Psych 210 – final – Flashcards

assistance and comfort supplied by a network of caring, interested people. Such support plays a critical role in successful aging.

most cite psychological reasons. They expect to derive pleasure from watching their children grow, fulfillment from their children's accomplishments, satisfaction from seeing them become successful, and enjoyment from forging a close bond with their children. But there may also be a self-serving element in the decision to have children. For example, parents to be may hope that their children will provide for them in their old age, maintain a business, or offer companionship. Others cite societal norms.

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psychological maladjustment from 6 months to 2 years - they may be anxious, experience depression, sleep disturbance and phobias mother child relationship declines often because they feel caught in the middle children may blame themselves, feel pressure to choose sides many are twice as likely to enter psychological counseling many are more likely to divorce themselves hostility and anger in the home may be reduced

psychological maladjustment from 6 months to 2 years - they may be anxious, experience depression, sleep disturbance and phobias

family consisting of remarried couples with at least one stepchild living with them.

children who live only one parent generally the mother. A few cases are due to death, either the spouse was never there, the parents are divorced, or the spouse is absent.

have fewer basics everyday resources, and there are more disruptions in children's lives. Parents are often less responsive to their kids needs and provide less social support. They may live in unsafe neighborhoods w/high rates of violence and attend inferior schools. They may have poor grades, higher aggression and conduct problems. They may also have more mental health issues

experiences that relates to parents feelings of unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from their children's departure from home

young adults who return, after leaving home for some period, to live in the homes of their middle-aged parents

adults who in middle adulthood must fulfill the needs of both their children and their aging parents

absence of a heartbeat and breathing

dx of death based on the cessation of all signs of brain activity, as measured by electrical brain waves

young adulthood - accidents, suicides, homicide, AIDS and cancer Middle adulthood - life threatening disease, heart attack or stroke (fears are often greatest during this time) late adulthood - cancer, stroke, heart disease

suicide rate for men climbs - white men over 85 Suicide is often a consequence of severe depression or some form of dementia, or it can be due to the loss of a spouse. Those with terminal illness do it too

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

people resist the idea that they are going to die. Patient may flatly reject the dx. Allows people to accept the news on their own terms and at their own pace. Only when they finally acknowledge the news can they move on

angry at everyone! They may lash out at others, and wonder why! They are often difficult to be around because they lash out at everyone often in unfathomable ways.

People try to negotiate their way out of death. The promises made are rarely kept. However, setting goals during the bargaining stage may keep the pt alive longer.

people are overwhelmed with a deep sense of loss. 2 types reactive - feelings of sadness are based on event that have already occurred: loss of dignity, end of a job, knowledge they will never leave the hospital preparatory - people feel sadness over future losses. They know that death will bring an end to their relationships with others and they will never see future generations

people are fully aware of that death is impending. Unemotional and uncommunicative, they have virtually no feelings - positive or negative - about the present or future. Peace with themselves, and they may wish to be left along. Death holds no sting now!

Do not resuscitate. DNR signifies that rather than administering any and every procedure that might possibly keep a pt alive, no extraordinary means are to be taken.

legal documents designating what medical treatments people want or do not want if they cannot express their wishes

"suicide machine" allows pts to push a button that releases anesthesia and a drug that stops the heart. Pts administered the meds but Kevorkian supplied the medications. Therefore, he participated in assisted suicide

person provides the means for a terminally ill individual to commit suicide. A form of euthanasia.

practice of assisting people who are terminally ill to die more quickly