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WHAT AGE GROUP IS THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION?
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85 & OLDER
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WHAT ARE CATARACTS?
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A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY CLOUDING OF THE LENS OF THE EYE
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WHAT ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT A PERSON MAY BE EXPERIENCING HEARING LOSS?
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● DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS HEARING OVER THE PHONE?
● TROUBLE FOLLOWING A CONVERSATION WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE ARE TALKING AT THE SAME TIME? ● DO PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT YOU HAVE TV TURNED UP TOO HIGH? ●DO YOU HAVE TO STRAIN TO UNDERSTAND CONVERSATION? ● DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE HEARING IN A NOISY BACKGROUND? ●DO YOU FIND YOURSELF ASKING PEOPLE TO REPEAT THEMSELVES? ● DO MANY PEOPLE YOU TALK TO SEEM TO MUMBLE? ● DO YOU MISUNDERSTAND WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING? ● DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE SPEECH OF WOMEN AND CHILD? ● DO PEOPLE GET ANNOYED BECAUSE YOU MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THEY SAY? |
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WHAT ARE CAUSES OF OSTEOPOROSIS?
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LACK OF CALCIUM IN DIET
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WHAT DO STRESS HORMONES DO TO THE BODY?
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STRESS HORMONES LEFT AT ELEVATED LEVELS MAKE THE BODY MORE VULNERABLE TO CHRONIC CONDITIONS
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WHAT IS THE WEAR AND TEAR THEORY OF AGING?
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ASSERTS THAT THE BODY DOES NOT REPAIR DAMAGE TO ITSELF THROUGH THE AGING PROCESS.
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WHAT IS MEDICARE?
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a federally funded program of health insurance that particularly funds health care for older Americans and the disabled.
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WHAT ARE THE THREE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN LATE ADULTHOOD? (AGES 65 AND OLDER)
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HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND STROKE
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WHAT IS OSTEOARTHRITIS?
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A PAINFUL DEGENERATIVE DISEASE INVOLVING WEAR AND TEAR ON THE JOINTS
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HOW PAINFUL IS OSTEOARTHRITIS?
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PAINFUL DUE TO THE EROSION OF CARTILAGE, THE PADS OF FIBROUS TISSUE THAT CUSHION END OF BONES CAUSE BONES TO GRIND TOGETHER CAUSING PAIN
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WHAT IS ERICKSON'S THEORY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CALLED DURING LATE ADULTHOOD?
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EGO INTEGRITY OR DESPAIR
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WHAT IS THE ACTIVITY THEORY?
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ASSERTS PEOPLE ARE BETTER ADJUSTED TO RETIREMENT WHO ARE ACTIVE AND INVOLVED IN PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES,
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WHAT DOES RESEARCH SHOW RELATIVE TO THE BRAIN AND DEPRESSION?
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DEPRESSION MAY BE INTENSIFIED IN SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES OCCURING IN THE BRAIN DUE TO THE DEPRESSION. THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE THAT ****DEPRESSION IS LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, AND STROKE.
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WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS?
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DEPRESSION IS NOT FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED IN OLDER ADULTS
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MARRIAGES IN THE U.S. LAST 50 YEARS OR MORE?
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20% TO 25%
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WHAT DOES SUCCESSFUL AGING INVOLVE?
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PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL ALERTNESS.
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WHAT DOES RESEARCH INDICATE WITH PEOPLE AGED 70 AND ABOVE WHEN IT COMES TO SUCESSFUL AGING?
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VARIABLES INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL AGING:
● PHYSICAL ABILITY ● STAYING IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE (FAMILY & FRIENDSHIP) ● ABSENCE OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT |
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WHAT DOES BRAIN DEATH INDICATE?
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THE METHOD MOST WIDELY USED TO DETERMINE THAT A PERSON HAS DIED.
THIS IS A FLAT LINED EEG RECORDING. |
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WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO KUBLER-ROSS(1969)?
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●DENIAL
●ANGER ●BARGAINING ●DEPRESSION ●FINAL ACCEPTANCE |
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WHAT IS THE BARGAINING STAGE ACCORDING TO KUBLER-ROSS?
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PEOPLE MAY BARGAIN WITH GOD TO POSTPONE DEATH, PROMISING FOR EXAMPLE TO DO GOOD DEEDS IF THEY ARE GIVEN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OR ANOTHER YEAR
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DO MORE PEOPLE DIE AT HOME OR AT HOSPITALS?
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DEATH OCCURS MORE OFTEN AT THE HOSPITAL THAN IN THE HOME
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WHAT DOES HOSPICE FOCUS UPON FOR ITS PATIENTS?
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FOCUS IS TO HELP PEOPLE DIE IN AS MEANINGFUL AND PAIN-FREE MANNER AS POSSIBLE
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WHAT DOES PALLIATIVE CARE FOCUS UPON FOR ITS PATIENTS?
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FOCUS ON CONTROLLING PAIN AND PAIN SYMPTOMS TO HELP A PERSON LIVE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE WHEN PREPARING FOR DEATH
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WHAT IS EUTHANASIA?
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KEY PHRASE- ASSISTED SUICIDE**************
"EASY DEATH" OR "MERCY KILLING" THE ACT OF PAIN RELIEF BY ENDING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM INCURABLE DISEASES OR SEVERE DISABILITY |
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WHAT DID A SURVEY OF TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS SHOW IN TERMS OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER EUTHANASIA FOR THEMSELVES?
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60.2% SAID SUPPORTED EUTHANASIA BUT ONLY 10.6% SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IT FOR THEMSELVES
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WHAT IS PASSIVE EUTHANASIA?
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WITHHOLDING OF AVAILABLE TREATMENTS SUCH AS LIFE-SUSTAINING DEVICES, ALLOWS A PERSON TO DIE.
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DOES A LIVING WILL REDUCE THE BURDEN ON ONE'S LOVED ONES?
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YES, AS IT PROVIDES A DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS NOT TO USE AGRESSIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES OR LIFE SUPPORT TO KEEP A PERSON ALIVE
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN AUTOPSY?
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AN AUTOPSY IS USED TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH
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WHAT IS OFTEN INVOLVED IN FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS?
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PROVIDE ORGANIZED WAY OF RESPONDING TO DEATH TIED TO RELIGIOUS CUSTOM AND CULTURAL TRADITION-GRIEVE PUBLICLY AND GRANT CLOSURE
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HOW DOES THE DROP IN PRODUCTION OF ESTROGEN DURING LATE ADULTHOOD AFFECT WOMEN'S SEX LIFE?
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VAGINAL WALLS LOOSE ELASTICITY AND GROW PALER AND THINNER WHICH MAKES SEXUAL ACTIVITY IRRITATING. PLACES PRESSURE ON BLADDER.
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WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM LIFESPAN IN TERMS OF LENGTH OF LIFE?
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LIFE-SPAN IS THE LONGEST SPAN OF TIME THAT A PERSON CAN EXPECT TO LIVE
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT NEED STIMULATION?
WHITEBOARD****KNOW ANY THREE |
●FRONTAL, ●HYPOTHALAMUS
●IMMUNE SYSTEM, ●HIPPOCAMPUS ●AMYGDALA |
KNOW ANY THREE
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE WAYS A PERSON CAN SUCCESSFULLY AGE AS NOTED IN CLASS?
WHITEBOARD*****KNOW ANY TWO |
● CHALLEGE BRAIN
● DIET & NUTRITION ●EXERCISE-PHYSICAL ● MANAGE STRESS ● POSITIVE ATTITUDE ● SPIRITUALITY ● STAY CONNECTED TO PEOPLE |
KNOW ANY TWO
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TWENTY STATES HAVE OLDER AMERICANS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN DOUBLE DIGITS. WHAT STATE IS THE STATE WITH THE HIGHEST DOUBLE DIGITS NUMBERS LIVING IN POVERTY?
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LOUISIANA
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ONE HALF OF PERSONS AGE 65+ LIVE IN NINE (9) STATES. NAME THREE OF THOSE STATES.
WHITEBOARD*****KNOW ANY THREE |
FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, TEXAS, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS, OHIO, MICHIGAN,
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KNOW ANY THREE
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WHAT IS LIFE SPAN?
BLUE BOOK |
THIS IS THE LONGEST AMOUNT OF TIME A PERSON CAN EXPECT TO LIVE UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES.
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS LIFE EXPECTANCY?
BLUE BOOK |
THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE LIVED BY THE AVERAGE PERSON BORN IN A PARTICULAR YEAR.
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT GROWING SEGMENT OF POPULATION IS DEFINED AS THE OLDEST OLD?
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PEOPLE WHO ARE 85 YEARS OR OLDER
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT HAD HAPPEN TO THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE 85 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER?
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THEIR POPULATION HAS DOUBLED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.
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BLUE BOOK
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WHEN DOES THE FEMALE POPULATION BEGIN TO OUTNUMBER THE MALES?
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AT AGE 25 FEMALE BEGIN TO OUTNUMBER MALES AND THE GAP WIDENS WITH YEARS
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 60?
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MACULAR DEGENERATION
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN ELDERLY PEOPLE?
BLUE BOOK |
HEART DISEASE
STROKE CANCER |
BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DEMENTIA?
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS A PROGRESSIVE BRAIN DISORDER THAT PRODUCES LOSS OF MEMORY AND CONFUSION?
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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BLUE BOOK
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IN MANY OLDER ADULTS WHAT GOES UNDETECTED AND UNTREATED MUCH OF THE TIME?
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DEPRESSION
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE STAGES OF DYING ACCORDING TO KUBLER-ROSS?
****BLUE BOOK |
●DENIAL
●ANGER ●BARGAINING ●DEPRESSION ●FINAL ACCEPTANCE |
****BLUE BOOK
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WHAT DO MOST OLDER PEOPLE REPORT THAT THEY STILL LIKE?
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●SEX
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT DO A MAJORITY REPORT IS IMPORTANT TO SEXUAL FULFILLMENT?
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ORGASM
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS FEDERALLY CONTROLLED HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR OLDER AMERICANS AND THE DISABLED; ONLY PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZES THE HEATH CARE NEEDS OF THESE GROUPS?
****BLUE BOOK |
MEDICARE
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT FEDERAL PROGRAM COVERS A PORTION OF THE HEALTH CARE COSTS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO AFFORD COVERAGE?
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MEDICAID
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT TWO PROGRAMS MAY MANY OLDER AMERICANS CAN BE ON BOTH? BLUE BOOK
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MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS? BLUE BOOK
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ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME
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BLUE BOOK
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HOW MANY PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OVER FALL OR FRACTURE A HIP?
BLUE BOOK |
200K
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BLUE BOOK
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF LOOKING BACK OVER ONES LIFE, EVALUATING IT, AND COMING TO TERMS WITH IT?
RED BOOK |
EGO-INTEGRITY VERSUS DESPAIR
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RED BOOK
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WHAT IS THE EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF LIFE IS MEANINGFUL?
RED BOOK RED BOOK |
FINAL STAGE OF LIFECYCLE
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RED BOOK
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WHO ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY MEN OR WOMEN?
BLUE BOOK |
WOMEN
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BLUE BOOK!
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WHAT IS LIFE-EXPECTANCY?
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THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE LIVED BY THE AVERAGE PERSON BORN IN A PARTICULAR YEAR.
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WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR MEN?
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75 YEARS OF AGE
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WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR WOMEN?
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80 YEARS OF AGE
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WHAT ARE OTHER MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES FOR OLDER ADULTS?
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CATARACTS, HEARING LOSS, OSTEOARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, GLAUCOMA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, TASTE LOSS, DEMENTIA, PAIN MANAGEMENT BESIDES HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND CANCER
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WHAT IS DISENGAGEMENT THEORY OF RETIREMENT?
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ASSERTS THAT PEOPLE CAN FINALLY WITHDRAW FROM SOCIETAL INTERACTION AND LIVE A CALM AND PEACEFUL LIFE
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WHAT ARE SOME VARIABLES INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL AGING?
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●PHYSICAL ABILITY
●ABSENCE OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT ●STAYING IN CONTACT W/ PEOPLE |
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME FOR OLDER PEOPLE?
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SOCIAL SECURITY
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SUCCESSFUL AGING IS AS MUCH ______ AS IT IS __________.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AS IT IS PHYSICAL.
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ABOUT ____ IN ____ OF THE POPULATION IS AN OLDER AMERICAN.
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1 IN 8
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