Soc 316 final Word Scramble
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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 |
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