Psychology death grieving and dying – Flashcards
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osteoporosis
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leading cause of broken bones in women
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dementia
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global term for deterioration of mental functioning
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integrity vs. despair involves reflecting on the past and evaluating
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Erikson's final stage of development
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ageism
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prejudice against older adults
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medicare
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health bill for the care of adults 65 and over
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when all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time
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brain death
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living will
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legal document of patient's advance care planning
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occurs when death is deliberately induced, as when a lethal dose of a drug is injected...oregon and washington
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active euthanasia/ legal states
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hospice
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program for end of life
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is not viewed as the end of existence, although the biological body has died, the spirit is believed to live on
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american attitude towards death
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pining or yearning
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need to recover the deceased person
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study of more than 1,000 college students found that making sense was an important factor in their grieving of a violent loss by accident, homicide or suicide
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Currier, Holland and Neimeyer
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1.denial 2.anger 3.bargaining 4.depression 5.acceptance
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Kubler-Ross stages of dying
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palliative care
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care that is designed to reduce pain
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act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability
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euthanasia
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states such preferences as whether life sustaining procedures should or should not be used to prolong the life of an individual when death is imminent
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advanced directive/ living will
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neuroticism
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Big Five factors linked to medication non-adherence
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selection, optimization and compensation
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successful aging is related to 3 main factors
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states that older adults become more selective about their social networks
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socioemotional selectivity theory
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reduced responsiveness to regrets
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important factor to higher level of emotion regulation and successful aging
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reminiscence therapy
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elders discuss past activities and experiences
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life review
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look back and evaluate their life
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directed by David Snowdon investigation of 678 nuns all 678 nuns agreed to participate in annual assessment of their cognitive and physical functioning
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nun study
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reduction in acetylcholine
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linked to small declines in memory
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mitochrondria
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tiny bodies within cells that supply essential energy
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mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
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transitional state between normal aging and early Alzheimer
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regular exercise
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improves the sleep profile of older adults
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macular degeneration
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unable to see clearly what is right in front of them
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cellular clock theory
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cells can divide a maximum of about 75-80 times
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DNA sequences that cap chromosomes
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telomeres
