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32 Cards in this Set
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3 Ways of Categorizing Age
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1. Funtionality
2. Life Stages 3. Social Roles |
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Ageism
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a systematic discriminating and stereotyping against people because they are old
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Period Effects
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Caused by major events that occur during a study of aging (war, economic conditions, etc)
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Cohort Effects
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Differences between groups sharing major life events. (birth, marriage etc)
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Aging
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The changes that occur as individuals move through the life cycles - surrounded by social, economic and historical events which influence the lives of groups and individuals as they age.
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Population Period
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An illustration of the age and sex structure of a population
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Median Ages
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The mid point
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Aging Index
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The ratio of people aged 60+ to children aged under 15
(how many older people for every 100 children) |
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Dependency Ratio
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The proportion of the population which is traditionally considered economically dependent (those who are under 15 and above 65)
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Life Expectancy
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The average age members of a population can expect to live
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Fertility Rate
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Amount of children a women would have in her life time.
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Replacement Rate
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The amount of children the current generation would have in order to have the next generation be the same size
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Age as a Selection Variable
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- being interested in the older population so we select them for the study
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Age as an Independent Variable
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where age is suspected to have impact on another variable (dependent variable)
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Age as a Control Variable
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When age may impact the results of an experiment and should be included as a variable (ex. seeing how an exercise program effects people of all ages)
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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
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A 20 year study started in 2010 collecting data from a group of people every 3 years
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Longitudinal Study
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attempt to isolate aging from cohort and period effects by following a sample over time and observing how they change.
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Cross Sectional Studies
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data are collected at one point in time, generating a snapshot of differences between cohorts.
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Cohort Sequential Design
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Comparing different groups of people from different time period. (ex. 2010 age 20-30 to 2030 age 55-65)
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Physical Changes with Age
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Hormonal changes
Elasticity Cells Bone Density Senses ** (hearing loss begins at age 40) Brain Health/Disease |
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Heterogeneity
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variation in speed and signs of aging based on genes and other factors
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Climacteric
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the loss in the ability to reproduce
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Medical Model of Health
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Described as Sick or not sick
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Biopsychosocial model of health
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Includes many aspects of health including physical, emotional, and social
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Acute Health Problems
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conditions which are short term and curable
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Chronic Health Problems
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conditions which are long term, have no cure, and must be treated or managed
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Activities of Daily Living Include
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Eating, dressing, bathing,medication, movement around home
Dependent for one or more of these: 4% 65-74 8% 75- 84 21% 85+ |
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Memory
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the ability to store and retain information when needed
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Short Term Memory
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the ability to hold information for a brief period of time
- declines with age |
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Working Memory
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the amount of information we can hold while preforming some task. Important for ability to make decisions and recalling details of events - declines with age
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Longer-Term memory types:
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SEE HANDOUT
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Use it or Lose it Myths of aging ( SEE HANDOUT )
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