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Week 1 Flashcards

(25 cards)

1
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1st Principle of adult development: continuous changes over the lifespan. Explain the continuity principle

A

changes that people experience in later adulthood is
influenced by their earlier experiences

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Biopsychosocial perspective: explain what each sub category focuses on

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 Biological- psychical changes and genetics
 Psychological- cognition, personality, emotions
 Sociocultural- social context, history, culture

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3
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Continuity principle also applies to

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This also applies to ones own identity, a personal appearance might change but
he or she still feels the same

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Principle 2: only survivors grow old- survivor principle

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people who live to old age are those who manage to
outlive the many threats that could have caused their death earlier

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5
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Principle 2: biological, psych, and social view:

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  • Biological: good genes and maintained physical ability
  • Psych: cognitively and emotionally healthy
  • Social: good social support system
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Principle 3: individuality matters: describe intra-differences and inter-differences

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Inter-individual differences: differences between people

Intra-individual differences: variation within

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7
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Normal aging is different from disease. Name and explain the 4 types of aging.

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o Primary aging (normal aging)- normal age-related changes
o Secondary aging- disease-related impairments
o Tertiary aging- rapid decline shortly before death
o Optimal aging- changes that improve the individual’s functioning

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8
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The meaning of age: Emerging adult involves

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Physical development
- Drinking driving marriage
- Social expectations for adult
- 18 or 19 years of age

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9
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Division of age over 65:

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Young-old- 65-74
o Old-old- 75-84
o Oldest-old- 85 and older
o Centenarians (100-109)
o Super-centenarians (110 and up)

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What is biological age?

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cardiovascular functioning, respiratory, muscles and bone
strength, cellular aging

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What is psychological age?

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reaction time, memory, learning ability, intelligence

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What is social age:

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work roles, family status, position in the community

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13
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Personal vs. social aging:

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Personal aging- changes that occur within the individual, reflecting times
effects on the body
 Social aging- effects of persons exposure to the changing environment

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Categories of influence: Narrative age-graded influences

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people choose experiences that their
culture and historical period attach to certain ages or points in the lifespan

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Normative history- graded influences-

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events that occur for everyone within
a certain culture or geopolitical unit (regardless of age) and include large
scale occurrences

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16
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non-normative influences-

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random idiosyncratic events that occur
throughout life

17
Q

4 key factors in adult development and aging:

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 Sex and Gender
 Ethnicity
 Socioeconomic Status (SES)
 Religion

18
Q

What is the GINI coefficient?

A

index of income inequality in a given economy

19
Q

What is the sex ratio:

A

the age-sex structure provides a quick snapshot of the changing pop

20
Q

WHat is the population pyramid:

A

pyramid: age sex pyramid, graphic illustration of population
by age and sex group

21
Q

What is life expectancy?

A

the average number of years of life remaining to the
people born within a similar period of time

22
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What is lifespan?

A

the max age for a given species

23
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health adjusted life expectancies

A

the number of years a person could expect
to live in good health if current mortality and morbidity rates persist

24
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Compression of morbidity

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the illness burden to a society can be reduced if
people become disabled closer to the time of their death

25
Age distribution in canada:
more adults than children