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25 Cards in this Set
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Theorists explained aging from what three perspectives?
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a. Biologic age -It encompasses measures of functional capacities of vital or life limiting organ systems.
b. Sociologic age - involving the roles and age graded behaviors of people in response to the society of which they are part c. Psychological age - Refers to the behavioral capacities or people adapt to changing environmental demands. |
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___________ is defined as the maximum survival potential for a member of a species
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Life span
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_________ is the predictable length of time that one is expected to live from a specific point in time.
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Life expectancy
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__________ is a measured on a continuum of four stages and is an indicator of quality of life during later adulthood.
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Active life expectancy
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___________ is defined as the progressive deterioration during adulthood that underlies an increasing vulnerability to challenges and a decreasing ability to survive.
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Senescence
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To explain aging theorist must follow these six rules. What are they?
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1. Deleterious - Resulting in reduced function
2. Progressive- Occurring gradually 3. Intrinsic - Not attributable to modifiable environmental agents 4. Universal - affecting all members of a species if given the opportunity by virtue of age. 5. Irreversible - unable to revert back to earlier level 6. Genetically programmed - Influenced by inherited genes. |
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This theory states that the life span of animals is predetermined by a genetic program. What is it?
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Genetic Theory
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This theory was developed by August Weismann. According to his theory the body can be linkend to a machine that is expected to function well during the period of its warranty but will wear out at a fairly predictable time.
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Wear and tear theory
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__________ theory is based on the knowledge that the bodies immunity are affected by the aging process.
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Immunity Theory
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The ___________ Theory proposes the molecular structures that normally are separated are bound together through chemical reactions. (DNA damaged strands)
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Cross linkage theory
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This theory on aging is the only one that has stood the test of time. These radicals are highly unstable reactive molecules that form when an electron pair is separated.
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Free Radical Theory
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This theory states that changes in the brain and endocrine glands cause aging.
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Neuroendocrine theories
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____________ is a non inflammatory cell death characterized by cell shrinkage.
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Apoptosis
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___________ is the univeral changes occurring with age that are independent of disease or environmental factors.
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Primary aging
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_____________ is defined as changes involving interactions of primary aging process with disease processes and environmental influences.
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Secondary Aging
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Who developed the disengagement theory?
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Cumming and Henry
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According to the ___________ theory a society and older people engage in a mutually beneficial process of reciprocal withdrawal to maintain social equilibrium.
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Disengagement
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The _________ theory is based on the supposition that older people remain socially an psychologically fit if they remain actively engaged in life.
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Activity theory
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The ___________ theory states that old people as a group have their own norms, expectations, beliefs, and habits.
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Subculture theory
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The ____________ theory addresses the inter dependencies between age as an element of social structure and aging of people and cohorts as a social process.
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Age Stratification Theory
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The _______________ theory considers the interrelationships between personal competence and the environment.
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Personal environment fit theory
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs forms the framework for this theory.
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Human needs theory
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_____________ theory addresses old age within the context of the persons life span. Also known as life span theories.
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Life Course theories
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The __________________ theory believed that ones personality was key to successful aging.
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Continuity theory
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The theory of __________________ proposes that human aging is a process of shifting from a rational and materialistic meta perspective to a more cosmic and transcendent vision.
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Gerotranscendence theory
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