CH 12 - ADULTHOOD AND FAMILY

achievement stage

Needing to learn and use your abilities successfully (Schaie calls this the young adult stage of cognitive development.)

Career

work that requires specific training

responsibility stage

concerned with real life problems; being in charge of self and others (occurs in middle childhood)

executive substage

being responsible for major corporations or the country

intimacy

close, meaningful relationships

Generativity

guiding the lives of others

stagnation

inactivity, self-absorbed

patient-centered care

Recognize the patient as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.

maturity

being fully developed

vocational

a trade, profession, or occupation

boomerang children

children who retunr to thier parental home temporarily

baby boomers

people born between 1946 and 1964

presbyopia

impaired vision as a result of aging

presbycusis

age related hearing loss

menopause

- average age 51 - decrease in estrogen production

andropause

low testosterone levels

empty nest syndrome

children have left home, causing a sense of loss

Sandwhich" generation

with dependent children at home an dependent older adults needing care

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