aging perspectives and demographics Flashcards
1
Q
Normal physiologic process of time-related change
A
aging
2
Q
Bias against older people based perception solely on their chronological age not
on their functional status
A
ageism
3
Q
Branch of medicine that is used to study old age (curative)
A
geriatrics
4
Q
combined biologic, psychological, and sociologic study of older adults within their environment
A
gerontology
5
Q
Field of nursing that specializes in the nursing process (carative)
A
gerontologic nursing
6
Q
newborn age
A
0-1 month
7
Q
infant age
A
1 month to 1 year
7
Q
toddler age
A
1 to 3 years old
8
Q
preschool age
A
3 to 6 years old
9
Q
school aged
A
6 to 12 years
10
Q
adolescent
A
12 to 19 years
11
Q
young adult
A
20-35/40
12
Q
middle adult
A
40 to 60 years
13
Q
young
A
65
14
Q
old age at ph
A
60
