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biological aging (senescence) theory of aging

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begins after our body structures reach maximum capacity and efficiency

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DNA and body cells

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programmed effects of specific genes, and cumulative effects of random events that damage genetic and cellular material

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changes in fertility

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decreases in both women and men but women go through menopause ending all abilities to reproduce

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nutritional changes in midlife

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more unhealthy behaviors, living more sedentary lives

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epistemic cognition

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reflections on how we arrived at facts, beliefs, and ideas

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Erikson’s intimacy vs. isolation

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thoughts and feelings about making a long-term commitment to an intimate partner and in close, mutually gratifying friendship

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levinson’s seasons of life theory

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-transitions and life structure
-dreams that guide decisions

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triangular theory of love

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passion, intimacy, and commitment

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passionate love

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intense sexual attraction

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companionate love

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warm, trusting affection and valuing of the other

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compassionate love

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concern for the others wellbeing, expressed through caring efforts to alleviate the others distress and promote the others growth and flourishing

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social clock

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expectations for major life decisions

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egalitarian marriage

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partners relate as equals, sharing power and authority

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presbyopia

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lens loses its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances

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presbycusis

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old hearing

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climacteric

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midlife transition in which fertility declines

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menopause

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end of menstruation and reproductive capacity

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leading cause of death

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-women: cancer
-men: heart disease

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osteroporosis

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bone loss > risk of bone fracture > mostly in women

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type A behavior

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extreme competitiveness, ambition, impatience, hostility, anger outbursts, and sense of eagerness hurriedness, and time pressure

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hardiness

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personal qualities of control, commitment, and challenge > resilience

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problem-centered

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appraised the situation as changeable, identified the difficulty, and decided what to do about it

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emotion-centered

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internal, private, and aimed at controlling distress when little can be done about a situation

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fluid intelligence

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visual stimuli, working memory, analyzing

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crystallized intelligence
skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience, good judgment, and mastery of social conventions
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practical problem solving
size-up real-world situations and analyze how best to achieve goals that have a high degree of uncertainty
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generativity
reaching out to others in ways that give to and guide the next generation
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levinson's four tasks of middle adulthood
1. young-old 2. destruction-creation 3. masculinity-feminity 4. engagement-separateness
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possible selves
future-oriented representations of what one hopes to become and what one is afraid of becoming
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Big five personality traits
neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness
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kinkeeper
gathering the family for celebrations and making sure everyone stays in touch
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sandwich generation
middle-aged adults must care for multiple generations above and below at the same time
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functional age
actual competence and performance
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life expectancy
-women outlive men by 5 years -japan ranks the highest -oldest verified age = 122
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primary aging
biological
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secondary aging
heredity defects and negative environmental influences
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dementia
thought and behavior are so impaired that everyday activities are disrupted
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types of dementia
alzheimers, parkinsons, vascular dementia
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alzheimers disease
structural and chemical brain deterioration is associated with gradual loss of many aspects of thought and behavior
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explicit memory
greatest loss: require control, strategic processing
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implicit memory
without conscious awareness
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remote memory
very long-term episodic recall is clearer than recent event
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wisdom
wealth of life experiences reached in old age
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eriksons ego integrity vs. despair
coming to terms with ones life
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cross-linkage theory
when protein fibers bond with each other making skin less elastic, leading to less flexibility in skin and other organs. could also lead to cloudy vision, clogged arteries, and kidney damage
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continuity theory
most aging adults strive to maintain a personal system that promotes life satisfaction by ensuring consistency between their past and anticipated future
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continuity theory
most aging adults strive to maintain a personal system that promotes life satisfaction by ensuring consistency between their past and anticipated future
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social-emotional theory
social interaction in late life extends lifelong selection process
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brain death
irreversible cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem
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clinical death
heartbeat, circulation, breathing and brain functioning stop, but resuscitation is still possible
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persistent vegetative state
cerebral cortex no longer registered electrical activity but the brain stem remained active
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death anxiety
fear and apprehension of death
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kubler-ross's theory: stages of grieving
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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hospice care
comprehensive program of support services for terminally ill people and their family
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palliative care
relieves pain and other symptoms rather than prolonging life
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advanced medical directives
written statement of desired medical treatment should they become incurably ill
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living will
people specify the treatments they do or do not want in case of a death
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durable power of attorney
authorizes appointment of another person to make health-care decisions on one's behalf

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