Chapters 11 & 12 Flashcards

Question

What are the links to health?

Answer 1

 Religious attendance = reduction in hypertension, increase in longevity  Lower rates of drug use (compared to non- religious)  Social networks, support, social connection -community -lots of immigrants are not religious

Answer 2

-generation vs age stages - Seeking to be productive in a caring way  Leaving legacies of themselves for next gen  Guiding the next generation, creating one’s lineage! vs  Stagnation (“self-absorption”): belief – done little or nothing for next gen -nothing to offer have not accomplished anything  Social capital like volunteering, social networks strongest link to well-being, health -who do you know? network

Answer 3

 ↑ Memory, executive functioning, buffered against some adversity experiences  Promote, guide next generation by parenting, teaching, leading, engaging in activities that benefit community -ex: finances

Answer 4

-last stage= very old - Life comes together – looking back; re-synthesis of all resilience and strength over time -highlight difficulties  Seeking integrating of personal experiences with their vision of community  Integrity: honesty, feeling of being a whole, comfortable with oneself, life well lived  Reminiscence therapy: discuss past activities, experiences (use photographs, familiar items, videos) which can improve mood (↓ despression) -trying to intergrate positivity into their lives

Answer 5

 Have you seen your parents go through a midlife crisis? -turning point in movies  No evidence of one... -used as an excuses, issues , a culture

Answer 6

 How life events influence one’s development not only on the life event itself BUT mediating factors  Physical health, family supports -is not always positive  Adaptation to life events: appraisal of threat, coping strategies -ex: test of pandemic  Life-stage context -has an impact on development  Sociohistorical context

Answer 7

-how do you view/define stress  No clear definition of “stressful life event” -different for each person  Stressful events (SE) impact most diseases (e.g., elevated anxiety, depression; exacerbate behaviours bad for health (drug use, alcohol), affect hormones, autonomic nervous system  Most who experience SE do NOT get sick -not cause and effect  SE are not random (except natural disasters, accidents) -not by chance  Healthy people may not experience disease from SE

Answer 8

 Not all SE events have same impact  Chronic SE are worse than acute (time-limited) SE -abusive relationship -dangerous neighbourhood  Multiple SE may or may not have cumulative effect -depends on how serious it is -if it is overwhelming will have this effect  Depending on one’s life course, SE will vary in frequency, potency -working support, finance, relationship  SE x gender due to gendered socialization, roles -women will ask for help more services for women -not men

Answer 9

 8 Consecutive days: report on positive events, socializing activities, and affect (positive, negative)  Major depressive disorder: fewer positive events, spent less time with others, fewer positive interactions  Predicted well-being 10 years later! -how do you see things  1 week, daily experiences: older women, fewer stressors, less negative emotions -not seen as stressful  Greater emotional reactivity to daily stressors - ↑ chronic physical health condition, anxiety/mood disordered 10 years later

Answer 10

 More active and involved, more likely to be satisfied with life  More energetic, active, productive, age more successfully and more happier than disengaged individuals -all issues in the body

Answer 11

 Older adults place more value on emotional satisfaction, thus more selective about their social networks -know their time is short  Fundamental ability to monitor their time left in life -understanding  Older – time is limited = more valuable  Lonely??? -thinking of all the bad things  Loneliness highest among 20’s, then mid-40’s, lowest in 60’s  Positivity effect: tendency to focus, remember positive information -good for mental health

Answer 12

 Marital satisfaction fairly stable over time -how happy they are  Middle-aged partners more likely view marriage as positive if engage in mutual activities  Positive marital quality – linked to better health for both partners -mental issues affect health  Marriage/relationship in late adulthood = happier, feel less distressed, live longer > single  “Very happy”: Experience better health, longevity  Middle adulthood: majority – marriage was excellent, very good -are happy

Answer 13

 “Grey divorce” – 55+ yrs of age  Much lower than 15-34, and 35-59 age group  Slight rise - people living longer, women less economically reliant, shift in culture, adult children -more acceptance of divorcing

Answer 14

 Parents living through their children may experience empty nest syndrome – feelings of great loss, grief when adult children move away  Other emotions – lack of emotional expression, depression, loneliness, distress, guilt, then acceptance  But, many still living at home - $$$, divorce, unsuccessful career -housing market increases  Tensions.... -adult children- parents  Parents – sandwich generation – taking care of aging parents, and adult children -double generations

Answer 15

 Siblings  May be longest-lasting relationship in lifetime  Most relationships are positive -could be negative  Usually close in childhood – similar when older -maintains relationship  Friends  Early adulthood – expand network -through work/activities  Late – new friendships less likely, more selective, friend circle smaller -time is limited

Answer 16

 Grandparents taking care of grandchildren -no in between especially at risk for depression  Tend to be low-income, minority status, parents not married -issues going on  Divorce and remarriage, estranged grandparents is on the rise! -were actively involved and do have the right to talk in court -prove that they have been involved  Grandparents have legal rights to have access  Grandparents taking care of grandchildren especially at risk for depression  Tend to be low-income, minority status, parents not married  Divorce and remarriage, estranged grandparents is on the rise!  Grandparents have legal rights to have access

Answer 17

 Retirement! -what are they going to do with their time?  Now can devote time to causes and interests that were “backseat” to careers, family obligations  Volunteers aged 55+ = 39% of Canadian volunteer hours (2013) -especialily in religion  Population = 28%

Answer 18

 Sense of accomplishment  Feeling a sense of purpose in life  Making positive difference in others’ lives  Looking forward to each new day  Gaining more pleasure from and appreciation of daily activities -of what they have  Sense of self-worth -self-esteem  Feeling better physically, psychologically -physical health  Overall sense of well-being  Feeling overall improvement in quality of life

Answer 19

 Make better social networks-meet new people  Reduce stress- helping others  Reduces chronic conditions – heart disease, depression, body immune system, protecting against infection and illness -physical health- body more healthy  Builds self-identity, self-confidence -alternative- finding yourself  Able to provide social support to others

Chapters 11 & 12 Flashcards

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