Psy 213 Ch. 15

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adaption level

Back 1

area where environmental press is average for a particular level of competence

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competence

Back 2

upper limit of a persons ability to funtion in five domains: Physical health, sensory-perceptual skills, motor skills, cognitive skills, and ego strength

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continuity theory

Back 3

the view that people tend to cope with daily life in late adulthood in essentially the same ways they have coped in earlier periods of life.

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environmental press

Back 4

number and type of physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments make on people

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frail older adults

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older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, and may have cognitive or psychological disorders

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infanitlization

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the way of speaking to a nurse resident based on using a persons first name when it is inappropriate, involving assumptions that a nursing home resident has no memory, and can be manipulated to get compliance

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instrumental activities of daily living

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acts that require some intellectual competence and planning, such as cooking and doing laundry

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integrity versus despair

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according to erickson, a struggle that comes about as older adults try to integrate their lives with a view of their their families and communities futures

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intermediate care

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facility that provided 24 hour care, but does not involve intensive skilled nursing

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life review

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process of reviewing ones past

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patronizing speech

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the way of speaking to older adults that is marked by a slower rate, exaggerated intonation, higher pitch, increased volume, repetitions, close-ended questions, and simplified vocabulary and grammar

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proactivity

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when people choose new behaviors to meet new desires or needs

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skilled nursing care

Back 13

24 hour care requiring fairly constant monitoring and provision of medical and other health services, usually by nurses

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social convoy

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a group of people who journey together throughout their lives and provide each other support in good and bad times

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socioemotional selectivity

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a way of maintaining social contact that is motivated by many goals, including information seeking, self concept, and emotional regulation