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piaget’s 4th stage:

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formal operational thought:

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piaget’s 5th stage:

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post formal thought- problem finding not just solving

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massification

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idea that college would benefit everyone

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intimacy versus isolation

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powerful desire to share one’s personal life with someone else.

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self expansion

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idea that each one of us enlarge our understanding, our experiences, and our resources through our intimate friends and lovers.

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choice overload

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having so many options that a thoughtful choice become difficult, regret after making a choice become more likely.

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cohabition

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when a couple lives together in a committed romantic relationship but are not married.

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linked lives

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the experiences and needs of individuals at one stage of life are affected by those at other stages.

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homeostasis

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adjustment of the body’s systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibrium

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dualism

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there is only 1 right answer and the rest are wrong

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relativism

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there are many different points of view and all are correct

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commitment

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there are many different points of view, but this is what i believe is right and here is why

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fundamental attribution error

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assuming a persons behavior is caused by their personality. For ourselves we usually make excuses- EX would include others and self

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Erickson’s intimacy vs. isolation

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emerging adults spend more time alone

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define social loneliness

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lack of social contacts and relationships

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define emotional loneliness

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relationships lack sufficient intimacy and closeness

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fluid intelligence

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reflects information-processing capabilities, reasons and memory-making learning quick and thorough. EX: working memory, speed of solving a new problem,

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Crystalized intelligence

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information, skills and strategies acquired through education. EX: vocal, set of skills, knowing all of the capitals of the U.S. states.

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reliability

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tests measures consistently what it reports to measure- is it consistent

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validity

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test actually measure what it is suppose to measure

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define sandwich generation

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when caring for both younger and older people- children and parents.

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the big 5 include:

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openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism

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conscientiousness is:

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organized, deliberate, conforming, self disciplined

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extraversion is:

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outgoing, assertive, active

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agreeableness is:
kind, helpful, easygoing, generous
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neuroticism is:
anxious, moody, self-punishing, critical
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define ageism
the idea that age define who you are, a form of prejudice where people characterize and judge people based solely on their age
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elderspeak:
the way people talk to the old
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young-old:
healthy, financially stable
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old-old:
have some sort of physical/mental disability but still care for themselves even though it may be difficult
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oldest-old
depended on others
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stereotype threat:
anxiety that people have that others are prejudice towards you
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primary aging
universal, irreversible- change occurs as they age
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secondary aging
a specific illness/conditions that become more common with aging but result from poor health, genetic vulnerability and other influences that vary from person to person
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wear an tear
getting worn out
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cellular aging:
cells are aging and deteriorating
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genetic clock
regulates the aging process by triggering hormonal changes and controls cellular reproduction and repair
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hayflick limit
even without specific infections, healthy cells stop replication at a certain point
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senescene
physical aging: impacts vision, hearing, taste and smell, touch
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selective optimization with compensation
elderly will compensate for any impairment of senescence and will optimize/excel at whatever specific task they select
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sensory threshold
the divide between what is sensed and what is not
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amnesia
forgetting the origin of a fact, idea, or snippet of conversation
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working memory
the memory of info held in the brain for a moment before processing-shrinks with age
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ecological validity
ability should be measure din everyday tasks and circumstances and not in labs
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compression morbidity
shortening of time a person spends ill or infirm, accompanied by postponing illness
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osteoporosis
fragile bones that result from primary aging, which makes bones more porous, especially if a person is at genetic risk
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dementia
irreversible loss of intellectual functioning caused by organic brain damage or disease
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delirium
temporary loss of memory often accompanied by hallucinations, terror, grandiosity, and irrational behavior
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alzheimers disease
most common cause of dementia, gradual deterioration of memory and personality and marked by formation of plaques in the brain
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vascular dementia
form of dementia characterized by sporadic and progressive loss of intellectual functioning caused by repeated infarcts, or temporary obstructions of blood vessels which prevents sufficient blood from reaching the brain
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frontal lobe dementia
deterioration of the amygdala and frontal lobes that may be the cause of 15% of all dementias
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parkinson disease
chronic progressive disease thats characterized by muscle tremor or rigidity and sometimes dementia; cause by reduced dopamine production in the brain
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lewy body dementia
increase in lewy body cells in the brain. symptoms include hallucinations, momentary loss of attention, falling and fainting.
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mini-mental state examination
tests that is used to measure cognitive ability, especially in late adulthood
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polypharmacy
situation in which elderly are prescribed several medications. The various side effects and interactions of those medications can result in dementia symptoms
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self actualization
final step in mallows hierarchy of needs characterized by aesthetic, creative philosophical and spiritual understanding
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life review
examination of ones role in history pf human life, engaged in by many elderly people
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maximum lifespan
oldest possible age that member of a species can live under ideal circumstances. about 122 for humans
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average life expectancy
average number of years someone is likely to live
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erikson's integrity versus dispair
oldest people gain interest in the arts, children and i human experiences as a whole
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disengagement
when you get older your social circle gets smaller so you disengage from society
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activity
elderly want to be involved but society withdraws from them
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vivid cases
EX: homeless man steals purse, now you think all homeless people are bad
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micro-agression
small aggression that would accumulate over time to impact others
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macro-agression
more aggressive hat would impact others right away: example: calling women stupid
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crossroads
starting to realize that following what others have laid out for you isn't working out
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author of own life
taking action
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foundation
final stage where you already took action for yourself
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features of emerging adulthood
instability, feeling in-between and in transition
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just world theory
if you do something wrong its your own fault
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openness
imagination, curious, artistic, creative, open to new experiences
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generatively versus stagnation
stage 7 of Erikson's stages. when adults seek to be productive in a caring way.

Psych 160 Lyons (2 decks)

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