acute confussion (may be brought on by response to illness) |
| goals of nursing care of older adult | promote independence, support individual stengths, safe environment |
| physiological changes of middle adult | fatty tissue redistributed, skin is drier, loss of calcium from bones, visual acuity decreases, hearing diminshes, hormone production, decreases, calorie needs decrease, basal metabolic rate decreases |
| ageism | sterotyping of older adults |
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