Successful aging
____________ provides a pathway through late life that focuses on positive outcomes through health and social engagement to achieve well-being.
competence, environmental press
A person's ability to function in several key domains is termed ________, whereas demands put on a person from external sources are termed _______________.
continuity theory
theory based on the idea that people tend to cope with daily life in later adulthood by applying familiar strategies based on past experience to maintain and preserve both internal and external structures
adaptation level
when press level is average for a particular level of competence
zone of maximum performance potential
when press level is slightly higher, tending to improve performance
zone of maximum comfort
when press level is slightly lower, facilitating a high quality of life
proactivity
when people choose new behaviors to meet new desires to needs and exert control over their lives
docility
when people allow their situation to dictate the options they have
integrity versus despair
The Erikson struggle that older adults face is termed _____________.
subjective well being
An evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings is termed _____________.
religion or spiritual support
The most commonly reported method for coping with life stress among older adults is _____________.
life review
process by which people reflect on the events and experiences of their lifetime
False; they have better physical and mental health than older adults who are not religious
True or false: older adults who are more involved with and committed to their faith have no real differences in physical and mental health than older adults who are not religious.
spiritual support
type of coping strategy that includes seeking pastoral care, participating in organized and non-organized religious activities, and expressing faith in a God who cares for people
complex process by which people gradually withdraw from employment
One useful way to view retirement is as a(n) __________________.
because they choose to do so
The most common reason people retire is ______________.
satisfied
Overall, most retirees are ____________ with retirement.
volunteering
Many retirees maintain contacts in their communities by ____________.
True
True or false: Research suggests that being forced to retire is correlated with significantly poorer psychical and mental health
women
Labor force participation of older adults in the United States and other developed countries has been increasing most rapidly among ____________.
siblings
The longest relationship most people have is with their ___________.
marital conflict
In general, older couples have reduced likelihood of ____________.
lower
Compared to non-caregiver spouses, marital satisfaction in spousal caregivers is _____________.
Widows; their spouse
____________ are at special risk of experiencing a drop in living standard following the death of _____________.
the fact that it is a milestone
Three aspects of being a great-grandparent that are especially important are personal and family renewal, diversion, and __________.
social convoy
group of people who journey with us throughout our lives, providing support in good times and bad
true
True or false: research has found that older adults have the same need for friends as do people in younger generations.
reputation
performance, what users do online
precommitment
situational factors
What are the four sources of developing trust with online friendships?
socioemotional selectivity
theory that argues that social contact is motivated by a variety of goals, including information seeking, self-concept, and emotional regulation
rebound; decrease
With regards to marital satisfaction once children leave home for couples later in life, couples who had children report a ________________ in satisfaction, whereas couples without children report a ________________.
eating
Activities of daily living (ADLs) include functioning in the areas of bathing, toileting, walking, dressing, and ____________.
older European American women
Most people who live in nursing homes are _______________.
partners or adult children
The people who most often abuse older adults are _________________.
Medicare
The two most important public policy issues in the United States that are being affected by the aging baby boom generation are Social Security and _____________.
frail older adults
older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, and may have cognitive or psychological disorders
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
actions that require some intellectual competence and planning
African Americans
Which racial population of older adults (65+) have the highest rate of disability?
household
individual who lives along or a group of individuals who live together
functional health
ability to perform ADLs and IADLs
sense of place
cognitive and emotional attachments that a person puts on his or her place of residence, by which a "house" is made into a "home
assisted living facilities
supportive living arrangement for people who need assistance with ADLs or IADLs but who are not so impaired physically or cognitively that they need 24-hour care
nursing home
type of long-term care facility that provide medical care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using a team of health care professionals that includes physicians (who must be on call at all times), nurses, therapists, and others
5%
Only about ______ of older adults live in nursing homes on a given day
50%, 30%
Over their lifetime, over ________ of older women and about ________ of older men will spend at least some time in a long-term care facility.
People generally retire because they choose to, although some people are forced to retire or do so because of serious health problems.
Why do people retire?