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38 Cards in this Set
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By 2030 older adults will comprise
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20% of population
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who is the fastest growing population
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oldest old 85+
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Women or men or predominantly elderly
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women
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women over 65 outnumber men
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3 to 2
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over 85 women outnumber men
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5 to 2
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In 2030 the minorities will comprise
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25% of the elderly population
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chronicity in the elderly is
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probable and in 1992 half of them had 1 that limits their ability to carry out activites
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three leading causes of death are
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heart disease-cancer-stroke
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young old is what age
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65-75
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old is what age
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75-85
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prejudice or discrimination against a certain age group and especially the elderly
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AGEISM
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what percentage of elderly live in a nursing home
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5%
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what percentage of elderly claim to have a disability
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23%
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learning institutions are not flexible concerning older adults-true or false
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true
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genetic biological aging theory of aging
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inherited gene pool
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wear and tear theory
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free radical insult
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Environment theory of aging
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increasing exposure to hazards
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Immunity theory of aging
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integrity of immune system to fight back
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Neuroendocrine theory
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over or under production of hormones
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Maturation across lifespan
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theory of developmental tasks of aging
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Disengagement theory
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aging people withdraw from customary roles and engage in more introspective self focused activities
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Activity theory
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the continuation of activities in middle age as vital for successful aging
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Continuity/developmental theory
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personality remains the same and behavior becomes more predictable as people age
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realities to encounter.....
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fill in the blank in the following
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decrease health and ------ strength
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physical
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Retirement fixed or ----- income
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reduced
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death of a
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spouse
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realization of self as an ----- person
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aging
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maintaining ----- living arrangements
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satisfactory
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redefining relationships with ----- -----
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adult children
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finding ways to maintain ------ ------
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quality life
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general survey of pysiological changes
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wrinkles-gray hair-loss of mass in extremeties-increase in body mass in trunk
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decreased cardio output
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less contractile strength of myocardium
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peripheral pulses are weaker in the
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lower extremities but still palpable
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delirium
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acute confusion that is normally reversible from physiological causes
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dementia
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generalized impairment of intellectual functioning and gradual-progressive- irreversible- cerebral dsyfuction
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Which two factors contribute to the projected increase in the number of older adults?
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Aging of the baby boom generation and the growth of the population segment over age 85
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Older adults are at increased risk for drug toxicity because they:
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A decreased number of functioning nephrons and decreased glomerular filtration rate in older adults place them at greater risk for drug toxicity for drugs excreted through the renal system. The biological half-life is extended
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