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Absent Grief The mourner does not experience intense distress immediately or later.
Activity Theory States that the more active older people remain the better they age. Basically "the
more you do, the better you will age" Because people who are more active are
healthier and more in touch with what is going on in and around them.
Autoimmune Theory Immune system becomes confused and attacks its own body cells.
Chronic Grief The mourner remains distressed for a long time. May be especially painful and
acceptance most difficult when a loss is ambiguous, as when a loved one is
missing or presumed dead.
Classic Grief Work Model A classic pattern of grief is three stages in which the bereaved person accepts the
painful reality of the loss, gradually lets go of the bond with the dead person, and
readjusts to life by developing new interests and relationships.
Commonly Expected The mourner goes from high to low distress.
Continuity Theory Says that individuals who age successful continue habits, preferences, lifestyle
and relationships throughout midlife and later. This means they are constantly
happy and healthy are going to age better.
Corporal Punishment Use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but
not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child's behavior.
Crystallized Intelligence The ability to remember and use information acquired over a lifetime such as
vocabulary. Improves through middle age and continues to improve throughout
life.
, Dealing with Death: Adulthood In middle age most adults understand they are going to die, their bodies send
them signals that they are not as young or agile as they used to be. More and
more they think about their time left on earth and how they are going to make the
most of those years. Older adults may have mixed feelings about death some will
give up on certain goals others will push harder to complete them.
Dealing with Death: Childhood and Adolescence According to Piaget, sometime between the ages of 5-7 children come to
understand death is irreversible. At the same time they understand it is universal
(everyone dies) and therefore it is inevitable and second that the dead person is
nonfunctional. Prior to these ages children believe that certain groups of people
do not die such as their parents. Recent research shows that children may be able
to understand death as early as age 4 but the complete understanding may not
be complete until school age years.
Endocrine Theory Biological clocks act through hormones to control the pace of aging.
Episodic Memory (Decline) Linked to specific events (mental diary), declines in adults because they focus less
on the context (where and who was there) and more on the gist than details,
resulting in fewer connections to jog their memory. Also, older people's
experiences tend to run together.
Evolutionary Theory Aging is an evolved trait enabling members of a species to live long enough to
reproduce.
Example of SOC An older adult used to going to the gym for exercise finds that it is no longer safe
due to cataracts, so she exercises at home to workout videos. Or she cannot
attend all the social engagements that she once did, so she picks the most
rewarding and lets the others go. Older adults select fewer and more meaningful
goals and activities, optimize their existing abilities through practice and new
technologies, and compensate for the losses of some abilities by finding other
ways to accomplish tasks.
Fluid Intelligence The ability to solve novel problems that require little or no previous knowledge
(i.e. discovering the pattern in a sequence of figures). Abilities determined largely
by neurological status. Peak during young adulthood.
Free-Radical Accumulated damage from oxygen radicals causes cells and eventually organs to
stop functioning.
Genetic-Programming Theories Hold that peoples bodies age according to a normal developmental time table
built into the genes.
Geriatrics Doctors. Aging in terms of disease and health.
Gerontology The study of aging and the factors that affect aging.
Lifespan Development Exam #4
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Students also studied
Lifespan Developmental Psycholog... Lifespan Development Exam 4 DEP 2004 Final Exam Lifespa
66 terms 36 terms 81 terms 91 terms
AlexisZotti Preview sarahopkins1 Preview Elisa_Weil Preview sna
Absent Grief The mourner does not experience intense distress immediately or later.
Activity Theory States that the more active older people remain the better they age. Basically "the
more you do, the better you will age" Because people who are more active are
healthier and more in touch with what is going on in and around them.
Autoimmune Theory Immune system becomes confused and attacks its own body cells.
Chronic Grief The mourner remains distressed for a long time. May be especially painful and
acceptance most difficult when a loss is ambiguous, as when a loved one is
missing or presumed dead.
Classic Grief Work Model A classic pattern of grief is three stages in which the bereaved person accepts the
painful reality of the loss, gradually lets go of the bond with the dead person, and
readjusts to life by developing new interests and relationships.
Commonly Expected The mourner goes from high to low distress.
Continuity Theory Says that individuals who age successful continue habits, preferences, lifestyle
and relationships throughout midlife and later. This means they are constantly
happy and healthy are going to age better.
Corporal Punishment Use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but
not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child's behavior.
Crystallized Intelligence The ability to remember and use information acquired over a lifetime such as
vocabulary. Improves through middle age and continues to improve throughout
life.
, Dealing with Death: Adulthood In middle age most adults understand they are going to die, their bodies send
them signals that they are not as young or agile as they used to be. More and
more they think about their time left on earth and how they are going to make the
most of those years. Older adults may have mixed feelings about death some will
give up on certain goals others will push harder to complete them.
Dealing with Death: Childhood and Adolescence According to Piaget, sometime between the ages of 5-7 children come to
understand death is irreversible. At the same time they understand it is universal
(everyone dies) and therefore it is inevitable and second that the dead person is
nonfunctional. Prior to these ages children believe that certain groups of people
do not die such as their parents. Recent research shows that children may be able
to understand death as early as age 4 but the complete understanding may not
be complete until school age years.
Endocrine Theory Biological clocks act through hormones to control the pace of aging.
Episodic Memory (Decline) Linked to specific events (mental diary), declines in adults because they focus less
on the context (where and who was there) and more on the gist than details,
resulting in fewer connections to jog their memory. Also, older people's
experiences tend to run together.
Evolutionary Theory Aging is an evolved trait enabling members of a species to live long enough to
reproduce.
Example of SOC An older adult used to going to the gym for exercise finds that it is no longer safe
due to cataracts, so she exercises at home to workout videos. Or she cannot
attend all the social engagements that she once did, so she picks the most
rewarding and lets the others go. Older adults select fewer and more meaningful
goals and activities, optimize their existing abilities through practice and new
technologies, and compensate for the losses of some abilities by finding other
ways to accomplish tasks.
Fluid Intelligence The ability to solve novel problems that require little or no previous knowledge
(i.e. discovering the pattern in a sequence of figures). Abilities determined largely
by neurological status. Peak during young adulthood.
Free-Radical Accumulated damage from oxygen radicals causes cells and eventually organs to
stop functioning.
Genetic-Programming Theories Hold that peoples bodies age according to a normal developmental time table
built into the genes.
Geriatrics Doctors. Aging in terms of disease and health.
Gerontology The study of aging and the factors that affect aging.
