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56 Cards in this Set
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an elderly person, especially an old age pensioner
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Senior citizen
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an elderly person, especially one who has retired
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Golden-ager
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removal or withdrawal from service, office, or business
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Retirement
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the state or condition of being subject to death
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Mortality
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growing old; aging
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Senescence
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showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease
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Senility
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gerontology
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Later Maturity
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Branch of health care dealing with the physiology and psychology of aging and with the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses affecting the older adult
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Geriatrics
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Study of all aspects of the aging processes and their consequences
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Gerontology
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the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism
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Death
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involves physical healing, limitations stretching through rehabilitative procedures, psychosocial coming-toterms with adjustments in everyday life activities
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Reengagement
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a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason
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Depression
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the intentional taking of one's own life
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Suicide
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a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action
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Gray Panthers
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having lived or existed long
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Aged
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Second Career
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Second Career
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having increased population of the elderly
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Senior Power
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a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders
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Osteoporosis
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a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups
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Social Security
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a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65
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Medicare
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the act or an instance of motivating again
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Remotivation
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freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure
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Disengagement
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is generally considered to begin at about age 65
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Late Adulthood
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time available for ease and relaxation
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Leisure time
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affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone
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Loneliness
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Aging produces the following organic changes: A __crease in connective tissue
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increase
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Aging produces the following organic changes: Disappearance of __ elements in nervous system
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cellular
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Aging produces the following organic changes: __creased number of __ cells
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increased - functioning
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Aging produces the following organic changes: __creased fat
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increase
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Aging produces the following organic changes: decreased __ utilization
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Oxygen
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Aging produces the following organic changes: Amount of blood pumped during __
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rest
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Aging produces the following organic changes: Air expired by __
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lungs
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Aging produces the following organic changes: Decrease in __ strength
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Muscular
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Aging produces the following organic changes: __crease in Excretion of __
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decrease - hormones
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Aging produces the following organic changes: __ and __ acuity
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Sensory - perceptual
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Adjusting to decreasing __ & __
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strength and health
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Adjusting to retirement and __ __
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reduced income
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Adjusting to death of __
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spouse
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Establishing satisfactory __ __
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living arrangements
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Establishing an explicit affiliation with one's own __ group
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age
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The development tasks of later maturity by Havighurst are: Meeting __ & __ obligations
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social and civic
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Aging is the most universal of all __ phenomena.
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biological
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Late adulthood begins at approximately __ years of age.
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65
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Mental illness in the aged is often equated with __ __ without adequate investigation of possible __and __ factors.
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mental deterioration - physiological - nutritional
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The high suicide rate of the elderly reflects the lack of __ of this age group.
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understanding
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__ background, __ age, __, __, psychosocial and __ factors affect longevity and health.
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Genetic - parental - nutrition - culture - socioeconomic
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Erikson's/Newman and Newman developmental task for the older adult is __. He defends the meaning and dignity of the life style he created for himself.
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ego integrity versus despair
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The ability of the person to adjust to old age depends a lot on how well he __ for it.
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prepares
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The aging person becomes more aware of __ & __ and realizes that he must come to terms with death.
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death and illness
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The aging person experiences a new balance between self & __.
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society
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Sexual capacity may frequently continue beyond the age of __.
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80
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Maturity is a process of continuing __ & __.
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growth and discovery
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A __ puts us in a position from which we can not retreat to what used to be.
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crisis
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__ __ can be a richly rewarding time of life.
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Growing old
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One's attitude toward growing old drastically affects one's __ and experience of growing old.
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interpretation
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Adjustment to __ & __ depends greatly on how one has adjusted to life in the past.
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old age and retirement
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