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continuum of care
Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided in the community such
as adult day centers and institutional care through assisted living and skilled
nursing facilities.
professional organization
nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working conditions, and
skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled
nursing facilities
life course perspective
How one experiences a timetable of life events and society looks upon how a
person chooses his / her life choices
, Theories of Aging
Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and wear and tear
theories
Abraham Maslow
Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ultimate psychological need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization
Erik Erikson
Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences in those
stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, acceptance
cohort effect
consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with
its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage
the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity over the life
span