Lecture 10 - Successful aging Flashcards
(43 cards)
What are the 3 interactive components of successful aging?
Absence of disease & disability, maintaining high cognitive & physical function, and active “engagement with life”
What are the flaws with the Rowe & Kahn model?
Overly normative (doesn’t include people that don’t meet the criterion such as people in wheelchairs), fails to take into account sociocultural factors, doesn’t take into account subjective meanings, & criteria aren’t well specified in the model
What is active aging?
Optimizing opportunities for health, participation, & security to enhance quality of life as people age
What is active & healthy aging?
Maximizing
opportunities
related to health,
participation, and
safety in order to
improve quality of
life
What are the factors of active aging?
Economic determinants, gender, health & social services, behavioral determinants, personal determinants, culture, physical environments, & social determinants
What did the survey of health, aging, & retirement in Europe (SHARE)?
Wanted to expand the concept of successful aging of Rowe & Kahn
Measured the absence of major disease diagnoses, or limitations in daily activities, high levels of cognitive and physical functioning
and social engagement
Expanded the assessment of active & healthy (AHA) by including more criteria like physical, mental, & social well-being
Includes both objective & subjective assessments
Why is cognitive ability importance?
Crucial for adapting to challenges of daily life & many people think of it as a fundamental part of their identity
What is successful cognitive aging?
Cognitive performance above average for an individual’s age group
What are superagers?
People that are over 80 with episodic memory that is comparable to or better than middle-aged adults
What are the aspects of successful cognitive aging?
Higher cortical thickness, greater brain plasticity, higher white matter density, faster encoding, “super-aging” phenotype, & improved network connectivity
What is positive psychology?
Perspective that is intended to give a better understanding of the pros & virtues that allow people & communities to thrive
What is life satisfaction?
Overall assessment of someone’s feelings & attitudes about their life at a specific point in time
What is subjective well-being?
Individual’s sense of happiness
What is the paradox of well-being?
People might experience high subjective well-being despite facing challenges in their life
What is the social indicator model of well-being?
Perspective that demographic (age, gender, etc.) & social structural (like social class, etc.) variables account for individual differences in levels of well-being too
Why do older adults see and interpret situations differently
than younger adults?
Coping skills, grew up in a different time when expectations for life were different from
those of younger generations, & survival effect
What is set-point perspective?
Subjective well-being reflects one’s personality traits
An association between subjective well-being and longevity is not
supported by research
What is an age friendly environment?
Allows people of all ages to participate in their communities, treat everyone with respect, regardless of age, making it easier for older people to maintain their social connections & helps people maintain their health & activity even at the oldest ages
What is communicative ecology model of successful aging (CEMSA)?
Proposes that the way older adults communicate about aging influences the way they feel about aging and, ultimately, their actual ability to age successfully
Express?
What is creativity?
Ability to gencrate products or idcas that are orginal, appropriate, and
nave an imbact on others
Characterized by originality and appropriateness
What is Big C creativity?
Renowned artists, who continue to produce celebrated works well into their later years
What is little C creativity?
What is mini C creativity?
