Lifespan chpt. 25

According to Erik Erickson, each new experience throughout life requires _____.

A reassessment of identity

Instrumental activities of daily life (IADLs)

Actions (for example, paying bills and driving a car) that are important to independent living and that require some intellectual competence and forethought.

The theory that is contrary to disengagement theory is _______theory.

Activity

Among adults in long-term marriages, ________is the goal.

Equity

Which state has the highest proportion of people over the age of 65?

Florida

frail elderly

People over age 65, and often over age 85, who are physically infirm, very ill, or cognitively disabled.

According to one 2010 study, about one out of every______long-term marriages decreases health and happiness.

Six

What is one of the reasons that elder abuse is sometimes difficult to identify?

The definition of what constitutes abuse is not clearly defined.

compulsive hoarding

The urge to accumulate and hold on to familiar objects and possessions, sometimes to the point of their becoming health and/or safety hazards. This impulse tends to increase with age.

disengagement theory

The view that aging makes a person's social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.

activity theory

The view that elderly people want and need to remain active in a variety of social spheres—with relatives, friends, and community groups—and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism.

stratification theories

Theories that emphasize that social forces, particularly those related to a person's social stratum or social category, limit individual choices and affect a person's ability to function in late adulthood because past stratification continues to limit life in various ways.

activities of daily life (ADLs)

Typically identified as five tasks of self-care that are important to independent living: eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, and transferring from a bed to a chair. The inability to perform any of these tasks is a sign of frailty.

naturally occurring retirement community (NORC)

a neighborhood or apartment complex whose population is mostly retired people who moved to the location as younger adults and never left

One crucial factor in the success of long-term marriages is _____.

a strong sense of shared experiences

Which of the following is one of the ADLs?

bathing

A man who is almost 65 years old withdraws from his connections with younger people, and his coworkers stop asking him for help. Which theory says this behavior is a natural part of aging?

disengagement

Theories that describe the ways in which societies place people on a particular life path are called:

stratification theories

integrity vs despair

the final stage of Erikson's developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community

filial responsibility

the obligation of adult children to care for their aging parents

positivity effect

the tendency for elderly people to perceive, prefer, and remember positive images and experiences more than negative ones

socioemotional selectivity theory

the theory that older people prioritize regulation of their own emotions and seek familiar social contacts who reinforce generativity, pride, and joy

self theories

theories of late adulthood that emphasize the core self, or the search to maintain one's integrity and identity

age in place

to remain in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but not leaving when health fades