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45 Cards in this Set
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Gerontology
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The study of aging
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Tinnitis
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Ringing in the ears
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Homeostasis
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Equilibrium between the internal and external environment
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Xerostomia
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Dry Mouth
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Ego Integrity
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A period of self-satisfaction that occurs during old age
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty Swallowing
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Opacity
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Clouding
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Ageism
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Prejudice against older people
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Life Expectancy
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Average number of years that a person is likely to live
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Senile Lentigo
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Irregular Pigmentation
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Lacrimal Ducts
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Relating to area which tears emerge from the eyes
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Peristalsis
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Wave-like muscular movements in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Lipofuscin
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A pigmented metabolic waste product found in various organs of the aging body.
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Cerumen
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Earwax
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Disengagement Theory
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Society and the individual gradually withdraw from each other.
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Kyphosis
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Curvature of the thoracic spine
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Senescene
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Symptoms of normal aging
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Clockwork Theory
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A genetically programmed internal clock that determines the length of one's life
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Life Span
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The maximum number of years that a species is capable of surviving
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Activity Theory
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Individuals achieve satisfaction from life by maintaining a high level of social activity and involvement.
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Keratosis
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Thickening
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Reminiscence
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The process of remembering and discussing key life events.
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Demographics
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Statistical Characteristics
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Residual Volume
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Amount of air remaining in the lungs after forceful exhalation
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Nephrons
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The functional unit of the kidneys
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Delirium
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An acute impairment in cognition and attention
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Integumentary System
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Skin and related structures
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Autoimmune Theory
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Aging is related to the body's weakening immune system which fails to recognize its own tissues and may destroy itself.
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Free Radical Theory
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Mutations in the chromosomes, caused by unstable molecules in the atmosphere, resulting in the breakdown of the aging process.
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Wear and Tear Theory
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After years of living and repeated injury, cells wear out and cease to function
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Antioxidants
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Agents that prevent the formation of free radicals
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Atrophy
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A wasting away
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Pruritis
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Itching
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Very Old
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Ages 90 and older
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Aging
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Normal, inevitable, progress process that produces irreversible changes over an extended time.
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Lumen
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The opening or diameter of a vessel
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Old
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Age 75 to 90
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Young Old
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Ages 65-74
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Climacteric
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The change of life that occurs in both men and women.
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Dyspareunia
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When the vagina loses some elasticity and become drier. These changes may lead to itching and discomfort.
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Stagnation
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Failure to achieve generativity results in self absorption and this term. These individuals are preoccupied with themselves and refuse to accept life as it is or change those things with which they are dissatisfied
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Generativity
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Individual's desire and ability to serve the larger community.
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Fibrocystic Breast Disease
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90 percent of all women develop some degree of this disease, which is characterized by large, sometimes uncomfortable cysts in the breast tissue.
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Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
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Men older than 50 frequently develop and enlarged prostate gland.
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Empty Nest Syndrome
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Occurs when the last child leaves the home
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