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13 Cards in this Set
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Theories of late adulthood tht emphasize the core self, or the search to maintain one's integrity and identity.
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self theories
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The final stage of Erikson's developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community.
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integrity versus despair
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Theories emphasizing that social forces, particularly those related to a person's social stratum or social category, limit individual choices and affect the ability to function. In late adulthood, past stratificaiton continues to limit life in various ways.
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stratification theories
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The view that aging makes a person's social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.
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disengagement theory
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The view that elderly people need to remain active i a variety of social spheres - with relatives, friends, and community groups - and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism.
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activity theory
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Theories that emphasize change and readjustment rather than either the ongoing self or the legacy of stratification. Each person's life is seen as an active, ever-changing, largely self-propelled process, occurring within specific social contexts that themselves are constantly changing.
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dynamic theories
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The theory that each person experiences the changes of late adulthood and behaves toward others in much the same way as at earlier periods of life.
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continuity theory
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A program in which people aged 55 and older live on college campuses and take special classes, usually during college vacation periods.
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Elderhostel
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Collectively, the family members, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers who move through life with an individual.
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social convoy
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People over age 65 who are physically invfirm, very ill, or cognitively impaired.
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frail elderly
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Actions that are important to independent living, typically comprising five tasks: eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, and transferring from a bed to a chair. The inability to perform these tasks is a sign of frailty.
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activities of daily life (ADLs)
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Actions that are important to independent living and that require some intellectual competence and forethought. These are even more critical to self-sufficiency than ADLs.
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instrumental activities of daily life (IADLs)
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An arrangement in which a professional caregiver takes over to give the family caregiver of a frail elderly person a break for a few hours each day or for an occasional weekend.
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respite care
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