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Age cohort

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A group of generation of elderly persons

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Baby boom generation

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Those American born between 1946-1964

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Demographics of aging

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Study of vital statistics of the aging population including size, growth, density and distribution

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Elderly, elders

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old people

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Long-term care

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Long term services and supports used by people who need assistance to function in their daily lives

perosnal care, rehab, assistive technolgy, health care, home modifcation.

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Medicaid

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program joint sponsered by the states and the federal government to provide health care for those who cannont finance their own medical expenses

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Medicare

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federal program that provides health care for those age 65 and older and those with long term disabilities

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Old-old

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over 75

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Social Security

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major source of income for older adults in the US. 90% of older adults collected SS in 2004

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Young-old

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relatively healthy financially independent older adult of any age. usually reffers to people between the age of 55 and 74

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Third agers

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French mehtod of categorizing elderly persons 65 to 85 years of age

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AARP

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advocay group for older adults, formerly known as the american association for retired persons

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Ageism

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Based on stereotypes, myths about aging and language that conjures up negitive images of older adults

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Biopsychosocial

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Biological, psychological and sociological factors associated with old age

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Caregiver

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one who provides care for another

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Convoy of support

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a personal social network moving with the individual through life

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Discrimination

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the act of exhibiting prejudicial behavior

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Fictive kin

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when a niece or nephew takes on the social role of a child or when a sibling takes on the social role of a spouse

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Geriatrics

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a medical term for the study diagnosis and treatment of health specific to older adults

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Gerontology

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the scientific studys of aging that examines the biological, psycological, and sociological factors associated with old age

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Gray Panthers

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an intergenerational education and advocay group working on social and economic justice and peace for america

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Healthy People 2020

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strategic plan set forth by the US department of health and human services to focus on preventable health threats

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Infantilizing

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negative portrayal of older adults that encourage dependency because it devalues the individual and does not foster independence

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Long-distance caregiver

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a care giver who does not line in the same area of the recipient but still provides care. may involve living a 100 miles or more apart

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Long-term care insurance

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insurence that provides payment or supplementary payment for long term care

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Myths about aging

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myths often involve the erroneous lack of distinction between pathological and typical aging.

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Older adult

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65 or older

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Older Americans Act (OAA)

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legislation passsed in 1965 to specifically address the needs of adults

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Polypharmacy

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the use of multiple medications in one individual

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Retirement

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that period of time after one retires from working

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Sandwich generation

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Caring for your children and parents

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Senior Service America (SSA)

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a not for profit organization that provides training and employment of disadvantaged older adults throughout the US

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Senior Volunteer Corps

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Group that provides opportunities for those 55 and Over connecting older adults who want to volunteer with organizations needing volunteer service providers

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Social roles

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Roles that define and individuals position in the community and dictate basic behaviors withing a social group

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Social Security

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Major source of income for older adults in the US

90% of older adults collected SSI in 2004

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Stereotypes

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a conventional oversimplified and ofter formulaic conception, option or image usually of a person or group

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Alveoli

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thin walled air sacs covered by capillaries that are the major site for gas exchange

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Anemia

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A decrease in hemoglobin level, causing a lower than normal oxygen- carrying capacity in the blood

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Aneurysm

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Destruction of the inner layers of an artery’s wall that can cause a saclike enlargement that can weaken the arterial wall

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Atherosclerosis

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development of fatty plaques and the proliferation of connective tissue in the wall arteries

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Autoimmune disease

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Marked by the mistaken immunlogical destruction of the body’s own cells. In such diseases the body loses the ablity to distinguish “self” from “non self”

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Average life expectancy

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Mean length of life usually differentiated by country

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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a benigh enlargement of the proste

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Cataract

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clouding of the lens

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Chronic bronchitis

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deffined as chronic cough

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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chronic bronchitis

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Dementia

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progressive cognitive impairment that eventually interferes with daily functioning

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Diabetes mellitus

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a condition in which there is insufficient insulin. this can lead to elevated blood glucose levels

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Diaphragm

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The dome shaped skeletal muscle located beneath the lungs. It is the major muscle of ventilation

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Diverticulosis

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The development of small sacs where the large intestinal lining has herniated through the intestinal muscular wall

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Embolism

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the blockage of anartery by blood clot or other foreign material such as air fat

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Emphysema

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a loss of functional elastic tissue in the lungs resulting in the loss of alveolar wall surface area and the premature collapsing of small bronchioles during exhalation

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Fecal incontinence

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the inability to voluntarily control defecation largely because of the weakening of the external anal sphincter muscle

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Free radical

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Molecules that contain at least one unpaired electron

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach lining

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Heat stroke

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a condition caused by excessive exposure to heat in which the body temperature becomes dangerously elevated

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Homeostasis

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the state of equilibrium within the body

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Hyposmia

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a decreased or diminished sense of smell

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Hypothalamus

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a small but important structure that controls the activity of the pituitary glad by realizing hormones that stimulate or inhibit its hormonal production and release

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Lipofuscin

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fatty pigments found in aging cells

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Maximum life span potential

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the oldest age reached by an individual ina population

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Myocardial infarction

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blockage of the coronary arteries that can cause tissue death to part of the heart (heart attack)

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Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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type 2 diabetes

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Osteoarthritis

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degenerative joint disease

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Osteoporosis

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disease in which bones become

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Peptic ulcer

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an ulceration of the stomach, esophagus, or duodenum caused by gastric acid

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Pituitary gland

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under control of the hypothalamus it releases a battery of tropic hormones that have selective stimulating effects on glands such as thyroid adrenal gland and gonands

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Postural (orthostatic) hypotension

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a fall in systemic blood pressure upon rising from a supine to a standing position usually to quick

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Presbycusis

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the most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in adults

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Presbyopia

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a condition in which molecular changes render the lens of the eye less elastic

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Senescence

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deleterious changes that occur as results of the aging process

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Stroke

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infraction in the brain that car occur as a result of occlusion or rupture of a cerebral artery

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thrombus

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a stationary blood clot

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Urinary incontinence

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Loss of voluntary control of micturition

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Xerostomia

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a condition in which dryness of the mouth occurs as result of salivary gland dysfunction

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Alzheimer’s disease

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degenerative brain disease that is the most common form of dementia

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Age-associated memory impairment

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the most common age related cognitive decline that is associated with mild forgetfulness

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Anhedonia

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Difficulty experiencing pleasure doing formerly enjoyable activities

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Attention

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being able to focus or concentrate

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Bereavement

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a feeling of anguish at the death of a loved one

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Cerebrovascular accident

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Stroke, infraction in the brain

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Cognition

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involves thinking learning and memory

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Crystallized intelligence

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intelligence that tends to remain strong

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Delirium

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a serious rapidly developing state of confusion often associated with surgery or hospitalization

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Depression

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a mood disorder characterized by loss of interest in living

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Episodic memory

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memory oriented toward the past (memory)

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Failure to thrive

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a condition in which a person fails to gain weight or in which the person loss weight

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Fluid intelligence

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Intelligence that involves the speed and accuracy of information processing such as discrimination comparison and categorization.

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Gerotranscendence

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associated with wisdom and a moving away from early and midlife materialism

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Heterogeneous

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mixed or consisting of dissimilar elements or parts

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Learned helplessness

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a condition that develops when living beings learn that their responses are independent of desired outcomes

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Long-term memory

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permanent storage of information

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Malnutrition

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a condition in which one suffers from a porrly balanced diet or has a deficiency in the digestive system

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Mild cognitive impairment

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cognitive losses that may portend the diagnosis of alzheimers disease

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Orientation

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awareness of self surroundings and time

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Personality

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Traits behaviors and qualities particular to an individual

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Primary memory

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this type of memory has limited capacity and is used for information that is either used or generally forgotten in matter of seconds

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Procedural memory

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memory that is performance based

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Prospective memory

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relates to remembering to do something in the future appointments

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Quality of life

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contentment or satisfaction with day to day life

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Self-efficacy

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the beliefs that each of us holds about the level of control we have our future

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Semantic memory

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involves a cumulative knowledge base about the world in general

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Short-term memory

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remembering information for a short time

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Stereotypes

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a conventional oversimplified and often formulaic conception option or image usually of a person or group

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Suicide

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the deliberate taking of ones life

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Working memory

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actively using or manipulating information from a short term storage base

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