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22 Cards in this Set
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Activity theory
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the best way to age is to stay active physically and mentally
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Cataracts
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opacity of the lens or capsule of the eye
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Climacteric
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the point in development when reproduction capacity in the female terminates (menopause) and the sexual activity of the male decreases (andropause)
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Continuity theory
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people maintain their values, habits, and behavior in old age
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Dementia
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a global impairment of cognitive function that usually is progressive and may be permanent, interferes with normal social and occupational activities
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Disengagement theory
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aging involves mutual withdrawal (disengagement) between the older person and others in the elderly person’s environment
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Dyspnea
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difficult or labored breathing
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Frail elderly
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the elderly individual who has significant physiologic and functional impairment, whatever the age
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Generativity
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concern for establishing and guiding the next generation
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Hypothermia
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a core body temperature below the lower limit of normal
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Kyphosis
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excessive convex curvature of the thoracic spine
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Long-term theory
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the repository for information stored for periods longer than 72 hours and usually weeks and years
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Maturity
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the state of maximal function and integration; the state of being fully developed
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Menopause
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cessation of menstruation
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Osteoporosis
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demineralization of the bone
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Papanicolaou (Pap) test
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a method of taking a sample of cervical cells for microscopic examination to detect malignancy
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Pathologic fractures
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spontaneous fractures which elderly persons are more prone
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Perception
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the ability to interpret the environment through the senses
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Presbycusis
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Perceploss of hearing related to aging
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Recent memory
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deals with activities or the recent past of minutes to a few hours
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Sensory memory
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momentary perception of stimuli by the senses
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Short-term memory
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information held in the brain for immediate use or what one has in mind at a given moment
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