AND ANSWERS
Creativity in Old Age - ANS Creativity increases as you age, despite other things decreasing
Big Five Personality Traits - ANS openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness,
neuroticism
Openness - ANS Imaginative, creative, curious, open to new experiences
concientious - ANS Organized, deliberate, conforming, self-disciplined
Agreeableness - ANS kind, helpful, easy-going, and trustworthy
Extroversion - ANS Outgoing, assertive, active
Neuroticism - ANS anxious, moody, self-punishing, critical
Myers-Briggs Test - ANS a personality test that categorizes people into 16 personality types.
Often used by schools, counselors, and job coaches but is not a good test. Big five is a lot better
Ageism - ANS Discrimination based on age; the idea that everyone should "act their age" and
that certain ages act and think a certain way
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, cultural effects on health - ANS Native born U.S. citizens are healthier than foreign born
citizens
Drug interactions - ANS the effects that may occur when the drug is given along with another
drug, food, or substance. The effects of the drug may change slightly or be altered
Senescence - ANS The process of aging, whereby
the body becomes less strong and
efficient.
Gerontology - ANS the study of aging and old age
Process of dying throughout history - ANS Cause if death : often infectious and sudden
Attitude towards death: more used to it in the past
Medical care: more advanced now
Rituals: less common now
Maslow's hierachy of human needs (and how they relate to death) - ANS A theory that
arranges human needs in order of their priority with lower-level needs being met before higher
needs can be recognized; death is most directly related to failure of meeting physical needs
(food water and shelter)
Physiological needs (Maslow) - ANS first level on Maslow's pyramid
need for food, water, air, sleep, and health (freedom from pain)
Safety Needs (Maslow) - ANS second level in Maslow's hierarchy
needs for freedom from illness or danger and the need for shelter (no abandonment)
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