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PSY 241 Chapter 15

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Continuity Theory   Theory based on idea that people tend to cope with daily life in later adulthood by applying familiar strategies based on past experience to maintain and preserve both internal and external structures.  
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Competence   The upper limit of a person's ability to function in 5 domains: physical health, sensory perceptual skills, motor skills, cognitive skills, and ego strength.  
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Environmental Press   The physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments put on people.  
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Adaptation Level   When press level is average for a particular level of competence.  
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Zone of Maximum Performance Potential   When press level is slightly higher tending to improve performance.  
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Zone of Maximum Comfort   When press level is slightly lower, facilitating a high quality of life.  
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Proactivity   When people choose new behaviors to meet new desires or needs and exert control over their lives.  
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Docility   When people allow their situation to dictate the options they have.  
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Integrity vs. Despair   According to Erikson, the process in late life by which people try to make sense of their lives.  
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Life Review   The process by which people reflect on the events and experiences of their lifetimes.  
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Subjective Well-Being   An evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings.  
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Spiritual Support   Type of coping strategy that includes seeking pastoral care, participation in organized and non-organized religious activities, and expressing faith in a God who cares for people.  
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Bridge Job   Transitional job held between one's exit from a career job and final retirement.  
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Social Convoy   A group of people that journeys with us throughout our lives, providing support in good and bad times.  
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Socioemotional Selectivity   Process by which social contact is motivated by many goals, including information seeking, self-concept, and emotional regulation.  
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Frail Older Adults   Older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, and may have cognitive or psychological disorders.  
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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)   Basic self care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing.  
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)   Actions that require some intellectual competence and planning.  
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Household   An individual who lives alone or a group of individuals who live together.  
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Functional Health   The ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).  
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Sense of Place   The cognitive and emotional attachments that a person puts on their place of residence, by which a "house" is made into a "home".  
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Assisted Living Facilities   A supportive living arrangement for people who need assistance with ADLs or IADLs but who are not so impaired physically or cognitively that they need 24 hour care.  
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