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________ is care designed not to treat an illness, but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the guidance to his or her family.

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palliative care

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the ______ refers to a situation in which an action (such as administering opiates) has both a positive effect (relieving a terminally ill person’s pain) and a negative effect (hastening death by suppressing respiration).

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double effect

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______ refers to the urge to accumulate and hold on to familiar objects and possessions, sometimes to the point of becoming health and/or safety hazards. This impulse tends to increase with age.

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compulsive hoarding

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__________ are theories that emphasize that social forces, particularly those related to a person’s social stratum or social category, limit individuals choice and affect a person’s ability to function in late adulthood

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stratification theories

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_______ is the view that aging makes a person’s social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal and passivity.

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disengagement theory

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_________ is the view that elderly people want and need to remain active in social spheres - with relatives, friends and community groups - and become withdrawn only unwillingly as a result of ageism

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activity theory

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