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17 Cards in this Set
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Patriarchy |
A social organization marked by the supremacy of males in the clan or family |
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Generativity |
According to Erikson the ability to create generate and produce throughout adulthood |
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Mid-life Transition |
A period in the middle adulthood when a person's perspective on his or her life may change significantly |
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Mid-Life Crisis |
A turning point experienced by many people between ages 45-65 when they realized that life may be half over and they feel trapped in meaningless life rules |
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Empty-nest syndrome |
A sense of depression and a loss of purpose that some parents experience when the youngest child leaves home |
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Menopause |
The cessation of menstruation; also lithe biological changes that a woman experiences during the years of her declining ability to reproduce |
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Programmed theories |
The view that aging is the result of genetics |
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Cellular damage theories |
the view that aging occurs because body cells use the capacity to reproduce and maintain themselves as a result of damage |
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Free Radical |
An unstable molecule present in the human body that is thought by some scientists to be the cause of aging |
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Cross-linking |
A possible cause of aging in which proteins within a cell bind together, toughen body tissues and eventually leading to the breakdown of various bodily processes |
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Dementia |
A serious loss of cognitive function |
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Senile Dementia |
A decrease in mental ability that sometimes occurs after the age of 65 |
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Alzheimers Disease |
An irreversible, progressive brain disorder characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning |
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Ego Integrity |
According to Erikson,a strong sense of identity during late adulthood that is characterized by the wisdom to accept the fact that life is limited. |
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Hospice |
A type of care for terminally ill patients; an organization that provides such care |
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Living Will |
A legal document in which the signer requests to be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by artificial means if disabled beyond a a reasonable expectation of recovery |
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Bereaved |
Suffering from the death of a loved one |
