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37 Cards in this Set
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Ageism |
discrimination based on age, particularly older people |
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Depression |
a mental illness that is characterized by pervasive sadness and other negative emotions that interfere with the ability to function in some capacity |
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Dementia |
a mental illness where you lose mental abilities that most commonly occurs later in life |
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Most common form of dementia |
Alzheimers disease |
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Alzheimers disease |
a progressive degenerative disorder that attacks the brain and impairs functioning |
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Grandparenting styles remote or detached |
largely ritualistic, symbolic relationship, live far away |
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Grandparenting styles companionate and loving |
emotional and instrumental support, most common, see their grand children/ children often |
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Grandparenting styles
involved and influential |
very active role, playful but authoritative |
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GRandparenting styles Advisory and authoritative |
advisor; financial provider |
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Grandparenting styles Cultural transmitters |
transmit values, cultural practices and customs |
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Denial |
In this stage people believe diagnosis is false |
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Anger |
When denial can't continue they become frustrated and want to blame others and think why me |
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Bargaining |
Third stage where people hope that the individual can avoid a cause of grief |
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Depression |
the fourth stage where the person becomes saddened by the mathematical probability of death |
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Acceptance |
fifth stage where they embrace mortality |
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Bereavement |
process of recovery after the death of someone we felt close to |
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Grief and mourning |
2 types of manifestations of bereavement |
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Grief |
emotional response to loss (sadness, anger, self pity) |
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Mourning |
customary outward expression of grief |
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Phases of grief Initial |
Shock numbness disbelief |
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Phases of grief intermediate |
idealize loved ones, searching for them or feeling guilty |
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Phases of grief Final |
Recovery and reorganization |
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Widowed effect |
Spouse dies soon after the death of their spouse |
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young-old |
65-74 |
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old-old |
75-84 |
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old-oldest |
85 and older |
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centenarian |
someone who is 100 years or older |
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old-age dependency ratio |
the number off working age adults ages 18-64 for every person age 65 and older who is not in the labor force |
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later life family |
a family that is beyond the child rearing years and has launched the children or a child-free family beginning to plan for retirement |
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medicare |
a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older that provides almost universal health coverage |
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multigenerational households |
a home in which three or more generations live together |
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intergenerational ambivalence |
contradictions that arise both from kinship roles and personal emotions |
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dying trajectory |
the speed with which a person dies |
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durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) |
a legal document that permits a person appointed by the patient to make end of life decisions |
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sporadic caregiving |
adult children provide services to their parents at their own convenience |
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circumscribed caregiving |
style is limited but predictable among siblings, ex one will call once a week and is not expected to do more |
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dissociated |
sisters and brothers know they can't count on siblings at all they use geographic distance, employment and other things to make an excuse |
