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11 Cards in this Set
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Depression
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Situational factors can bring on: loss of spouse, relatives, close friends; displacement from home; loss of vitality and ability to do mental and physical tasks that were once routine
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Dementia
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sudden or gradual onset. Impairs speech, writing, gross and fine motor skills, recognition of familiar objects or people, personal hygiene, financial matters, and social skills
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Alzheimer's Disease
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most frequent cause of severe cognitive dysfunction in elderly adults over 65. Causes steady, gradual decline of cognitive function due to structural changes in brain.
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Parkinson's Disease
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degenerative disorder of CNS develops after age 50
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Tardive Dyskinesia
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neurological disorder that is a side effect of certain medication over time.
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Gerontology
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Systematic study of phenomenon of aging
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Geriatrics
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Medical sub specialty--care and treatment of medical conditions of elderly
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Senescence
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Universal and inevitable decline as we age
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Biological Age
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What happens to the body as we age. Physical well-being
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Psychological Age
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Related to cognitive and emotional functioning
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Psychosocial Age
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common notion about how a person should act in society at a particular age
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