older adults Flashcards
age ranges for young old, old old, oldest old and elite old?
young old, 65-74
old old, 75-84
oldest old 85-100
elite old? >100
fastest growing?
fasted growing group?
85 years and older
Aging theories
Erickson:
task of late adulthood is accepting without despair
Butler:
retrospection and life review leads to srenity, candor and wisdom
Peck: 3 tasks:
ego differentiation vs work role (I am satisfied with myself);
body transencendence vs preoccupation (not absorbed by physical limitations);
ego transendence vs preoccupations be satisfied with what I have now
Levinson
season of life: come to terms with the inevitability of death
disengagement theory:
withdrawing is good for persona nd society
engaging:
aging well and styaing active
continuity theory
personality, attitue and behaviors are fairly constant through life
Aging theories
gene theory:
one/multiple latent genes activate nd lead to cell death
error theory:
as a cell ages, genes encode for proteins with errors
somatic mutation theory
destruction of key gene causes the cell to stop dividing; longetivity depends on ability to repair DNA
programmed theory
senescence factor accumulates in cells leading to death
Immuniological theory:
an imbalance of T cells results in decreased cellular immune functions and autoantibodies
Free radical theory
un paired electrons alter biochemical reactions and result in DNA damage and cell death
cross-link theory
collagen molecules cross-link in tissues that produce stifffness and rigidity
stress-adaptation theory
diminished ability to cope with stress results in hypothermia, CO decline and decreased vital capacity
